Clarification of Receiving Methods

[Posman]

 

Request clarification on the functional difference between receiving items using a Purchase Order and using a Stock Adjustment(Receive items)

This will help determine the most appropriate method for different inventory scenarios.
 

[Angelika]

Hello! 

A purchase order is a document that can be created beforehand, when you are ordering items from a supplier (you can send it to the supplier directly too) and received on a later date when the supplier delivers the items. 

 

With stock adjustment you can modify items stocks, not order them, and as soon as it's made, the stocks are adjusted. It can be done beforehand and received later.