INBOUND LOGISTICS The activities of receiving, storing and disseminating of goods or materials for use.

Inbound logistics is the management of goods and materials which are arriving at your business premises. It is the opposite of outbound (or 'despatch') logistics. For example, in a tomato canning plant, inbound logistics is concerned with the receipt andstorage of empty cans and raw tomatoes, which arrive separately. Outbound logistics is concerned with the storage of canned tomatoes (the finished product) and despatch to customers. Inbound side of logistics includes procurement or purchasing and the rel ted materials a management activities. It is important to note that the inbound and outbound logistics systems share common activities or process, since both involve decisions related to transportation, warehousing, materials handling, inventory management and control, and packaging, as well as some other activities. Process of inbound logistics

Objectives of Inbound Logistics 1. Ensure that material received and related information are processed and made available promptly to production, store and other department. 2. Completely and accurately document goods received and goods returned. 3. Accept only items that were properly ordered.

4. Accept only materials that meet purchase order specification. 5. Safeguard goods received. 6. Ensure that vendor, inventory and purchase order information is accurately updated to reflect receipt. 7. Return rejected items promptly. 8. Completely and accurately document all transfer to and from storage. 9. Properly transfer all materials requisitioned. 10. Maintain safe working conditions and storage of hazardous materials.