861 Inventory Receipt Advice
Purpose
The 861 Inventory Receipt Advice (IRA) is an electronic document sent by the purchaser and received by the seller that provides notification of the shipments which have been physically received in the purchaser's warehouse and is available for sale. The standard is a confirmation of the receipt into inventory of the product contained in an existing EASI 856 ASN (Advanced Shipment Notice) file previously transmitted by the seller to the purchaser.
The standard assists the seller in identifying what is truly in transit to the warehouse. It can be used as a stand alone notification of product availability or in conjunction with the 870 Order Status standard for open order reconciliation purposes.
Exported by the Purchaser
Imported by the Seller
Key Elements
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Store ID (Distribution Center Identification)
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Receipt Disposition Acknowledgement Code
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Accepted/Received
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Accepted but Errors
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Rejected
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ASN Shipment Number being acknowledged
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Date of Posting to Inventory
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Total Case Count being acknowledged
Specific Benefits for Sellers
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One receipt acknowledgement document satisfies requests for similar information from various departments within the Seller’s organization (Buyers, Planners, Forecasters, Customer Service, Sales, Warehouse, Supply Chain, etc.).
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Provides communication of receipt notification and/or removes manual communication and transmission (fax, email) of receipt notification.
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Increases visibility into the Supply Chain and shipment/product status.
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Increases order management efficiencies by enabling accurate synchronization and discrepancy identification between the Seller and Purchaser's open orders.
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Automate the notification of receipt/shipment errors.
Specific Benefits for Purchasers
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One receipt acknowledgement document satisfies requests for similar information from various departments within the Seller's organization.
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Provides communication of receipt notification and/or removes manual communication and transmission (fax, email) of receipt notification.
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Increases order management efficiencies by enabling accurate synchronization and discrepancy identification between the Purchaser and Seller's open orders.
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Automate the notification of receipt/shipment errors.
EASI Mapping Documents
Download the standard: EASI 861 Inventory Receipt Advice Standard
861 v1.0 Adopted 4/14/2014.
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Download the sample: EASI 861 v1.0 Sample File (no routing envelope)
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