The inbound flow in a warehouse begins when goods arrive in the warehouse of the company location. The stock can be received in following three forms

Stock transfer

Stock transfer – If company is receiving products in to warehouse from its manufacturing facility, then material into warehouse is received against stock transfer. Sometimes companies transfer material from one warehouse to another, this type of transfer is also called inbound against stock transfer. This type of receiving is common in automotive spare parts warehouses.

Supplier inventory

Supplier inventory – If company is receiving products in to warehouse from its suppliers, then material into warehouse is received against purchase order. This type of receiving is common in fashion and apparels warehouses.

Seller inventory

Seller inventory – If company is receiving products in to warehouse from its sellers, then material into warehouse is received against purchase order. In this case, sellers are using warehouse space of a company to sell products on company’s platform. This type of receiving is common in e commers warehouses.