In plain English
This means setting a received item or shipment aside instead of letting it continue through normal handling. It stays stopped until someone examines it. The reason for stopping it is that a mismatch or another receiving exception has been found.
In context
Here, it tells staff to keep the received cartons out of further processing until they are checked because a receiving discrepancy or other exception has been found.
- Situation
- Managing warehouse receiving, inventory, picking, packing, and dispatch
- What it communicates
- instructs staff to keep received cartons aside pending checks.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not say what the discrepancy is or what decision will follow the examination.
Examples
“The receiver held the pallet for inspection after the item count on the delivery note did not match the cartons unloaded.”
“If the carton labels do not match the order, hold the received cartons for inspection.”