In plain English
It is the item-by-item record for one shipment. It shows what is included in that load so the shipment's contents can be identified and checked.
In context
Here, manifest means the document listing the items in the outbound shipment that are checked before departure.
- Situation
- Managing warehouse receiving, inventory, picking, packing, and dispatch
- What it communicates
- names the outbound shipment list checked before departure.
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not say whether the listed contents are correct, complete, or already verified.
Examples
“One crate was missing from the truck, but it was still listed on the manifest.”
“Before the lorry pulled out, the supervisor checked the drum count against the manifest.”