In plain English
It is evidence that goods have already left the sending location and entered transport. The record shows that the shipment was sent out from the shipper or origin for its journey to the destination.
In context
Here, "proof of dispatch" names the record used as evidence that the shipment has left the site for transport to its destination.
- Situation
- Managing warehouse receiving, inventory, picking, packing, and dispatch
- What it communicates
- names the record used to evidence that the shipment left the site.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not establish that the shipment has arrived at the destination.
Examples
“The seller provided proof of dispatch, but the machines had not arrived at the warehouse yet.”
“The buyer relied on the proof of dispatch to show that the order had already left the depot.”