Through material return process, hardware items taken by the operational entities are returned to the inventory location. The items can be returned due to various reasons such as items being faulty, or on expiry of rental period etc.
A written record called as Material Return Voucher is initiated by the operational entity to return items to the inventory location. A return voucher usually includes, item names and quantity of each items being returned, voucher date, operational entity name and inventory location name.
Following two different activities are involved in Material Return process:
Generating material return voucher by the operational entity through Material Return Voucher
Receiving material by the inventory location against the return voucher through Receipt on Return Voucher