Procure-to-Pay

Goods Receiving

Control deliveries and secure the receipt of your purchases.

SEMS centralizes goods receipt, checks delivered quantities, verifies compliance, manages partial deliveries and exceptions, and ensures full traceability before the invoice is processed.

  • Quantities checked
  • Compliance verified
  • Receipt traceability

Built for Procurement, Logistics and Supply teams

Key features

What you can do with Goods Receiving

Quantity control

Automatically compare ordered, received, outstanding and excess quantities on every order line.

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Compliance check

Check the reference, specifications, quality and compliance documents before accepting the receipt.

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Partial receipts

Record several successive deliveries while keeping a precise view of the outstanding balance on each line.

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Exceptions & non-conformities

Document every discrepancy with photos and supporting evidence, and track its resolution by authorized owners.

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Rejections, returns & replacements

Exclude non-compliant items and manage quarantine, the return note, supplier notification and replacement tracking.

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3-Way Matching

Automatically match order, receipt and invoice to secure payment and block anomalies.

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Tracking & dashboards

Full visibility for Procurement, business teams and Finance: lead times, variances, exceptions and supplier performance.

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Order → Receipt

A fully digital process

Every receipt is linked directly to its order and updated automatically, from delivery check to invoice matching.

1

Receive the delivery

Record the receipt from the corresponding order.

2

Check quantities

Compare delivered quantities with ordered ones.

3

Check compliance

Verify references, quality and compliance documents.

4

Raise an exception if needed

Report discrepancies found (damaged or non-compliant product, or incomplete quantity).

5

Approve the receipt

Finalize the receipt after checks and once any exceptions are cleared.

6

Manage documents

Attach delivery notes, certificates and supporting documents.

7

Update inventory

Update inventory in real time for the items concerned.

8

Match with the invoice

Streamline 3-Way Matching between order, receipt and invoice.

Monitoring & tracking

Manage your receipts with dashboards

Track your receipts in real time with key indicators and custom views. Quickly spot delays, variances and suppliers that need closer follow-up.

Number of receipts recorded
Orders awaiting receipt
Partial or full receipts
Late deliveries
Receipts with exceptions
Rejected or returned items
Open non-conformities
Amounts received and still to be received
Average delivery and approval lead time
Compliant delivery rate and on-time delivery rate
Centralized receiving

A receiving process that is simple and traceable

SEMS lets authorized users record a receipt from an approved purchase order. Order information is carried over and centralized automatically.

Supplier
Order reference
Items or services ordered
Expected quantities
Unit prices
Delivery site
Requester
Cost center
Project
Related contract or agreement
Planned delivery dates
Goods receipt

Receipt of supplies and equipment

Record the items actually delivered and check their compliance against the order. Receipts can cover supplies, equipment or fixed assets.

Quantities receivedQuantities acceptedQuantities rejectedDamaged quantitiesReferences or serial numbersDelivery siteReceipt date and timeDelivery note numberCarrierReceiver's commentsPhotos and supporting documents
Service receipt

Receipt of services and works

Formalize the completion of a service or the progress of works based on service delivered. SEMS lets you capture everything needed for complete tracking.

Performance periodRelated deliverableProgress levelQuantity or percentage completedApproval ownerDocuments submittedAny exceptionsAcceptance or rejection decisionCertificate of service deliveredSign-off report or service report
Quantity & quality control

Quantity and compliance checks on every receipt

Automatically compare ordered quantities with those actually delivered, and verify compliance with the specifications set out in the order.

Expected and received quantitiesQuantities already received and still to be receivedOver-deliveriesConfigurable receiving tolerancesReference and technical specificationsItem quality and conditionSerial numbers and expiry datesCompliance documentsDelivery lead times and contractual deliverablesAcceptance, acceptance with exceptions or rejection
Exceptions, rejections & returns

Structured management of non-conformities

When a product or service is not compliant, the user raises an exception directly from the receipt, without losing the link to the order:

Type of non-conformity and order line concernedAffected quantity and severity levelPhotos or supporting evidenceOwner and expected corrective actionResolution deadline and final decisionFull or partial rejection of a deliveryQuarantine and return noteReplacement request and trackingClosure once resolved
Why digitize your receiving

Why choose SEMS for your
goods receiving?

From delivery to payment, every receipt becomes an essential control step in your Procure-to-Pay process.

Stronger delivery control

Quantities and compliance are checked against the order before any approval.

Better management of partial receipts

Every outstanding balance stays visible until it is delivered or closed.

More secure payments

Only quantities actually received and accepted can be matched with invoices.

Structured handling of non-conformities

Exceptions, rejections, returns and replacements are documented and tracked until resolved.

Smoother collaboration

Procurement, business teams, warehouses, Finance and suppliers share the same information.

Commitments updated automatically

Each receipt updates the order, the remaining quantities and, where needed, inventory.

Audit-ready traceability

All checks, documents, approvals and decisions are kept in a single history.

Native integration with your ecosystem

Connected to purchase requests, orders, inventory, invoices, 3-Way Matching and your ERP.

Other Procure-to-Pay modules

Discover related modules

Complement Goods Receiving with our other Procure-to-Pay process modules.

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Want to see Goods Receiving in action?

With SEMS, every receipt becomes an essential control step in the Procure-to-Pay process: check quantities, validate compliance, manage reservations and secure invoice matching from a single platform.

  • ✓Control what has been delivered
  • ✓Secure what needs to be paid
  • ✓Improve your suppliers' performance