Finished Goods Handling and Shipment Procedure

The Finished Goods Handling and Shipment Procedure follows a customer order from the approved pick list through finished-goods selection, verification, packaging and shipment. It identifies the handling and shipping records needed to document what was sent.

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Editable Microsoft Word procedure supplied as a digital download. Adapt responsibilities and workflows to your organization before approval and implementation.

Finished-goods selection, packaging and shipment

The shipping section follows an order from pick list to dispatch: staff select product from its approved storage location, compare product and quantity with the sales order, prepare the specified packaging and shipping method, and include the customer copy of the order. Discrepancies between inventory and the order are investigated before fulfillment. The workflow gives operations a consistent handoff and leaves records tying the finished goods to the shipment.

Related release controls

The Device History Record Procedure covers review of manufacturing and acceptance records before finished-goods release. When suspect product must be isolated rather than shipped, use the separately sold Product Hold Procedure.

Using an eQMS? These editable Microsoft Office files can be imported into any electronic quality management system (eQMS) that manages Word and Excel documents, or used in a paper-based system. Adapt the approval, signature and record steps to your system’s workflow, and validate the eQMS software under your own QMS. See how to use A.P. Lyon procedures in an eQMS.

Practical guide

Read Medical Device Production Records, Line Clearance and Shipment for workflow guidance, a checklist and common mistakes.