5 November 2025
Warehouse walkthroughs that earn their day on site
When physical goods receipt checks add evidence — and when a desk review of GRN files is enough.
Not every procurement compliance audit needs a warehouse day. Sending auditors to a site without a clear question wastes client time and auditor attention.
When we recommend walking the floor
- High-value inventory categories where quantity disputes are common
- Suppliers who invoice on shipment while your policy pays on goods receipt
- Recent changes in third-party logistics providers
What we actually do on site
We reconcile a small sample of goods received notes to shelf or yard counts, observe how partial deliveries are recorded, and note whether rejected lots re-enter the payment stream. Photographs and count sheets are indexed to the same purchase orders tested in the desk sample.
When desk evidence is enough
Stable catalogue purchasing with strong three-way match rates and no inventory write-off spikes rarely justifies a site day. In those cases we deepen invoice-to-PO testing instead and keep the fee letter honest about what was not inspected.