Why would I create a supplier return without a receipt reference?

In some situations, it might be impractical for you to return goods to your supplier using the original receipt.

For example, let's say your supplier issues a mass recall for a particular good. Because you regularly order this good, you have thousands of on-hand quantity that you received at various times. It would be nearly impossible to determine which goods came in on which receipt. And, it would take far too many hours to search for each receipt and then return the individual quantity indicated on each receipt.

Returning goods to the supplier with a receipt reference enables you to:

• Efficiently return a large number of goods that were ordered and received at various times

• Save money by returning components that arrived damaged from a designated location

• Reduce the amount of time required to return goods by eliminating the need to match returns with receipts