About depot-to-depot shipments

Depot-to-depot shipments offer full traceability of kits used within a study, so it is important to understand a user's role in the lifecycle of a depot shipment.

Create and activate a depot

A clinical supply manager creates both the source depot and the destination depot in the application. Once created, make sure that a resupply strategy is assigned to the source depot, and that every depot in this supply chain is activated.

For step-by-step instructions, see:

Create and manage a min/max resupply strategy

A clinical supply manager creates a min/max resupply strategy for the destination depot. For step-by-step instructions, see Create a min/max resupply strategy.

Create a depot-to-depot shipment

A clinical supply manager or a depot user can create a depot-to-depot shipment. For step-by-step instructions, see Create a manual shipment.

Manage kits for destruction

Besides a manual shipment, a depot user may have to create a shipment for destruction. A shipment for destruction may be required when the study is configured to accept the destruction of kits at a depot facility and a depot in your study is configured as drug destruction capable. A shipment for destruction contains all kits marked as Pending Destruction in the study inventory.

For step-by-step instructions, see

Stay up-to-date with changes in the supply chain

Depending on whether you have the associated permissions or not, you may receive some or all of the notifications listed below, All these notifications contain information about the source and destination depots for depot-to-depot shipments:

New Shipment for Destruction Created notification
Kit Missing from Shipment for Destruction notification
New Shipment Request notification
Kit Missing from Shipment notification
Shipment Failure notification
Depot Shipment notification

For more information, see Notifications.

Parent topic: Site, depot, labs, and source data verification FAQs