For CPG suppliers on EDI
One bad ASN.
Five codes.
How one shipment error creates five chargebacks.
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The pattern
Five separate events. One root cause.
Different codes, different dollar amounts. Finance logs them as five issues. All five trace back to one PO and one carton-count change.
SPS Commerce / BOLD VAN
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Where the cascade starts →
The root cause
ASN transmitted before ship-confirm
Before the change
856 generated from the order-release record. 22 cartons declared.
After the change
Warehouse consolidates two partial pallets. Truck leaves with 20 cartons. ASN still says 22.
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First two chargebacks →
Chargebacks #1 + #2
ASN accuracy + shortage
Retailer scans 20 cartons, ASN said 22. That's an ASN accuracy hit and a shortage claim, both from the same carton-count mismatch.
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Two more from the same shipment →
Chargebacks #3 + #4
OTIF + routing exception
OTIF
Pick delay pushed the truck timeline. Carrier missed the window by 45 minutes.
Routing
Late pick cascaded into a late routing action. Appointment outside the scheduling window.
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The fifth chargeback →
Chargeback #5
Invoice mismatch closes the loop
856 ASN
Carries the original 22-carton structure.
Receiving record
Shows 20 cartons actually arrived.
810 invoice
Bills from the uncorrected ERP record. All three disagree.
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The hidden cost →
The hidden cost
Five investigations, one root cause
When your team files five disputes and wins three, it recovers three fees. The root cause stays open.
The next shipment with a post-ASN carton change produces the same five hits.
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The fix
Transmit the ASN after ship-confirm
One sequencing change closes all five chargeback categories.
Before
ASN generated from order-release, before the shipment is finalized.
After
ASN generated from ship-confirm, carrying actual carton count and pallet structure.
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The evidence →
The evidence
50-80% chargeback reduction
Focused remediation targeting top chargeback categories produces measurable results within one to two quarters.
When the top category is ASN timing and accuracy, one sequencing change covers most of the exposure.
BOLD VAN
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