Procurement & finance
GRN (Goods Received Note)
The record of what was actually accepted at the gate — counted, checked, and possibly different from what the supplier’s delivery note says. It is the only delivery document you control, and it is the receipt leg of the three-way match.
The supplier’s delivery note is the supplier’s account of what it sent. The GRN is your account of what arrived. When they disagree, and they do, the GRN is the document that protects you — provided somebody actually counted rather than signing to get the truck off the site.
A GRN signed unchecked is worse than no GRN, because it is positive evidence that you accepted what was delivered.