2020/21 ROUTING GUIDE

​GENERAL INFORMATION

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  • Ship merchandise to the ship-to address designated on the Purchase Order.  NLRP has several receiving locations.

  • To help control rising freight costs, please consolidate orders as much as possible within our required ship dates.

 

ALL SHIPMENTS MUST CONTAIN A CLEARLY MARKED PACKING LIST 

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The packing list must contain the following information:

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  • Vendor name and address

  • Vendor ship-from location

  • Shipper name and method of shipment

  • Ship date

  • NLRP ship-to address

  • Vendor item numbers

  • Purchase Order number

  • Carton count

  • Quantity per carton

  • Total quantity shipped

  • Product expiration dates & lot numbers (if applicable)

  • Weights of shipment

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PACKING INSTRUCTIONS

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  • Pack product into single SKU cartons.

  • Cartons should not weigh more than 35 lbs.

  • Please use best judgment when determining the appropriate quantity of items to pack per carton.

  • Packing mixed cartons may be done on a highly limited basis if the unit quantities are such that packing as a single SKU carton is not reasonable (i.e., packing as single SKU would result in 5 items / carton when that carton could otherwise fit 40 items)

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ALL CARTONS MUST BE MARKED WITH THE FOLLOWING INFO

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  • Carton number : [e.g. 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of x, etc.]

  • Carton size

  • Weight

  • PO Number

  • SKU

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PALLETIZED (LTL / FTL)
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  • Pallets should be standard size – 40 X 48” and not exceeding 60” high

  • Pallets must be secured with shrink wrap

 

ALL PALLETS REQUIRE A CLEARLY VISIBLE LABEL WITH THE FOLLOWING INFO

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  • Ship From:

  • Ship to:

  • All PO numbers associated with the shipment

  • Number of cartons

  • SKU

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SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS
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All inbound shipments must be announced to the NLRP Logistics department prior to carrier delivery

Any shipment that delivers without notification is subject to penalties

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  • Packing lists must be provided prior to shipment

  • The packing list must match the SAND PO and SKU. DO NOT USE VENDOR INTERNAL SKU #s.

  • Shipments of a combined weight of 350+ LBS and/or 10+ CTNS should be shipped LTL

  • Parcel Shipments (UPS/FEDEX/DHL)

  • If vendor created labels, please send tracking once shipment is tendered

  • Maintain consistent labeling across all cartons in a shipment

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