Workflow blueprint

Reverse logistics needs a decision history between the return request and final recovery

A return case, not item authentication, carrier custody proof, condition verdict, environmental disposition, refund approval or accounting result.

Open a policy-linked return, follow reported transport, preserve depot observations, route disposition alternatives and reconcile refund, replacement and recovery states.

TL;DR — Open a policy-linked return, follow reported transport, preserve depot observations, route disposition alternatives and reconcile refund, replacement and recovery states.
1

Qualify the return request

Record order reference, item claim, stated reason, policy edition, requested remedy, expiry and review owner.

2

Trace transport reports

Keep label creation, collection, carrier event, loss report, delivery claim and package-count conflict attributable.

3

Separate receipt from triage

Preserve depot receipt, serial mismatch, condition observations, data-erasure question and specialist proposal.

4

Reconcile remedy and recovery

Relate refund-provider status, replacement order, repair, reuse, recycling, recovery value and closeout exceptions.

Page-specific decision aid

A return request, item identity, authority, carrier report, receipt, condition, triage, disposition, refund, replacement, recovery and closeout case

The case follows a returned device from customer photo and carrier label to a loss report, late depot receipt and mismatched serial. Refund, replacement, repair and recycling remain distinct branches until their authorised owners attach outcomes.

  • A return label is not item custody.
  • A depot photo is not a condition verdict.
  • A refund proposal is not transferred money.
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What Codeblix would confirm before implementation

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  • Return authority references an exact policy edition
  • Carrier and depot events keep separate clocks
  • Each disposition has a named decision owner
  • Identity custody condition contamination repairability disposal legality entitlement refund completion replacement recovery value and accounting excluded

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