# Material Delivery Challan and GRN

> A material delivery challan (MDC), or goods receipt note (GRN), proves a delivery reached site. See a cement example and how SuperWise records it.

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

The site store's receipt for a supplier delivery, raised against the purchase order once the material has been counted and checked.

## What is Material Delivery Challan (MDC / GRN)?

A Material Delivery Challan (MDC), also called a Goods Receipt Note (GRN), is the record that proves a supplier delivered material to site. When a supplier's truck arrives, the storekeeper checks the quantity and quality against the Purchase Order and creates the MDC, which adds the accepted goods to the site's inventory.

## Practical example

A supplier delivers 500 bags of cement, but 10 bags burst in transit. The storekeeper signs the driver's waybill with a note of the damage and raises an MDC for only the 490 accepted bags. The accounts team pays the supplier for those 490 bags.

## In SuperWise

In SuperWise a material delivery challan is recorded against a purchase order line. It carries the supplier's challan number, vehicle details, photos of the loaded vehicle, the empty vehicle and the material, and a [QC](https://superwise.site/glossary/quality-assurance-quality-control/) status of satisfactory, rejected or unsatisfactory but accepted. Bill inward lists only approved challans, so an unapproved delivery cannot be billed.

[Material management](https://superwise.site/features/material-management/)

## Related terms

- [Material Indent (Purchase Requisition)](https://superwise.site/glossary/material-indent/)
- [Inventory Management (Stores)](https://superwise.site/glossary/inventory-management/)
- [Ready Mix Concrete (RMC)](https://superwise.site/glossary/ready-mix-concrete/)
- [Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC)](https://superwise.site/glossary/quality-assurance-quality-control/)

## Related
- [Material Indent (Purchase Requisition)](https://superwise.site/glossary/material-indent/)
- [Inventory Management (Stores)](https://superwise.site/glossary/inventory-management/)
- [Ready Mix Concrete (RMC)](https://superwise.site/glossary/ready-mix-concrete/)
- [Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC)](https://superwise.site/glossary/quality-assurance-quality-control/)
- [Material management](https://superwise.site/features/material-management/)