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Inventory Control & Receiving Team

Logistics & TransportationLevel 1 · 6–8 hrs5 sessions · 75–90 minutesTeam 4–6 (5 is ideal; see roles)Project brief, draft

Receive this week's three shipments correctly, keep the records right, and tell me when to reorder.

Client scenario

Welcome to receiving. You've just joined the warehouse team at Eastside Community Pantry (fictional), which gives free groceries to about 300 families a week. Three shipments from our supplier arrive this week, and the shelves need to be right before Saturday's distribution.

Client: The Warehouse Supervisor (the teacher in role).

Shipments must be checked, recorded and put away correctly, and problems reported to the supplier, so the pantry knows exactly what it has.

Roles

  • Receiving Lead
  • Receivers
  • Inventory Clerk
  • Vendor Liaison
  • Quality Lead

The twist: Shipment 3 arrives 3 cases short (soup) with 2 cases damaged (milk). Then the supervisor hands over the Receiving Alert (H3): Shelf C is closed for repair from today.

Standards mapped

Mapped means the framework is verified and the teacher confirms the evidence. It isn't a claim that a project meets a standard.

  • NACE (Dec 2025)
  • ED Employability Skills Framework
  • CA Standards for Career Ready Practice
  • CCSS ELA

Not tagged in this brief: NGSS SEP, CCSS Math, ISTE Students.

Safety, devices and privacy

  • Light boxes only. Shipments are shoeboxes of paper item cards. Nothing heavy is lifted, and no real food is handled.
  • No blades. Boxes arrive with lids, not tape, so no cutters are needed.
  • The records are a simulation. Students keep paper or spreadsheet records only; nothing touches a real pantry or company system.
  • School devices only. No phones, and no personal accounts. Spreadsheets are made in an offline tool or a school-managed account.
  • The supplier is fictional. The discrepancy report goes to the teacher, never to a real company.
  • No photos of students. Logs, reports and the Evidence Sheet carry no student names or personal information. Sign work "Team [#]".
  • Keep the "warehouse" floor clear: boxes stay on tables and shelves.

Creative Dad On the Job is in-class client project work. It is not a paid, off-campus On-the-Job Training (OJT) placement.

Budget levels

Totals and Amazon links come from the materials sheet.

Materials links go to Amazon. Prices are estimates and may change.

Quick Start

Digital downloads only. $0 to buy. Printing is noted separately.

$0 to buy. Printing $4–$7, noted separately.

Print-only version workable

  • Shoeboxes or small binsBorrow or school has3 per team$0
  • Printing: item cards, PO, packing lists, templates, handoutsPrintingAbout 80–100 pages$4–7
  • CalculatorsBorrow or school has1 per team$0
  • Classroom timer or wall clockBorrow or school has1$0

Full Experience

Up to $25 per class.

About $4–$7 per class. Fits under $25 per class.

Full Transformation

The bigger kit, with every optional item included.

About $17–$27 per class.

  • Card stock for the item cardsOptional1 pack (about 100 sheets)$8–12Amazon
  • Removable labels for shelf locationsOptional1 pack$5–8Amazon

The rest of the brief is part of a subscription

Sessions, role duties, deliverables, materials, free tools, and the teacher setup use the same Creative Dad account as the project library. There is no separate student login.

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