Ameri Comp Background Ameri Comp industries manufactures specialized
Ameri. Comp Background Ameri. Comp industries manufactures specialized PC components and sells them to other businesses. Customers may send Purchase Orders using either the Web or the regular mail. Ameri. Comp processes these identically. The following narrative describes their order-entry process. 1 Narrative The order-entry clerk at Ameri. Comp receives a purchase order (PO) from a customer. 2 The clerk enters the customer number into an online terminal. The clerk then enters 3 the quantity and item numbers requested. The computer checks the inventory file and 10 prints a Sales Order Header on the printer in the order-entry clerk's office. The order entry clerk reconciles the Sales Order Header to the PO and forwards the Sales 4 5 Order Header to Accounts Receivable. 11 12 The clerk in Accounts Receivable reviews the Sales Order Header and checks the 13 customer file. The Accounts Receivable clerk then approves the Sales Order Header (by initialing the approval box - the approved Sales Order Header is now called a Sales Order). The Accounts Receivable clerk copies the approved Sales Order and forwards 14 the copy to the Shipping department. The Accounts Receivable clerk forwards the 16 original Sales Order to the order-entry clerk. The order-entry clerk prepares a 6 vendor acknowledgement and sends it to the customer. The clerk then files the Sales Order and Purchase Order together in a Sales-Pending File. 8 7 9 15
ORDER-ENTRY CLERK 1. Receives a purchase order (PO) 2. Enters the customer number into an online terminal 3. Enters the quantity and item numbers requested 4. Reconciles the Sales Order Header to PO 5. Forwards the Sales Order Header to Accounts Receivable 6. Prepares a vendor acknowledgement 7. Sends vendor acknowledgement to the customer 8. Files the Sales Order and Purchase Order together in a Sales-Pending File 9. COMPUTER 9. Checks the inventory file 10. Prints a Sales Order Header 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Reviews the Sales Order Header Checks the customer file Approves the Sales Order Header Copies the approved Sales Order Forwards the copy to Shipping Forwards the original Sales Order to order-entry clerk 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 6, 7, 8
Vendor Ack 7 Sales Pend. 1 Customer Order Entry PO 8 4 6 2 Cust No 3 5 SO Order info SO header Computer 16 10 SO header Accounts Receivable 11 13 14 SO 15 12 9 Inventory Customer Shipping 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 6, 7, 8
Vendor Ack Customer PO Sales Pend. Order Entry Cust No Order info SO SO header Computer SO header Accounts Receivable Inventory SO Shipping Customer
2 3 10 4 5 Customer 1. 0 Prepare SO Header PO Vendor Ack 9 Customer 12 2. 0 Approve SO 7 Sales Pend. 8 Inventory 1 3. 0 Prepare Vendor Ack. 6 11 13 14 16 SO 15 Shipping 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 6, 7, 8
Inventory Customer PO 1. 0 Prepare SO Header Vendor Ack Customer 2. 0 Approve SO Sales Pend. 3. 0 Prepare Vendor Ack. SO Shipping
Order Entry Computer PO Customer Accounts Receivable Check Print 1 7 A 9 Inventory SO header Cust no Item info 2, 3 SO header 10 Reviews Checks Approves Copies 11 13 Vendor Ack. Sales Order 16 SO header PO Shipping B A Sale Pnd 14 5 6 Sales Order Cust Reconcile 4 Prepare Vend Ack. 12 15 B 8 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 6, 7, 8
Order Entry Computer Accounts Receivable A PO Customer Check Print Inventory SO header Cust no Item info SO header Vendor Ack. Prepare Vend Ack. Reviews Checks Approves Copies SO header Reconcile PO Sales Order SO header Shipping Sales Order B Sale Pnd A B Cust
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