Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems 12th Edition by Carolyn Strand Norman, Mark Simkin

Exercise 23

The Garcia-Lanoue Company produces industrial goods. The company receives purchase orders from its customers and ships goods accordingly. Assuming that the following conditions apply, develop a document flowchart for this company:
a. The company receives two copies of every purchase order from its customers.
b. On receipt of the purchase orders, the company ships the goods ordered. One copy of the purchase order is returned to the customer with the order, and the other copy goes into the company's purchase order file.
c. The company prepares three copies of a shipping bill. One copy stays in the company's shipping file, and the other two are sent to the customer.