A receiving department compares inventory items received with copies of purchase orders.The purchase orders list the name of the vendor and do not list the quantities of the material ordered.Using the purchase orders,the receiving department is most likely to detect:

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Without quantities listed on the purchase orders, the receiving department can still match the items received to the vendor names on the purchase orders, thus detecting deliveries for which no purchase order was issued. However, they would not be able to verify the quantities received against the purchase order, making it difficult to detect partial deliveries or deliveries of greater quantities than ordered. Unapproved sales orders are unrelated to the receiving department's process of matching inventory items to purchase orders.

A Receiving Department Compares Inventory Items Received with Copies of Purchase