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I am in some desperate need of help. I have been asked to design both a
context and detailed flow diagram. I have NEVER used Visio. I am also very
poor at designing flow charts! I will do my best to describe the situation in
which I am to build my diagrams.
Any feedback or tips would be greatly appreciated.
Packit Ltd is a company specialized in the packing and shipping of supplies
and parts for a multi-national appliance company to its maintenance and
repair shops in North America. All shops submit their part orders directly
to the appliance company, which in turn sends the ordered parts and the
packing lists to Packit. Packit then ships the orders to local shops.
The operations at the Packing Department of Packit are described below:
The part list that accompanies the part from the appliance company is used
to update the part database. Packit orders cardboard boxes of various sizes
for packing from local carton suppliers. Information on the carton invoice
that arrives from the carton suppliers with each shipment of cartons is used
to update a carton database. The carton database stores information on box
type, quantity on hand, and the storage location. After the carton database
is updated, the receiving date is recorded on the invoice and forwarded to
the accounting department for payment.
The packing lists, which are faxed by the appliance company to Packit every
morning, include information on the parts to be packed in each parcel and its
destination shop. The information on the packing lists is first recorded
into a packing list database. The recorded packing lists are then placed on
the packing station. Packers often have to check the part database and the
carton database to verify the locations where the parts and cartons are
stored. Packers record on the packing list the items that are packed.
The packed carton with the marked packing list is then sent to the final
checking station where the content of each parcel is checked against the
packing list. The packing list along with the carton is sent back to the
packing station for repacking if any mistake is found; otherwise, a shipping
list is printed with three copies. The first copy is included in the parcel
and sent to the destination shop. The second copy, stapled with the packing
list, is filed in a shipped file. The last copy is sent to the accounting
department to generate a bill.
Thanks again.
context and detailed flow diagram. I have NEVER used Visio. I am also very
poor at designing flow charts! I will do my best to describe the situation in
which I am to build my diagrams.
Any feedback or tips would be greatly appreciated.
Packit Ltd is a company specialized in the packing and shipping of supplies
and parts for a multi-national appliance company to its maintenance and
repair shops in North America. All shops submit their part orders directly
to the appliance company, which in turn sends the ordered parts and the
packing lists to Packit. Packit then ships the orders to local shops.
The operations at the Packing Department of Packit are described below:
The part list that accompanies the part from the appliance company is used
to update the part database. Packit orders cardboard boxes of various sizes
for packing from local carton suppliers. Information on the carton invoice
that arrives from the carton suppliers with each shipment of cartons is used
to update a carton database. The carton database stores information on box
type, quantity on hand, and the storage location. After the carton database
is updated, the receiving date is recorded on the invoice and forwarded to
the accounting department for payment.
The packing lists, which are faxed by the appliance company to Packit every
morning, include information on the parts to be packed in each parcel and its
destination shop. The information on the packing lists is first recorded
into a packing list database. The recorded packing lists are then placed on
the packing station. Packers often have to check the part database and the
carton database to verify the locations where the parts and cartons are
stored. Packers record on the packing list the items that are packed.
The packed carton with the marked packing list is then sent to the final
checking station where the content of each parcel is checked against the
packing list. The packing list along with the carton is sent back to the
packing station for repacking if any mistake is found; otherwise, a shipping
list is printed with three copies. The first copy is included in the parcel
and sent to the destination shop. The second copy, stapled with the packing
list, is filed in a shipped file. The last copy is sent to the accounting
department to generate a bill.
Thanks again.