Rochelle Was a New Employee at CPP Corporation

question 12

Essay

Rochelle was a new employee at CPP Corporation. To her dismay, she arrived in her office to find no furniture, no telephone and no computer. When she asked her supervisor what had happened, he said: "The purchasing department must not have processed the necessary paperwork. We'll correct the problem and get you everything you need within two working days." The supervisor then called the purchasing department manager and reviewed the data flow diagram of the process shown below.
-CPP doesn't use any form of information technology in its acquisition/payment process. Give two specific examples of how IT could make their process more effective and/or efficient.

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Definitions:

Raw Materials Inventory

The stock of materials on hand that are used in the manufacturing process to produce goods.

Transaction (b)

Likely refers to a specific, numbered transaction within a set of financial records or accounting entries, without additional context provided.

Production

The process of creating goods and services through the combination of labor, materials, and technology.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with the production process, excluding direct materials and direct labor costs.