Rochelle Was a New Employee at CPP Corporation

question 51

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.
-Write a narrative explanation of CPP's acquisition/payment process based on the data flow diagram above. Then, identify at least two specific ways the process could be improved, whether CPP decides to use information technology or not.

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Definitions:

Sales Puffery

Exaggerated or promotional statements made by a seller that are subjective and not meant to be taken literally, often used in marketing and advertising.

Actionable

Describes information or steps that are clear and practical enough to be implemented or acted upon.

Misrepresentation

Providing false or misleading information about a product, service, or company.

Price Discrimination

A pricing strategy where a seller charges different prices for the same product or service to different buyers, not based on costs.