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Purchases and Payments Business

Process

ACC2006: Accounting Information Systems


What will we learn today?
1. Describe the business activities that comprise the purchases and payments
business process
2. Describe the major events of the purchases and payments business process
3. Develop an activity model of the purchases and payments business process
4. Identify the threats and controls associated to purchases and payments
business process
5. Develop structure model for the purchases and payments business process
6. Develop physical model for the purchases and payments business process
The Nature of Purchases and Payments Business Process
Nature of Purchases and Payments Process

➢The purchases and payments business process comprises those


components (e.g., people, machines) that interact to buying
inventory from suppliers maintaining supplier records, and making
payments to suppliers for trade accounts payable while taking
appropriate purchase discounts.
Functions of the Purchases and Payments Process

➢Supplier invoice for goods and services provided


➢Managing supplier accounts to secure complete and timely payment
➢Receive goods and services from
✓only those ordered
✓only those that are of acceptable quality
➢Return of unacceptable goods
➢Exercise control over goods received
➢Pay for goods and services received
➢Managing accounts payable
Accounting Entries for Purchases and
Payments: A Review
Activity Model for Purchases and Payments Business Process
Managing a System: Our Concerns

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Representation

Is the real-world system Is the information system


safeguarding assets and faithfully representing the
operating effectively and real-world system?
efficiently?
What Must We Manage?

➢The real-world system


▪is it effective and efficient?
▪does it safeguard assets?
▪does it comply with statute/regulation/ policy/procedures?
➢The information system
▪is it faithfully tracking the real-world system?
▪is it providing us with the information we need?
Case: Sunset Graphics Purchases and
Payments Description

➢Research prices and product availability


➢Select the best price and availability combination and send a
purchase order to the supplier
➢Receive the items from the supplier (and record the purchase and
accounts payable)
➢Pay the supplier according to the credit terms
BPMN for Sales and Collection
Case: Sunset Graphics Basic BPMN activity
model

The basic activity model implements the process steps.


Case: Collaboration Model

The collaboration model focuses on the message flows between the pools.
Case: Adding Swimlanes to Show Functional
Responsibility

Swimlanes
show
functional
responsibilities
Threats and Controls for Sales and Collection Business Process
Basic Expenditure Cycle Activities
▪ Order materials, supplies, and services
▪ Receive materials, supplies, and services
▪ Approve supplier (vendor) invoice
▪ Cash disbursement

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Order Goods (Materials/Supplies) or
Services Processing Steps
• Identify what, when, and how much to purchase
▫ Source document: purchase requisition

• Choose a supplier
▫ Source document: purchase order

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Receiving Process
▪ Goods arrive
▪ Verify goods ordered against the purchase order (what, how much, quality)
▪ Source document: receiving report

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Approve Supplier Invoice

• Match the supplier invoice to:


▫ Purchase order
▫ Receiving report

• Approve supplier invoice for payment


▫ Source document: disbursement voucher

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Cash Disbursements

• Pay vendor

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Structure Model for Purchases and Payments Business Process
Case: Sunset Graphic’s Structure Model
Physical Model for Purchases and Payments Business Process
Case: Database Relationship

Which relationship is missing? How would you implement that?


Questions

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