Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems 12th Edition by Carolyn Strand Norman, Mark Simkin

Exercise 25

The data-entry department of the Ron Mitchell Manufacturing Company is responsible for converting all of the company's shipping and receiving information to computer records. Because accuracy in this conversion is essential, the firm employs a strict verification process. Prepare a document flowchart for the following information flow:
a. The shipping department sends a copy of all shipping orders to the data-entry department.
b. A data-entry operator keys the information from a shipping order onto a diskette.
c. A supervisor checks every record with the original shipping order. If no errors are detected, the diskette is sent to the computer operations staff and the original shipping order is filed.