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.
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.