Requesting Department              Purchasing Department                            Supplier
Inventory check shows            Receive PR
       low commodities                                                         Submits quotation, bid,
                                                                                   or proposal
    Completes Purchase
     Requisition (PR)
                              NO            Is form
                                           correctly                                  Receive PO
                                          completed
Send PR to Purchasing Dept.
                                                  YES
                               Return
          Incorrect PR form
                              to Author
               returned
                                     Check from excess
                                      or surplus supply
           Correct & send
                back
                                      Purchasing              Evaluation and
                                        requests                  award
                                    quotations, bids
                                      or proposals
                                      Completes Purchase
                                             Order (PO)
                                    Finance verifies fund balance
                                     for the requested line item
                                   Purchasing sends PO to Supplier
     Receive Goods                                                                  Supply Goods
Figure 1.0 Example Purchasing Flowchart. Note: Some information for this flowchart is
from Hci Consulting Company, and may be found at its Web site at www.
hci.com.au/hcisite/toolkit/flowchart.htm
Requesting Dept.                     Purchasing Dept.                      Supplier              Finance Dept.
    Inventory check shows                  Receive PR                                            Receive materials
       low commodities                                                         Submits          receiving report from
                                                                            quotation, bid,       requesting dept.
                                                                             or proposal
   Completes Purchase
      Requisition                            Is form
                                            correctly                        Receive PO            Checks materials
                                                                                                receiving report against
                                    NO     completed?
                                                                                                   requisition, p.o., &
Send PR to Purchasing Dept.                            YES                                       invoice from supplier
                                Return
   Incorrect PR form           to Author
        returned
                                                                                                          Materials
                                  Check from excess                                                       received
                                   or surplus supply                                                      complete
     Correct & send                                                                                          as
          back                                                                                           requested?
                                                                                              NO
                                     Purchasing           Evaluation and
                                       requests               award
                                   quotations, bids                                           Incomplete or
                                     or proposals                                                                    YES
                                                                                                back order
                                                                                                shipments
                                 Completes Purchase                                               held for
                                                                                              payment until
                                      Order (PO)
                                                                                              fully received
                                                                                                   Fin. Dir. approves
                              Finance verifies fund balance
                               for the requested line item                                         invoice for payment
                                                                                                       to supplier
                              Purchasing sends PO to Supplier
                                                                                               Fin. Dir. co-signs county
    Receive Goods                                                          Supply Goods        warrant/check & sends to
                                                                                                       supplier
                                                                           Receives county
  Matches items received                                                   warrant/check
    against packing list &
   receiving copy of p.o. &
  sends receiving report to
           finance
Figure 2.0 Example Purchasing (Including Accounts Payable) Flowchart. Note: Some
information for this flowchart is from Hci Consulting Company, and may be found at its
Web site at www. hci.com.au/hcisite/toolkit/flowchart.htm