The purchase order for one firm is the source doc- ument for the sales order of another firm. Consider the following purchase order and sales order data elements stored for two firms. Discuss any differ- ences that may be problematic in transferring information between the two firms.

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Purchasing Firm: GH BETTIS A Division of Galveston-Houston Corp. 1200 Post Oak Blvd. P.O. Box 4768 Houston, TX 77637-9877 Data Elements Vendor Number Vendor Name Vendor Address Vendor City Vendor State Vendor Country Vendor Zip Code Purchase Order No. Date Shipment Destination Code Vendor Part No. Item Description Quantity Ordered Unit Price Total