The receiving department at Culp Electronics Company processes inventory deliveries upon arrival by means of online data terminals located on the receiving dock. Each inventory receipt entered into the system is processed to update both the inventory master fde and the open purchase order fde. The system then automatically generates a voucher to authorize a cash disbursement for each receipt.

Required

a. What items of data should receiving department employees enter?

b. Describe several application controls (refer to Chapter 8) that should be pro¬ grammed into the system to check the accuracy and validity of the data the receiving department employees enter. Relate your answer specifically to the data items mentioned in part a.