Accounting information system

Ch 12 the purchase process

Think of a time when you purchased a good or service (i.e. groceries, haircut, auto repair, etc.). Please answer the prompts below. Post 1: Briefly describe your purchase (generalities are ok if you don't want to discuss specifics). Thinking of your purchase, how did you determine what to order, when to order it, and how much to order? Was the purchase due to a current specific need (pull based supply) or due to a future anticipated need (push based supply)? Post 2: Post a reply to another student's post discussing possibilities for implementing a SCM or EOQ system for their described purchase. Would such a system be appropriate? Would such a system potentially improve the planning and/or execution of the purchase? If so, how