he tells you he believes there is a problem with his ordering and accounts payable system which may

be costing him money.

His business ATS Pty Ltd is a major provider of texts and stationery to secondary schools throughout

the Southern Region.

Students submit their order to ATS through their school at the beginning of

the year.

ATS fits the order in three steps:

The order is received from the school and entered into the ATS inventory order system.

The books and stationery required to fill the order are drawn from inventory, packed and

dispatched to the student.

Payment is received from the student and processed.

Required:

You need to give Bill recommendations on how he can update his ordering processes, what

questions would you ask him (Bill appears to be using a paperless ordering system, you can

discuss a paperless or manual system).

After speaking with Bill it becomes obvious that he doesn't understand how accounts are

processed, explain the process of ordering an item and how the transaction is recorded in

the company accounts (in your conversation you will need to discuss authorisation, receipt

of invoice, matching to purchase order and checking details on order and invoice).