The Process(This is the part that needs to be documented)

For each shipment, the warehouse employee using the keyboard, enters the company's system and requests the next picking list for shipment.The computer reads the Sales Order Database and Inventory Master Database, checks the inventory for availability, determines the back orders (goods order but no available inventory) and prints two copies of the Picking List and two copies of the Back Orders in the warehouse.The warehouse clerk sends copy 1 of the Picking List and copy 1 of the Back Orders to the sales manager.Copy 2 of the Back Order is filed by sales order number.

The warehouse employee uses the Picking List to pick the goods and records the amount picked on the Picking List. The warehouse clerk then enters the quantities picked into the system.The system stores the data in the Shipping Database and prints the Packing Slip for the warehouse clerk.The goods, the Picking List, and the Packing Slip are then sent to the shipping department.

The shipping clerk reconciles the Picking List and Packing Slip with the goods picked.The shipping clerk then enters the system to close the Picking List.The system will store the data in the Shipping Database, update the Inventory Database and print two copies of the Bill of Lading and one copy of the Shipping Notice. The shipping clerk gives the Bill of Lading (2 copies), the Shipping Notice to the shipping manager who checks them against the goods, Packing Slip and Picking List.Then the Shipping Manager signs the Bill of Lading.Copy one of the Bill of Lading is given to the carrier who delivers the goods along with the Packing Slip to the customer.Copy two of the Bill of Lading and the Picking Slip are filed in the shipping department by shipping number.The Shipping Notice is sent to the Billing Department.

Entities (Internal entities are in bold):Warehouse Employee,System, Sales Manager,Shipping Department (clerk and manager), Carrier, Customer, Billing Department

Documents:Picking List (2 copies), Back Order (2 copies), Packing Slip, Bill of Lading (2copies), Shipping Notice

Required:

make a flowchart that includes the documents flow and the interactions with the system.The flowchart should have columns for the internal entities (in bold above).