Requesting Department Purchasing Department Supplier
Inventory check shows Receive PR
low commodities Submits quotation, bid,
or proposal
Completes Purchase
Requisition (PR)
NO Is form
correctly Receive PO
completed
Send PR to Purchasing Dept.
YES
Return
Incorrect PR form
to Author
returned
Check from excess
or surplus supply
Correct & send
back
Purchasing Evaluation and
requests award
quotations, bids
or proposals
Completes Purchase
Order (PO)
Finance verifies fund balance
for the requested line item
Purchasing sends PO to Supplier
Receive Goods Supply Goods
Figure 1.0 Example Purchasing Flowchart. Note: Some information for this flowchart is
from Hci Consulting Company, and may be found at its Web site at www.
hci.com.au/hcisite/toolkit/flowchart.htm
Requesting Dept. Purchasing Dept. Supplier Finance Dept.
Inventory check shows Receive PR Receive materials
low commodities Submits receiving report from
quotation, bid, requesting dept.
or proposal
Completes Purchase
Requisition Is form
correctly Receive PO Checks materials
receiving report against
NO completed?
requisition, p.o., &
Send PR to Purchasing Dept. YES invoice from supplier
Return
Incorrect PR form to Author
returned
Materials
Check from excess received
or surplus supply complete
Correct & send as
back requested?
NO
Purchasing Evaluation and
requests award
quotations, bids Incomplete or
or proposals YES
back order
shipments
Completes Purchase held for
payment until
Order (PO)
fully received
Fin. Dir. approves
Finance verifies fund balance
for the requested line item invoice for payment
to supplier
Purchasing sends PO to Supplier
Fin. Dir. co-signs county
Receive Goods Supply Goods warrant/check & sends to
supplier
Receives county
Matches items received warrant/check
against packing list &
receiving copy of p.o. &
sends receiving report to
finance
Figure 2.0 Example Purchasing (Including Accounts Payable) Flowchart. Note: Some
information for this flowchart is from Hci Consulting Company, and may be found at its
Web site at www. hci.com.au/hcisite/toolkit/flowchart.htm