An overview of the order procedures
As soon as a customer places an order with a company, numerous processes are set in motion to fill it. For example, the completeness of the order must be checked, and the creditworthiness of the customer must be examined. It must also be determined whether the ordered product is in stock or must be produced. The following graphic shows the paperwork and transmission processes associated with order processing at a company.
Recommended reading
Strategic Logistics Management | Stock / Lambert 2001
Information Logistics in Supply Chain Networks. Concept, Empirical Analysis, and Design | Fricke 2007
Logistiksysteme | Pfohl 2004
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