...The purpose of this matrix is to provide guidance to those personnel involved with receiving or accepting goods and materials on behalf of the Maricopa Community College District. Best business practices support that receiving be completed through a centralized function and location. Such guidance helps ensure that the following “Key Control Objectives” and “Process Attributes” are achieved. • Goods are purchased only with proper authorization. o Goods compared to purchase orders or other purchase authorization before acceptance. o Unmatched receivers investigated; Unauthorized items identified for return to vendor. o Receipts under blanket purchase orders monitored; Quantities exceeding authorized total returned to vendor. • Goods received are recorded correctly as to account, amount, and period. o Goods counted, inspected and compared to packing slips before acceptance. o Receiving reports issued by receiving/ inspection department in pre-numbered order. o Receiving documentation, purchase order, and invoice matched before recording liability. This matrix serves to provide guidelines in which the order of steps completed may vary depending on college and circumstances. Goods POs/LPOs – Non-Capital |Non-capital and delivered to Central Receiving |Inspect for proper addressing before acceptance...
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...purchase order. This is something that should be controlled and documented by more than one person of management. The last thing that upper management wants to see is a mess of finances where one individual may end up taking too much control and could very well not be aware of the right amount of inventory they could be purchasing where there may not be a need. A second person can look over the order themselves and may have the ability to intervene and consider other action before the order takes place, or go ahead and approve the order. With the approval of orders, there also needs to be a documented amount of paper trail when it comes to finances. Many companies handle this practice different but to be proficient, there should be forms and understanding between the employee and upper management of what paper trail...
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...Chapter 4 The Procurement Process Multiple Choice Questions | 1. |Which one of the following is not a type of organizational data that is utilized in the procurement process? | | | | | |Client | | |Company Code | | |Storage Location | | |Purchasing Organization | | |Manufacturing Plant | | | | | |Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Page Reference: 2 | | |Section: Organizational Data Practice: ...
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...Production Go Live Checklist Dependency Status Responsible Group/ Person Comments Hardware Setup Time System Server Setup, OS Build, connections Setup and Test printers APO server setup; Optimizer Cache server setup Document server setup Printer Server Setup Coordinate activities between HR go live and other SAP go live related to hardware, dual clocks, etc. Engineering Drawing Package(s) Server setup Set batch jobs printers Hardware Purchased (PCs, Printers, Clocks, Labor Collection) CHECKPOINT: Hardware Is Installed, Time System Clocks Ready Mass Transport to Production (48 hrs) LOAD SETUP IN SAP PROD Open Client for Manual Numbers set Change customer number range to external Check various Number Ranges Add "plant" vendors Change vendor number range to external Manual - Number Range Batch Manual - Number Range Tranfer Requirement & Transfer Order Update table T185 as per SAP note 847810 Create Bin Numbers Set A/P Check Number Activate various conversion exit Change material number range to external APO-R/3 Basis connection settings Finance Setup Activate Material Ledger Activity Types Check FICO Number Ranges Co-PA activation Cost center hierarchy Cost element Groups Load Chart of Accounts Load Cost Centers Load Profit Centers Open MM Periods Primary and Secondary Cost Elements SET FI Periods APO & General Setup SETUP activate integration models create alert profiles Start Date Start Time Finish Time Finish Date Activity Production Go Live Checklist...
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...What is the Fraud? The fraud consists of Equipment Overshipping and a kickback scheme. Who is involved? Charlie Thurgood and Ben Hill. How was it done? The first two months, April and May, TBC used Sports Chalet as its equipment vendor, however for the last two months, Ben Hill has diverted the business to Sports Equipment for no credible reason besides that Charlie is his friend, in the catalog there are no price differences between the two. Michele would submit the purchase order to Ben, so Ben had a chance to recreate purchase orders since they are left open and increase the orders. He would change the quantities ordered and told charlie to falsify the invoices. Charlie would also swap the shipping slips and the invoices so they would match TBC's records and alter the price on the invoice so the same total would be charged. Charlie and Ben could then fence the excess goods and divide the money. What is the economic impact of the fraud for the last 4 months? This fraud has cost the Tallahassee Beancounters $4,150 dollars since it began in June. How can this fraud be corrected? Ben had an overlapping authority when it came to choosing vendors, handling purchase orders, and paying vendors. By having access to all of these it was far too easy for him to use his position for fraud. Asking for the lost revenue back or possibly suing them for it. Sports Equipment could also be forced to deliver the amount of goods that appeared on the...
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...Date: October 10, 2011 From: Rachael Melendez To: PwC Auditor Introduction BLUE Company operates under an enterprise planning system which allows an organization to automate and integrate its essential business processes. There are many weaknesses within BLUE’s expenditure process that lead to potential risks. The internal controls in this company are poor; for example, certain departments are authorized too much power, such as the purchasing clerk and the cash disbursement department. These duties need to be segregated among other departments. By pre-approving transactions, such as an approved vendor list, preventative controls can eliminate the ability to engage in fraudulent activities. Also, this company needs to engage in a system of checks and balances among each department to ensure validity, accuracy and completeness. Analysis The first step in the expenditure process may create issues. All the employees should not have access to create a purchase requisition. For example, how can an employee that works in the cash disbursement department know about the inventory levels and make a purchase requisition. BLUE Company is lacking an inventory control department; this needs to be incorporated. BLUE Company should limit the number of employees with the access to create a purchase requisition within the inventory control department. Unauthorized access exposes assets to misappropriation, damage, and theft. By incorporating access controls, BLUE Company may be able to...
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...Strategy & Technology Pg 69-77 Major sources of competitive advantage Brand Scale Switching Costs & Data Differentiation Network Effects Distribution Channels Brand A firm’s brand is the symbolic embodiment of all the information connected with a product or service. A strong brand proxies quality and inspires trust Viral Marketing (consumer promotes product or service if a firm performs well) Brands Amazon eBay Google Viral Marketing Google Hotmail Skype eBay Facebook YouTube Scale Business benefit from economies of scale when the cost of an investment can be spread across increasing units of production or in serving a growing customer base. A growing firm may also gain bargaining power with its suppliers or buyers. Scale of technology of investment can also act as a barrier to entry, discouraging new, smaller competitors. Economies of scale BlueNile (sold as many diamonds in 1 year with one location as a traditional jeweler would with 116 stores.) Bargaining power with suppliers or buyers Dell (make concessions) eBay (raise auction fees) Scale of technology Intel (pioneer in cutting edge technologies) Google (runs on an estimated 450,000 to 1 Mio servers) Switching costs & data Switching costs exist when consumers incur an expense to move from one product to another. Data can be a particularly strong switching cost for firms leveraging technology. In order to win customers from an established incumbent, a late-entering rival must offer a product...
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...WEEK 7: Network Markets & Disruptive Technological Changes (Microsoft in Thailand, Motorola/Noka) Network Markets – S-curve of P(join) vs. installed base • Tipping depends on taste for variety vs. network externalities o Adjusted price adjusted for market share • Direct network effects – benefit of more users. Indirect effects – Growth of complementary products and services on the larger platform (iPhone, HD-DVD) • Use switching cost to lock in early market share gains, create competition through licensing Disruptive Technological Changes Timing is everything, incumbency power diminished, harder to manage judo attacks Innovate Inside • Incumbency advantage of size, market knowledge, reputation/brand recognition, experience, access to funding, distribution & supplier resources • Incumbents face replacement effect – new product cannibalizes profits from established markets, but this ignores the competition effect - innovators will enter and undermine his franchise, so incumbent might as well preempt by innovating. • Network effects/uncertainty about tipping + increasing returns/internal hurdle rate is a virtuous cycle that is challenging to incumbent’s desire to invest Wait and See – Jump on the bandwagon if innovation proves viable • Network effects and other customer lock-in – challengers may convert early lead into sustainable advantage • If early advantage can be neutralized, then this strategy has real option value • Can the threat be isolated into...
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...2015-‐09-‐13 + How do you analyze a case? + Analyzing a Case 2 A. Identifying the issues B. Analyzing the case (qualitative & quantitative) C. Generating alternatives D. Analyzing and evaluating alternatives E. Selecting the preferred alternative F. Developing an action & implementation plan 1 2015-‐09-‐13 + 3 Let’s use a case as an example … Porsche Canada: + Selling Winter Driving 4 2 2015-‐09-‐13 + 5 Porsche Canada: Selling Winter Driving n Jasmin Rawlinson (Director of Marketing for Porsche Canada) asks: “How can we encourage Canadians to drive their Porsche vehicles in winter?” n Opportunity: creation of a new category of product (winter equipment) and new car sales to buyers who had not previously considered Porsche as a 4-season car; new service revenue n Challenges: overcoming a long-held consumer perception; limited marketing budget ($500K) due to recent sales drop (15%) n Timeframe: July 2009 n + Dealing with past time frames? A. Identifying the Issues 6 importance low high high III IV low I II urgency 3 2015-‐09-‐13 + 7 B. Analysis - Qualitative n SWOT n Internal analysis: Strengths & Weaknesses n External + analysis: Opportunities & Threats 8 B. Qualitative Analysis n Porter’s n 5-Forces The collective strength of the...
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...1. To create a control element where users type or select a data value, you use the: a. tag **** b. text string c. style sheet d. field set 2. If you don't include a type attribute, browsers assume you are creating a(n): a. file input box b. text input box ***** c. hidden input box d. image input box 3. What is required in the syntax when you need to refer to the control element? a. checkbox b. form label c. id attribute ******** d. name asterisk 4. The asterisk in Name* tells users that Name is a(n): a. id attribute b. required field ******* c. form label d. inline element 5. You create a selection list using the: a. id attribute b. name attribute c. option element d. selection element ******* 6. Which term defines the number of options that the selection list displays at one time? a. element b. control c. value **** d. field 7. Consider your audience and its initial reaction to a selection list when setting the: a. size attribute ****** b. list control c. style coding d. type option 8. The name attribute provides the name of the: a. field value b. selection list c. style sheet d. data field ***** 9. To create an option button, use the input element with the type attribute set to a value of: a. file b. image c. radio ******* d. text 10. When you use the same name for two or more option buttons, browsers treat...
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...Workshop theory Some questions to focus your mind on some of the material this week. Again, these are not the questions that will be in the examination, but by answering them you are preparing yourself for the examination. You can practice for the examination, by using the recommendations in the examination folder on the study desk. Preparing for the examination now, will enable you to be better prepared. * Explain why a developer would use validation controls, and how this impacts on the customer. * In your opinion, and maybe having experienced data entry on web sites yourself, what could you do to minimise customer frustration when entering data * Explain the particular circumstance when you would use a regular expression. * Explain the meaning of “maintaining state”. * Explain what a session object is and how a session can be used by the developer Reflection As a university student it is important to take the time and reflect on the progress on your studies. Particularly, when you are studying more than one course, it is easy to get carried away in the small details. University study is based on self-driven learning, and while we provide additional and supportive material to enhance the learning experience, these weekly exercises are very specifically detailed. This is to ensure that all levels of previous experience and skills are levelled out. As this is the fourth week, it also means that you need to be at a point now, where you can work more on your...
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...Cover/Front Page Web Applications Task | Instruction | A. Setting Up a Web Application Project. | 1. Choose File > New Project (Ctrl-Shift-N) from the main menu. Under Categories, select Java Web. Under Projects, select Web Application then click Next. 2. In Step 2, enter HelloWeb in the Project Name text box. 3. Specify the Project Location to any directory on your computer. For purposes of this tutorial, this directory is referred to as $PROJECTHOME. 4. Click Next. The Server and Settings panel opens. Select the version of Java EE you want to use with your application. 5. Select the server to which you want to deploy your application. 6. Click Next. In the Frameworks panel, click Finish to create the project. The IDE creates the $PROJECTHOME/HelloWeb project folder. | B. Creating a Java Package and a Java Source File. | 1. In the Projects window, expand the Source Packages node. Note the Source Packages node only contains an empty default package node. 2. Right-click the Source Packages node and choose New > Java Class. Enter NameHandler in the Class Name text box and type org.mypackage.hello in the Package combo box. Click Finish. Notice that the new NameHandler.java file opens in the Source Editor. 3. In the Source Editor, declare a String variable by typing the following line directly below the class declaration. String name; 4. Add the following constructor to the class: public NameHandler() { }...
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...controls, provide the ability to render rich web content — for example, a Calendar control for displaying dates, a DataGrid control for displaying data, as well as other controls, which we will explore throughout this chapter. Here’s a summary of the topics we will cover in this chapter: A review of the syntax and benefits of ASP.NET server controls A brief recap of the System.Web.UI.Page lifecycle Using a variety of ASP.NET server controls on a web form. Using validation controls — you’ll learn some techniques for validating user input in a web form Introducing data rendering controls — a brief introduction to this very powerful group of controls for displaying data Presenting a complete application that allows you to incorporate your own schedule of events within the context of an ASP.NET calendar control In the past, the way we would create a web page might vary, but it would almost always involve the embedding of various HTML tags in our pages — perhaps some client-side scripting to handle event processing, or validate form input, and some text to make up the overall content of the page. Additionally, the advanced developer would often be required to write pages in a manner that supported a variety of browser types and capabilities, thus mixing in special-case code, and even client-side validation, which added an additional layer of development complexity that was often difficult to maintain. In this chapter, we’re going explore ASP.NET server controls in detail — specifically...
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...Behaviors Select Window | Behaviors to open the Behaviors panel Select the Submit button on the form and then click the Add Behavior button in the Behaviors panel. A list of options that can be modified will appear. Select Validate Form (see figure below). The validate form dialog box should appear. In the fields box, select the information in the form that is required and select the Required check box. Click OK to close the Validate Form box and to implement the behaviors. Save the changes. Dragging AP Elements Display a template file Click on the blank page to deselect the AP elements. In the tag selector, click the <body> tag. Click Add Behaviors in the behaviors panel and select Drag AP Element. The Drag Ap Element dialog box will appear (see figure below). Select the Basic tag and from the drop down list Select the desired div. Click OK Select File | Save All to save the changes. Using Assets and the Dreamweaver Library Window | Assets. From the Main menu select The Assets panel should appear in the files panel. Select the Images group from the Assets panel. Click the desired photo to select it. Click and drag this file into the desired editable region and add alternate text. Select the Library group in the Assets panel. Then select the paragraph in the editable region and drag it into the bottom section of the Assets panel. An icon and Text box should appear. Name the icon and press Enter to update Library. Save...
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...HTML FORMS Introduction For a website to be successful, it is important to be able to get feedback from visitors to your site. This could be a request for information, general comments on your site or even a product order. This could be done with a MAILTO: link but providing a form has several advantages over a simple email. .. It makes it easier for people to send the information .. A form gives you greater control over the information that is sent. .. Form results can be organised in a way that makes them easy to store in a spreadsheet or database. These fields can be added to your forms: Text field Password field Hidden field Text area Check box Radio button Drop-down menu Submit button Reset button Image button Form Handlers When a form is filled in by a visitor to your site and sent, the results of the form need to be processed in some way. One of the most common ways to process form results is with a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) script. This is a small program that the information entered in to the form is sent to as soon as the form is submitted. The purpose of this script is to accept the results of a form, organise the results and send the results to an appropriate location, such as a text file, database or email address. In these exercises we won’t go into creating CGI scripts since that is quite different from HTML and requires some programming knowledge. There are many free CGI scripts on the Internet that you can download...
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