When goods are received, the manufacturing plant
examines and verifies the count with the packing slip
and transmits the receiving data to accounts payable at
corporate headquarters. In the event that raw material
deliveries fall behind production, each branch manager
is given the authority to order materials and issue emergency
purchase orders directly to the vendors. Data
about the emergency orders and verification of materials
receipt are transmitted via computer to accounts payable
at corporate headquarters. Because the company employs
a computerized perpetual inventory system, physical
counts of raw materials are deemed not to be cost
effective and are not performed.