Question

Assume that you are drawing an activity (BPMN) diagram of the purchase process. Which of the following is not true about your diagram? LO 6-5

a. The issue purchase order task occurs before the receive purchases task.
b. The purchases task could be modeled as a looping task to show multiple purchases
following one purchase order.
c. The process starts when a customer places a sales order.
d. The process ends when the vendor is paid.
e. All of these are true about the diagram.

Answer 1

Option c is incorrect because a customer placing a sales order initiates a sales process, not a purchase process. The purchase process typically begins with the business issuing a purchase order. The sales order is not part of the purchase process activity diagram.

Step-by-step explanation:

When drawing an activity (BPMN) diagram of a purchase process, option c is not true about your diagram. A customer placing a sales order typically triggers a sales process, not a purchase process. In an activity diagram representing the purchase process, the typical flow would be as follows:

1. The business identifies a need and issues a purchase order to a vendor.
2. The business then receives the purchases, which happens after the purchase order is issued.
3. It is possible for the purchases task to loop back if multiple items are being purchased after one order.
4. The process ends when the vendor is paid, which typically signifies the closure of the transaction.

Therefore, it is the sales order that initiates the sales process, whereas the purchase order commences the purchasing process.