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Following on from the export information cycle in the UN/PORTMIS manual (slide 9) this is the generic information flow for most SMEs.
Part of the research we carried out was to identify how different fields of information flowed between the different documents.
This includes information such as Name and Address, Product Code, Product description, Quantity etc.
If the information is sent electronically there is no need to keep sending the same information. Once the template has been set up for the Purchasing Cycle there is only a need for a trigger at each end to cause an acknowledgment code for the next stage of the cycle
eg Have the goods been received ?
Are the goods in acceptable condition and working ?