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tracks financial impact of company activities for management and accountability reporting; manages cash flow
purchases product or materials from third party suppliers (distributors, manufacturers, etc)
party that carries inventory from one place to another, often delivering shipments from Supplier to Company and from Company to Customer
the organization from whose perspective the processes are described, and who will own and run the eventual system
a person or organization that purchases product from the company, can do so in one or more of these more specific Actor roles:
party who uses the product
party who places the order for the product
party who the product is shipped to from the company (and who will pass it on to the End-User Customer if they are not also that actor)
party to receives and who is responsible to pay the invoice for the order
moves inventory (stock) around the warehouse, including put away but not including shipment picking
creates actual product, either finished goods and/or sub-assemblies, from materials
person responsible for picking inventory in warehouse and delivering it to packing area
packs inventory into boxes for shipping
manages customer facing product information and general pricing, promotions, and advertising about products; may be organized into multiple product marketers responsible for different sets of products that Company offers
a party who is interested in purchasing product (prospective customer)
Company agent responsible for selling product offered by Company
person in the warehouse responsible for receiving shipments
a party that supplies product to the company, typically either a Manufacturer or Distributor