Oxford Supplies is a division of a large UK-based manufacturing company. Oxford makes a variety of collegiate branded products sold on campuses worldwide. Most employees are paid on an hourly basis. Employees receive yearly reviews to evaluate performance and to determine an appropriate pay increase. Oxford's payroll is processed by the corporate payroll department from input documents prepared by Oxford. The following HR and payroll procedures are related to the hourly payroll employees at Oxford. Department supervisors initiate requests for additional employees by filling out a three-part employee requisition form. After a requisition is completed, the department supervisor signs a copy by date, and gives the remaining two copies to the production supervisor. The production supervisor reviews and signs the copies and gives them to the HR manager. The HR both determined at that time and included on the manager reviews the request with the division controller. They also i requisition. If the sign the requisition. The pay rate for the job initiates hiring procedures by placing advertisements in local papers and is approved, the HR manager announcing the opening internally. The HR manager and the supervisor interview the applicants together. They then evaluate the applicants and make a selection. The HR manager and the employee fill out the two-part wage and deduction form. The HR copy of the wage and deduction form and the manager files personnel requisition by employee name. The remaining copies of each form are given to the division accountant. The HR manager selects and reviews the records from the personnel file for employees who are due for their annual review. The HR manager puts some basic employee information on a three-part review form and gives it to the appropriate supervisor for evaluation. The and gives a copy, and gives the remaining copies to the production supervisor, who reviews and signs the evaluation. The production supervisor returns it to the supervisor completes and signs the form, files the HR The HR manager reviews with the controller. given to the division accountant. The division accountant uses the new manager. form. which They assign a new rate and sign the review employee information and the employee review form to prepare payroll action notices. The accountant signs the payroll action notices and files them with the other related forms by date. Each week, a clerk in the corporate payroll department retrieves the payroll forms from the division accountant, checks them on all payroll action notices, and processes the payroll. The forms, checks, and reports are sent back to the division accountant. The division accountant refiles the forms and gives the checks to the production supervisor, who in turn distributes them to the employees.
Requirements:
1. Analyze the business process described in the “Oxford Supplies" and do the following:
a. Work in a group to design and develop an activity diagram that illustrates the business process described above.
b. Suggest improvement (s) to enhance the business process described above.

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