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Please see "Inventory of All Policies, Practices and Workflows" and "Significant Similarities and Differences."
Many of the policies, practices and workflows are mirrored at the two institutions. Both Columbia and Cornell receive firm order and approval material; prepare approval material for selector review; utilize vendor records for approval material; utilize EDI for ordering and invoicing; create and enter invoices into Voyager for payment; return defective or incorrectly invoiced approval and firm order material to vendors; and handle special items. While examining the Inventory, it became evident to the members of the group that a considerable amount of work is processed in the respective receiving departments at each University and managed by very few supervisors.
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