The selling company receives an order.The selling company's part of the transaction is to deliver what was ordered.The buying company gives an order.The buying company's part of the transaction is to receive and pay for what was ordered.The buying and selling companies transact business with each other.
John's job is to receive orders for his company.John checks orders to make sure they are correct.To check something means to look at it to see if it is right or true.When he checks orders，John makes sure that the things ordered are made by his company.He checks to make sure numbers for products are correct.
John also finds out if the products ordered are ready to send to the customer.If the things ordered have to be made for the customer，John makes sure his company can have them ready on time.John also finds out about the credit of customers from whom he receives orders.This is called a credit check.Customers must have good credit before John can write an order.Credit means the customers can receive products when they are ordered and pay for them later.John receives many sales orders on the telephone.He also receives purchase orders mailed by customers.
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電話銷售和郵政銷售
約翰在辦公室裏工作，辦公室有張書桌和把椅子，他坐在書桌前的椅子上。約翰的椅子隨意轉動，稱為轉椅，他就是坐在轉椅中接電話的。電話鈴聲經常響起，約翰立即接電話並時常在電話上交談，因為這是他工作的一部分內容，他的工作就是要使用電話。
約翰在銷售部工作。他在電話中接受訂單，訂單是買賣貨物的協議。約翰接受顧客的訂單。顧客要購買公司生產的產品，這稱為求購。顧客求購要下訂單，而接收訂單方則是銷售。約翰的公司銷售自己生產的產品，完工待銷的產品。
有時顧客將訂單郵寄到約翰所在的公司。顧客寄來的訂單稱為買方訂單(求購訂單)。而約翰在電話中接受訂貨後就會把這筆交易記錄下來，這個記錄也是訂單，稱為售貨訂單。客戶有時在電話中給約翰一個求購訂號。約翰在售貨訂單上記下這個號碼，製作售貨訂單。