Several channels are available for the placement of client orders and requisitions:
Mechanism
Channel
Description
eBuy
Internet
Excess, on-catalog and off-catalog
Material Distribution Inventory Management System (MDIMS)
Facsimile
Maintenance, stockrooms, direct supplier, retail products, specialized stamps, or wholesale
Touch-Tone Ordering System (TTOS)
Phone
Subset of MDIMS with phone accessibility
Electronic Maintenance Activity Reporting and Scheduling (eMARS)
Automatic
Maintenance stockrooms
Handbooks and guides containing the procedures and instructions for preparing and submitting requisitions through these various channels, as well as instructions and restrictions for the use of purchase cards, are provided in the Tools and Techniques section.
