Provisioning is the process of determining how the materials required by Postal Service activities should be provided. It includes characterizing the items (e.g., as capital, expense, sensitive, repairable, hazardous, and even centrally or locally acquired). Provisioning looks at the criticality of the item to the process being supported, the anticipated failure rates and resultant demand patterns, and the lead time to reacquire. The models and processes for this analysis are done by Asset Management in cooperation with Maintenance Policies and Procedures. The result is a listing of items and quantities that will be:
