4-1.1 Ordering and Requisitioning Channels

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.