Materials Management Terminology
Main terminology
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Term |
Definition |
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Materials Management |
General term for purchasing, stores and stock control |
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Purchase Order |
An order an external supplier to purchase materials. |
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EDI Purchase Order |
A grouping of purchase orders for EDI purposes |
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Requisition |
A request to an internal department to provide materials |
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Van stock purchase order |
A purchase order for van stock materials automatically created based on usage on a visit. Results in a stock receipt to the van. |
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Van stock requisition |
A request to stores to pick van stock materials automatically created based on usage on a visit . Results in a stock transfer from stores to van stock location. |
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Direct purchase order |
A purchase order for an item which is not carried on the van. Stock will be costed against the order and confirmed as the job is completed |
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Over the counter order |
A type of Direct Purchase Order which will have an automatic goods receipt as the order transaction takes place. Otherwise treated like a Direct Purchase Order |
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Stores Requisition |
Request to stores to provide an item which is stocked in stores but not carried on the van. Stock will be costed against the order and confirmed as the job is completed. Results in a stock transfer from stores to van stock location. |
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Purchase Requisition |
Request to purchasing to buy a non stocked item for a job. Will result in a Direct Purchase Order being raised by Purchasing |
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General purchase order |
Purchase order which is not for van stocks or for directly for sales orders |
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General requisition |
Requisition which is not for van stocks or for directly for sales orders |
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Stores replenishment order |
Purchase Order created to automatically replenish a central stores location. Purchase Orders raised based reorder point logic via from stock issues to vans via van stock requisitions and stores requisitions |
Order and Requisition Types
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Order or Requisition |
Type |
Comments |
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Purchase Order |
Van stock |
Items shown as used on visit Costed against visit |
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Direct |
Costed against order |
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General |
Not part of job cost |
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Stores Replenishment |
Not part of job cost |
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Requisition |
Van Stock |
Items shown as used on visit Costed against visit |
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Stores |
Costed against order |
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General |
Not part of job cost |
There is also a field called PO Source - "Service Desk", "Mobile" or "Integration".