In come cases, this material is sent directly to another station for use during their outage.
Current practices vary among vendors.
The module provides two functions, first for logging incoming RAM by vendor before the outage commences, and tracking the equipment while it is on-site. The second function provides for one-step characterization of the variable size boxes which are used to package most vendor furnished equipment. The main features of the module are discussed below. The purpose of this feature is to log the characteristics of incoming RAM as it is received, before and during an outage, and track the locale of this equipment while on-site. Much of the descriptive information entered upon receipt is used to support shipment of the equipment back to the vendor, or to another station after the outage.