Substitutions will not be made without the concurrence of the requestor. Items will be added to the stock list when they meet certain demand criteria. All supplies provided by General Stores will be charged against the requesting Department's budget. Requests rejected by FAS for insufficient funds will be returned to the originating department without further processing. Considering the time it takes to check stock, pull orders at the warehouse and process requests through FAS, all requests received at General Stores will be processed in 3-5 days.
Departments are responsible for checking and verifying all supplies received.
When receiving supplies from General Stores, if recipients compare their file copy with delivery receipts, errors and claims of shortages will be minimized. All claims of shortages must be made within 24 hours after receipt of supplies. If a responsible representative is not available in a department to receive a delivery, the supplies will be returned to General Stores for delivery at another date. This procedure is implemented to reduce claims that supplies were never delivered or received. Credit will be given for items purchased during the current fiscal year only.