A
AEL: Authorized Equipment List
attribute: Details, such as size, manufacturer, and pack level, that define inventory items.
available quantity: Current On Hand quantity less the quantity committed to other locations or otherwise unavailable.
B
batch: Grouping within a line item that is unique due to one or more details, such as the date ordered or received, cost, purchase order, serial, or lot number, or maintenance schedule.
C
category: High-level grouping or classification of inventory item types.
client: Contractual authority that manages all members of the client domain, such as a state or hospital association.
D
domain: An organizational unit of any size that is responsible for controlling, monitoring, and tracking its inventory and the locations where its inventory is stored and distributed.
I
inventory: Actual item or group of items to be tracked and managed.
item: Actual supply or asset to be tracked and managed.
item type: Mid-level grouping of like items within a category.
K
kit: Grouped line items that are stored and distributed as a single unit because they are generally used together.
L
location: Physical location within a domain or region, such as a facility (hospital), mobile agency, DMAT trailer, or warehouse.
N
needed quantity: Current Par quantity less the quantity On Hand plus On Order.
nonscheduled: Item that may need maintenance during its lifecycle and for which a maintenance schedule has not been set up.
O
on hand: Current number of items in stock for a sub location.
on order: Current number of items on purchase orders that are not yet received or in stock.
P
pack level: Short for packaging level. Supply items are produced and delivered in various packaging units, such as each, feet, units, boxes, cases, and pallets. For example, gloves come in a box and the boxes are delivered by the case. The box and the case represent two different pack levels.
pack quantity: Short for packaging quantity. A specific number of supply items are contained in each pack level. For example, gloves come in a box of 100 and a case of 10 boxes. Gloves are the inventory item, box and case are the pack levels, and 100 and 10 are the pack quantities.
par: Minimum amount that must be on hand to support standard operations.
point of dispensing (POD) site: Location established under strict control by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the distribution and of Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) medicines and supplies during a local or regional incident.
R
receive, stage, and store (RSS) site: Location established under strict control by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for receiving, staging, and storing Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) medicines and supplies during a local or regional incident.
re-order: Amount that, when reached, signals the need to order more item inventory.
region: Jurisdiction within the domain; often this is a geographical area or an agency.
right: Permission that allows a person to access locations, view information, and perform tasks.
role: Grouping of rights and permissions assigned to people that govern the elements they see in the solution, the features they can access, and the tasks they can perform.
S
scheduled: Indicates regular, periodic maintenance, performed on a maintenance schedule that has been set up for the review and service of an item.
sub location: Precise physical space within a location, such as an ED bay or storage closet, that identifies where inventory is stored, monitored, and tracked.
U
unscheduled: Indicates unanticipated maintenance that needs to be performed outside of an item’s regular maintenance schedule.