QUESTION:

Is it really that easy for logs to order for programs a simple

tool such as a hoe?

CURRENT ORDERING ISSUES ON ALL MISSIONS

There are 20 models of hoes worldwide to cater for cultural differences. And here are some examples:

And also each model will have a different weight

WHICH HOE DID YOU MEAN?

NOW THAT YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED THE RIGHT MODEL, ARE YOU GOING TO ORDER A BRITISH OR CHINESE? OR

SHOULDN’T WE BUY THE HOE USING SOME SCIENTIFIC MEANS?For example:1. Should the hoe be cast iron or hot forged?2. What’s the content in iron, manganese, carbon…in the hoe?3. What’s the Rockwell hardness of that particular hoe?4. How do I test the strength of this hoe before purchasing?

Is the log supposed to research the specifications before ordering or should it be program? Which department knows better what is suited for the beneficiaries? Joint effort?

MORE ORDERING ISSUES

1. DO YOU KNOW THE PRICE OF THE HOE TO ESTABLISH A GOOD BUDGET?

2. DO YOU KNOW THE WEIGHT OF THE HOE SO LOGS CAN FIGURE OUT THE TRANSPORT NEEDS AND COSTS?

THESE ARE ALL TRICKY QUESTIONS

OTHER ORDERING ISSUES

ANSWER: WE NEED A

CATALOGUE

RLC HUMANITARIAN CATALOGUE

The RLC catalogue has over 7.300 items in 127 categories, including WASH, NUT, FSL, Medical, Building. Tools, Support, Vehicles…

Most items have pictures, prices, weight, dimensions, and full descriptions…

RLC HUMANITARIAN CATALOGUE

Items can be found easily through filters either through the navigation pane on the left (looking in a particular subcategory) and/or by typing the name of the item in the description

Advanced search filters such as Contains, start with, end with… are available

CATALOGUE OFFERS FULL SPECIFICATIONS OF ITEMS IN

REPORTS

THE CATALOGUE HAS ALSO AN INTEGRATED ORDERING

TOOL

You can prepare your orders from the catalogue by simply adding a quantity in the Qty column of the desired item in the catalogue, which adds it to the order table above.This order will then be saved for later edit, but also exported to Excel

AUTOMATED EXCEL PR

There is no additional work to be done. What is saved in the catalogue is also available straight in Excel in the standard ACF Excel format.

SELF TRAINING VIDEOS

The catalogue also includes three (3) self training video done with SCREEN2EXE for a total of 25 minutes which show all the key features from using filters to find the desired item, using the toolbar, changing definition of items, prices… to ordering and editing and refreshing data in Excel.

CD available at logistics department (Logco)

You can also download from this link:https://

dl.dropbox.com/u/26889530/Catalogue%20Setup_W7.rar

WHERE CAN I FIND THIS CATALOGUE ON MY

MISSION?

• Windows application with sdf database

• Catalogue could be developed for tablets or mobile phones

• Catalogue could be linked on internet via a Web service* and embedded into a logistics application or ERP

• Excel procurement requests are basically xml files embedded in Excel so change in format can be done under 10 minutes

*A Web service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over the World Wide Web.

TECHNICAL DETAILS