News

Highlights of December's SCM Link newsletter:

• A thank you and tallies of our Mail Services' food and toy drives.
• Info about Microscope Services new location
• Meet Microscope Technician Eric Vang
• Details on the upcoming AggieExpense Office Hour
• New services offered in AggieLogistics
• Registration information for the January Aggie Enterprise Town Hall

Take a look: https://conta.cc/3W1iOj8

There continues to be disruptions to United Parcel Service (UPS) deliveries on campus. While some shipments are being delivered, others are being delayed or returned to the sender. We do not have an estimate as to when this disruption will be resolved.

Requisitions, Purchase Agreements and Vendor Requests associated with those REQs and PAs, must be in the KFS Action List of Supplier Services by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7th in order to be processed prior to the winter holidays.

There's lots going on at Supply Chain Management!

This month's newsletter includes:

• New Home Page Coming Soon
• Winter Holiday Closures and Deadlines
• What is the Definition of an Emergency?
• SCM Spotlight: Michael Sandoval, Central Storehouse Storekeeper
• Food Drive, Toy Drive in Full Swing
• Aggie Enterprise: Procure-to-Pay Demos Coming Soon

Check it out here: https://conta.cc/3A1LMqn

The Supply Chain Management home page will soon have a new streamlined look and feel!

Beginning Monday, Nov. 14, visitors to our home page will find:

• simplified drop-down menu options,
• timely messages on current issues, hot topics and upcoming events, and
• easier-to-find staff and unit contact information.

Helpful information on our systems will be accessible from the home page, and Repro Graphics’ online ordering platform, AggiePrint, will be added to the suite.

Mail Services is once again teaming up with the Marine Corps Reserve for the annual Toys for Tots Toy Drive, which runs from November 28 to December 9. Help make the holidays brighter for Yolo County children by donating a new, unwrapped toy. Look for the blue bins around campus or place the toys in your outgoing mail. Toys can also be dropped off at Mail Services at 615 Hopkins Dr. during normal business hours.

Headed to AggieSurplus for In-Store Shopping?

The Holiday Food Drive is back! Donating is easy, simply leave non-perishable food and other essentials in your outgoing mail and Mail Services will collect them from Nov. 1 to Nov. 18. Donations benefit students through the ASUCD Pantry on campus and the UC Davis Health community at the UC Davis Health Pantry.

Heading to AggieSurplus for November's in-store shopping event? Bring non-perishable donation items Thursday, Nov. 3 and Friday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and receive the following discounts:

Airgas, UC’s main supplier of liquid nitrogen for cryogenic storage, has announced it will no longer permit its delivery drivers to fill open-mouth dewar flasks if they contain samples. In addition, Airgas drivers will no longer provide connection/disconnection services or inventory management. These services are not included in Airgas’ contract with UC, however, some customers have been receiving them as a courtesy.

This month's newsletter includes:

• UC Davis Supplier Showcase
• The Launch of AggieExpense
• Meet Scientific Store Supervisor Matt Pinkston
• Scientific Store Lab Coats Now Available in AggieBuy
• New rates for Distribution & Logisitics
• New Travel & Entertainment Meal Rates

View the September 2022 newsletter here: https://conta.cc/3Brl9uW

In response to soaring food prices, UC has increased the maximum per person amounts for the reimbursement of travel and entertainment meal expenses. These rates apply to travel and entertainment reports submitted in the AggieExpense system after Sept. 9, 2022.

Meal reimbursement for Travel under 30 days within the lower 48 states is now capped at $79 per day of travel, up from $62. As a reminder, only actual expenses may be claimed. The UC does not provide a traditional “per diem”.

The maximum meal rates for entertainment and business meeting meals are as follows: