Supply Chain Management

The current Administration recently announced significant tariffs that will impact nearly all trading partners of the United States.

Considering the uncertainty this creates, it is imperative that we take proactive measures to mitigate disruptions. 

The most effective and actionable step is to prioritize the use of UC systemwide contracted suppliers whenever possible.

Beginning Monday, March 31, a new webform will be used to make requests for Carve Outs to UC’s Covered Services policy. 

The form requires much of the same information previously requested, but is simplified in the following ways:

In a recent letter to the UC Davis community, Chancellor May requested leaders to continue to review the need for travel in their units and reduce travel and other expenses as much as feasible.

Need office supplies, toner, or printer cartridges? The ODP catalog in Aggie Enterprise has you covered!

Office supplies available from ODP include writing supplies, files/folders/binders, storage items, calendars and planners, labels/label markers, mailing supplies, presentation boards, tapes/adhesives, and arts and crafts supplies.  

ODP also offers a wide variety of toner and printer cartridges.  Purchasing these items from ODP provides multiple benefits, including: 

PaymentWorks will be a new supplier portal for streamlining the supplier onboarding process. Implementation is scheduled for Monday, March 10, 2025.  This new platform will replace the current vendor add process completed in Aggie Enterprise. Suppliers will onboard with PaymentWorks, and then the vendor data will be transmitted to Aggie Enterprise.

A new way to pay honoraria and research subjects will be implemented on Monday, February 3rd, 2025. 

Candex is the name of the supplier platform that allows one time payments for these types of transactions.  On the Aggie Enterprise Requisitions screen, a Candex tile will be available in the All Punchouts section, and allow employees to process honoraria and research subject payments without the need for the payees to be in the university supplier database. 

Departments may soon see cost increases on products commonly used on campus as a result of the incoming administration's proposed tariffs on goods coming from Mexico, Canada and China. The incoming president has indicated that he will pursue a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada and add another 10% to already existing tariffs imposed on China.

PaymentWorks will be a new supplier portal for streamlining the supplier onboarding process. Implementation is scheduled for March 2025.  This new platform will replace the current vendor add process completed in Aggie Enterprise. Suppliers will onboard with PaymentWorks, and then the vendor data will be transmitted to Aggie Enterprise. 

The process of documenting and requesting payment for unauthorized purchases is changing as of Friday, January 17, 2025.  You can also join us at our next Hot Topics session on 2/11/25 to learn more.

This month's newsletter has information on:

• AggieExpense homepage user interface
• Candex for one-time payments
• Setting up your Requisition preferences
• PaymentWorks for managing supplier records
• and more

Check out the January 2025 Supply Chain Link here: https://conta.cc/3C2PdRS

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Entry procedures for Europe and the United Kingdom are changing and travelers need to be aware of three new systems: Electronic Travel Authorization, the European Travel Information and Authorization System, and the Entry/Exit System.

Mail Services would like to thank the campus and UC Davis Health for their support of this year’s Food Drive.

Campus Mail Services collected 1,517 pounds of food and other non-perishable essentials, which included 185 pounds donated by AggieSurplus customers during November in-store shopping days. The collection was donated to the ASUCD Pantry, which provides food and basic essentials to UC Davis students. 

To streamline the Revenue Agreement process,  improvements based on feedback from Aggie Enterprise stakeholders – including department and central office users – will be implemented starting Monday, December 9, 2024, at 8 a.m.

What's Changing:

The 2024 Winter Holiday schedule is now available. Please note that some Supply Chain Management units will be either closed and/or operating reduced hours the weeks of December 23rd and December 30th.  We wish you all the best this holiday season and in the year ahead!