The January 2023 Supply Chain Management Aggie Enterprise Procure-to-Pay Demonstration recording is now available. The recording includes an overview of the current processes for Supplier Management, Blanket Purchase Orders, Invoicing and Disbursements, as well as training updates and lots of questions and answers.

Take and look at our latest Supply Chain Link and:

• learn about this year's Academic and Staff Satisfaction Survey,
• find opportunities to see Aggie Enterprise in action,
• meet Contract Administrator Valerie Roque,
• get information on our new Help Desk Office Hours, and,
• get tips on how to reconcile Equipment Fabrications in AggieExpense

Read the February 2023 Supply Chain Link.

Supply Chain Management is launching a new option for user support: monthly Help Desk Office Hours.

Drop by online and our Help Desk staff and product managers will be available to answer your questions and help you find solutions in a friendly, low-key Zoom session. Bring your questions and learn by hearing others' challenges and solutions. If you prefer, you can also submit your questions beforehand and have the answered during the next Office Hour.

The January 2023 Supply Chain Management Aggie Enterprise Procure-to-Pay Demonstration recording is now available. The recording includes an overview of the current processes for Supplier Management, Purchasing and Accounts Payable, as well as training updates and lots of questions and answers.

In the Kuali Financial System (KFS), Blanket Order requests have been processed on a Purchase Agreement document.

Gas supplier Linde (Praxair) has notified UC of two important changes regarding accounts.

First, any account with invoices 60 days or more past due will be placed ON HOLD until payment is received. Please contact Gladys.Galicia@linde.com for invoice information. 

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.

The forum recording and PowerPoint (PDF) giving an overview of how Aggie Enterprise will change the way we do purchasing, accounts payable, and supplier records management at UC Davis is now available!

Holding or attending an event on campus? UC Davis students, faculty and staff who would like to be tested for COVID or who are being asked to test before an event or activity should continue to use the free saliva testing offered at the Human Resources Administration Building.

The presentations and recordings for the 2022 Small and Diverse Supplier Expo are now available!  The expo brought together both university staff and local suppliers, promoting awareness of small and diverse suppliers in the Davis and Sacramento area and how UC Davis departments can do business with them, highlighting programs supporting UC Davis' commitment to small and diverse suppliers.

The AggieSupply Scientific Store has moved from its former Haring Hall location to 650 La Rue Road.  The new location is larger, more centrally-located for many departments, and also offers short-term parking.  We look forward to serving you at our new location!

In an effort to support small businesses, which have been especially hard hit during the pandemic, the University of California has adopted the Small Business First program. This policy helps UC invest in and enrich our local communities with jobs and economic stability while furthering our sustainability goals and mission of teaching, research and public service.

What does Small Business First mean for me?

With wildfires likely to impact local air quality over the next several months, employees working outside may need N95 respirators. They can be purchased in AggieBuy. 

On the AggieBuy main dashboard, in the Product Search field, enter N95 to search for and locate the N95 item(s) that meet the needs of your outdoor workers.  You can also search by part number 31111-118 to retrieve an N95 product available from the Central Storehouse catalog.

Fiscal Close is almost here!  To help the campus prepare for the end of the fiscal year, Supply Chain Management has a webpage that includes Fiscal Close dates and deadlines, instructions for purchasing, accounts payable and travel transactions and other important information.