inventory_item

The information requirements table for the Inventory Item Demand DEX and corresponding business objects are provided below:

Information requirement	Business Object(s)
Information that is used to define the message that performs the inventory item demand UK_Defence processes.	Message, Record.
All MoD inventory items used to support the related PSE, not just serialised items	Inventory Item, Item of Supply, Product Design, Product Specification, NATO Item of Supply Specification
Identification of the demand.	Resource Demand, Inventory Item Demand
Identification of the organization demanding the item.	Resource Demand, Inventory Item Demand, Organizational Unit, Location, Organizational Unit Non Standard Location
Identification of the person demanding the item.	Resource Demand, Inventory Item Demand, Person
Identification of the item demanded by reference codes.	Inventory Item, Inventory, Item of Supply, Product Design, Product Specification, NATO Item of Supply Specification
If item references are not known, it may be demanded by description or reference to documentation.	Inventory Item, Inventory, Document Association, Document
Identification of the item by name (usually Short Item Name).	Inventory Item, Item of Supply, Product Design, Product Specification
Quantity and denomination of items required.	Inventory Item Demand, Resource Demand, Activity, Demand Support Activity Relationship
Qualifications of whether alternative items of supply or reduced numbers of items are acceptable for delivery or not.	Inventory Item Demand, Resource Demand, Activity, Demand Support Activity Relationship
Identification of where stock may be held and/or who the custodian will be.	Inventory Item Demand, Facility, Person
Date demand raised.	Resource Demand, Resource Allocation
Required Delivery Date (RDD).	Inventory Item Demand, Resource Demand, Resource Allocation
Location to be delivered to.	Inventory Item Demand, Location
Authority to demand.	Inventory Item Demand, Resource Demand, Resource Allocation
Identification of any special requirements, including Justification of Airfreight (For all items not normally warranting movement by air).	Inventory Item Demand, Resource Demand, Resource Allocation, Activity, Demand Support Activity Relationship
Priority of the demand (using the Standard Priority Code from JSP 886).	Inventory Item Demand, Resource Demand, Resource Allocation, Activity, Demand Support Activity Relationship
Activity to which demand is related or Reason for Demand (RFD) e.g. to replenish stocks.	Inventory Item Demand, Resource Demand, Resource Allocation, Activity, Demand Support Activity Relationship
Accounting information e.g. Unit Identification Number (UIN).	Inventory Item Demand, Resource Demand, Organizational Unit, Location, Organizational Unit Non Standard Location
Identification of the theatre to which the item is to be supplied (by Theatre Code).	Inventory Item Demand, Location
Supplementary information for service specific Supply Chain Management: for example Customer Reference.	Inventory Item Demand, Resource Demand, Organizational Unit, Location, Organizational Unit Non Standard Location
Secondary Depot Code (Army Use).	Inventory Item Demand, Resource Demand, Organizational Unit, Location, Organizational Unit Non Standard Location
Point of contact for queries.	Inventory Item Demand, Person
Request for full despatch/flight details and Airway Bill (AWB) numbers as required.	Inventory Item Demand, Resource Demand, Resource Allocation
Remarks to allow for supplementary information.	Inventory Item Demand, Resource Demand, Resource Allocation
Condemnation codes for permanent items. (e.g. Army AFG1043 or RAF F731) .	Inventory Item Demand, Resource Demand, Resource Allocation

In terms of business objects, these information requirements are modelled as shown below in Figure 1.

NOTE For clarity, not all of the dependent business objects - those that will make the model referentially complete - have been included on the diagram.

inventory_item_demand Business Information Requirements