PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-710
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 710
JANUARY 2012
56
PS 710
JAN 12
± First,±it’s±a±secure±place±to±shop.±
There’s±also±a±powerful±search±engine±to±
help±you±locate±products±from±a±variety±
of±government±and±supplier±catalogs.
± EMALL±has±more±than±5±million±NSN±
items±and±more±than±30±million±commercial±
items.±It±also±promotes±environmentally-
friendly±or±“green”±products,±and±supports±
smaller±entrepreneurs±so±they±can
compete±on±a±global±scale.
Delve into DOD EMALL
the department of defense’s (dod) electronic
mall (emall) serves as a single, web-based
entry point for federal and military purchasers
to get services and off-the-shelf goods from
commercial and government sources.
maybe you’ve
just heard of
dod emall for
the first time and
are wondering…
…what the
buzz is about.
for starters, how about
the ease and convenience
of one-stop shopping?
as dod’s official
e-commerce website,
the emall serves
hundreds of military
facilities worldwide.
you can
shop by…
categories, suppliers, keywords,
and part numbers or
nsn
s.
filtering results lets
you view options like
green items, product
pictures, forms of
payment or blanket
purchase agreements.
I have
multiple
requests here
from soldiers
who all need
their parts by
next week.
don’t
panic,
wright.
you can order those
items with a gpc or
milstrip and get them
within a few days.
try dod’s
emall.
Dod
EMALL man!
you’re my
hero!
I know the
normal supply
chain doesn’t
work that fast.
what
do I
do?
how
much
stuff
does
emall
have?
why
use
emall?
± Cross-store±shopping±lets±you±compare±prices±and±other±details±when±
choosing±products.±Plus,±you±no±longer±have±to±visit±catalogs±separately±
to±place±EMALL±orders.±You±can±cross-catalog±shop,±create±and±save±
shopping±carts,±and±order±items±from±more±than±one±source±at±a±time.
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