Construction material requisitions
Allokit lets foremen and project managers request their job site’s material in a requisition. The storekeeper approves the requisition, Allokit reserves the available stock and missing quantities move to the order list.
A material requisition in Allokit groups the project, the required date and the requested items with their quantities. The storekeeper approves, edits or rejects it, and the requester follows the status of every line.
What is a construction material requisition?
A material requisition is the request a job site sends to the company’s stockroom. It states the project, the date the material must be available and the quantity of every requested item. In a construction WMS, the requisition is the starting point of every material issue.
In Allokit, a requisition can include tools, equipment and consumables at the same time. It can also request more than the available stock: Allokit then places the difference in the storekeeper’s “To order” list.
Material requisitions in Allokit
- Request by project
- The requester chooses the project, the required date and the items with their quantities.
- Free-text items
- An item missing from the catalogue can be requested as free text. The storekeeper then links it to the right catalogue model.
- Storekeeper approval
- The storekeeper or administrator approves the requisition, edits it with a note or rejects it with a mandatory reason.
- Requester tracking
- The requester sees the status of the requisition, the quantities requested and received on each line, and the reason for a rejection.
- Missing quantities to order
- Allokit calculates the quantities missing after approval and groups them in the “To order” list.
- Split between warehouses
- At approval, the storekeeper can split a requisition between several warehouses, with one shipment per warehouse.
How a requisition moves through Allokit
Create the requisition
The foreman chooses the project, the required date and the requested items.
Approve or reject
The storekeeper approves the requisition, adjusts it with a note or rejects it with a reason.
Reserve and order
Allokit reserves the available stock and sends missing quantities to “To order”.
Pick or hand over
The material is picked and shipped to the job site, or handed over directly at the stockroom counter.
When to use material requisitions
- Request a job site’s material before work starts
- Centralize requests from several foremen in the stockroom
- Know which quantities must be purchased to supply the job sites
Frequently asked questions about material requisitions
Who can create a requisition in Allokit?
Team members such as foremen and project managers create requisitions for their projects. The storekeeper and the administrator process them.
How many approval levels does a requisition have?
A requisition has one approval level: the storekeeper or administrator approves, edits or rejects it.
What happens when stock is insufficient?
The requisition can be approved even when stock is insufficient. Allokit places the missing quantity in the “To order” list so the storekeeper can create a purchase order.
Does the requester know why a requisition was rejected?
Yes. A rejection requires a reason, and the requester sees it in the requisition.
Can a requisition include tools and consumables?
Yes. A requisition can request tools and equipment by unit and consumables by quantity.
Other warehouse management features
Warehouse receiving for construction material
Allokit groups everything the warehouse must receive in one list: supplier deliveries, job site returns and transfers between warehouses. The storekeeper checks every receipt by scan and chooses the storage location.
See the featurePicking and shipping material to job sites
Allokit guides the storekeeper while picking material and tracks every shipment to the job site. The shipment keeps the vehicle used, loading photos, the GPS route and proof of delivery.
See the featureStockroom and parts counter management
Allokit gives the storekeeper one place to approve requisitions, hand material over at the counter, record issues and receive returns. Every issue and every return is charged to the right project.
See the featureConstruction consumables inventory
Allokit keeps the company’s consumables inventory by item and by location. Every receipt, delivery, consumption, return and transfer updates the available quantity and the cost of the project concerned.
See the feature
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