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secondary item

secondary item

[′sek·ən‚der·ē ′īd·əm]
(ordnance)
Any item, including end items, components, and spare parts, which has not been classified as a principal item.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Bringing solutions to the gaming world, Paracosmic Innovation Studios utilises blockchain technology to facilitate platform-based secondary item transactions for game developers.
The walkway is a secondary item, but the elevator is really critical in order to service the area in the small triangle."
Workers can be assured that the secondary item does not impact the thermal performance of the primary clothing being worn to protect against possible flame hazards," said Lyons.
The TACOM Life Cycle Management Command has developed a number of automated systems that assist secondary item managers with executing materiel management functions.
* Anna Kersey (secondary item manager), (586) 282-1337, email: anna.l.kersey.civ@mail.mil
The sale of a TV stand or bracket is seen as a secondary item, often with limited choice available.
The sale of a TV stand or bracket is often seen as a secondary item, often with limited choice available.
The increasing FMS business trend is expected to continue, resulting in greater FMS customer demands for expedited delivery of secondary item material.
For example, the sum of Standard Base Supply System (SBSS) demands reported to the Readiness Based Leveling (RBL) system was different than the sum of demands reported to the Secondary Item Requirements System (D200A).
Recommendation: The Secretary of Defense should direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, in conjunction with the Director, Defense Logistics Agency, and the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, to establish goals and metrics for tracking and assessing the cost efficiency of inventory management in accordance with DOD's policy requiring DLA and the services to minimize investment in secondary item inventory while providing inventory needed; develop and implement an approach for integrating these goals and metrics with inventory management improvement efforts; and incorporate the goals and metrics into existing management and oversight processes.
* The substitution of a secondary item at the same cost if a primary generic is out of stock.
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