Centralization of Cataloging Procedures for Nonstandard Materiel

摘要

The Army, like many commercial businesses, relies on cataloging supplies and equipment to standardize requisitioning and accountability. When items are entered into the Federal supply system, they are cataloged and assigned specific codes that identify their characteristics. These items normally are assigned national stock numbers (NSNs) and, in some cases, line item numbers (LINs). However, it is often necessary to procure and account for items that are not in the standard catalog. These items are cataloged at various levels and entered in a nonstandard, or user-created, catalog. A nonstandard item is assigned a nonstandard LIN (NSLIN) instead of a standard LIN (S-LIN) and a management control number (MCN) instead of an NSN.