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Supervisor: Erik Simonsen
Stores Manager: Randy Wampole
- Store Hours: 7:45 AM - 4:30 PM
- Store Phone: 715-836-3742
- Store Fax: 715-836-6029
Overview:
Central Stores maintains an inventory of approximately $200,000 in supplies used by various departments. Through the use of combined purchasing power and bulk ordering, Central Stores is able to obtain supplies at discounted prices, thereby gaining a better price for you the customer, and maximizing the use of limited budget dollars.
What commodities are stocked by Central Stores is determined in a variety of ways such as customer request, surveys, obvious need, and observation of incoming products from outside sources. Commodities removed from stock are determined by analyzing sales in the past two years and/or if the items have become obsolete. An average of 90% of the commodities are priced equal to or lower than commodities available through outside vendors.
Central Stores mission is to, as a service to the University, provide a quality product at a low cost in a timely and efficient manner, including delivery.
Effective 2012, Central Stores no longer stocks office supplies. Customers gained in a number of ways by ordering their office supplies online using the MDS system. There is no markup, the customer knows while ordering what their discounted total is, and the department's funding string is immediately updated versus waiting for an end-of-month chargeback.
