materials requisition

materials requisition

a document which is used to authorize and record the issue of materials or components to production from stores. Information from the requisition is used to update the STORES RECORD CARD (bin card) and the STORES LEDGER, and to ascertain the DIRECT MATERIALS used on jobs or products as well as the INDIRECT MATERIALS used by various COST CENTRES.

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