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Rate Increases Effective April 1, 2008

Effective April 1, 2008 Airgas cylinder rental rates will increase to $1.05 per day for liquid nitrogen tanks and $.22 per day for all other tanks.

     
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Fisher Scientific Has New Customer Service Rep !

Welcome Laurene Hoffman, Fisher Scientific Representative! Laurene can be reached at u.wisconsin@thermofisher.com

     
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FY08 Changes for MD Accounts

When setting up new MD accounts, use the standard Account Update Form available on the MDS website at http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/mds/custform.html

Provide 1 line of funding in SFS coding.  Funding on all MDS accounts will be automatically changed from legacy to SFS formatting for the first billing of FY08.

If customer wants to split the funding, they will have to do that after the monthly billing process is complete by preparing a non-salary cost transfer.

If customer is using an Internal Work Order in FY08 – they can submit this to MDS for an account to be set up.  If there is 1 line of funding on the Work Order, MDS will put this line of funding on the MD account for billing. If there are multiple lines of funding on the Work Order, MDS will call customer to verify which (1) line of coding the customer wants on MD account for billing.  Again, if customer wants split funding, they will need to complete a non-salary cost transfer after the billing process is complete.

If an Internal Work Order is provided to MDS, this Work Order number will appear in WISDM after the billing file is processed.

If you previously used an internal requisition to purchase items such as capital equipment from Fisher Scientific, you may submit an Internal Work Order to do so in FY08. The Work Order Number will be carried through to WISDM for reference purpose.

If you are currently using internal requisitions associated with your MD numbers, we will convert your existing first line of funding from the internal requisition and make it the default funding for your MD number associated with that requisition after FY07 billing process is completed in early July 2007.

For further information, please contact Carrie Jensen, MDS Customer Service/Marketing Supervisor at 497-4404 or cjensen@bussvc.wisc.edu

 
 
E-Commerce Catalogs and Prime Vendor Relationships:
  Available through MDS
(using your MD number)
  MDS Supplies
  Dell Computers
  Fisher Scientific Lab Supplies
  Office Depot Office Supplies
  Grainger Maintenance Repair & Operational Supplies
  Airgas Gas Cylinders
  VWR Lab Supplies
   
   

 

 

 
 
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