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         <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">552.238-92</ph> Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Program.</title>
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			      <p audience="GSAR" class="- topic/p " outputclass="Ctr_SmCaps">Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Program
(May 2019)</p>
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                  <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">(a)</ph> The term “Vendor
Managed Inventory” describes a system in which the Contractor monitors
and maintains specified inventory levels for selected items at designated
stocking points. VMI enables the Contractor to plan production and
shipping more efficiently. Stocking points benefit from reduced
inventory but steady stock levels.</p>
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                  <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">(b)</ph> Contractors that
commercially provide a VMI-type system may enter into similar partnerships
with ordering agencies under a Blanket Purchase Agreement.</p>
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