PM-Non-inventory items

We are in the process of implementing Procurement Management. How do
those of you who are using PM handle non-inventory items such as
paper,pens,chemicals and other supplies.
Do you have an Item master record for each of these items? If so, who
enters the item master record -the requisitioners,buyers?
We are concerned about loading the Item Master with garbage  and
duplications. For example-if we have requisitioner  in Eng ordering blue
pens- would she enter the item master record for pens-blue so she can
create a requisition? Then the next person comes along and doesn't check
if there are blue pens already in the Item master so they enter another
record such as Pen-BL . I can see this becoming a mess.

Thanks for any advise,
Mary Kennedy
Smiths ESLI



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