Peace of Mind
When students don't have the right materials on the first day of class, they
fall behind. All inventory is based on course lists submitted by the school and
housed on-site at our Columbia, Missouri facility. There are no set-up
costs, nor any other hidden costs for our services. With relevant tools and
technology, MBS Direct provides the inventory assurance you need, and the peace
of mind you deserve.
Faculty Center Network
This is an award-winning site that allows faculty to research course materials
and create an adoption list for their AP courses. In addition, faculty can
browse a database of publisher contact information, see a list of titles
pending release, stay informed with the "What's New" page, and create a custom
notebook to log titles of interest.
The Edition Status Report
Available through our Direct Service Center, this report lets faculty help
ensure proper inventory themselves. The report takes current and future
adoptions and matches them to our database of nearly 300,000 titles. This
correlation provides warning of potential inventory problems and prompts
revisions based on publisher announcements of new editions.
Inventory Based on Adoptions
We stock what you need. You're partnering with the owner of the largest
inventory of new and used books in the nation. Not only is our inventory
on-site, but we base inventory acquisition on the adoption lists your faculty
submit.
Well-Integrated Computer Systems
Our systems talk to each other. When you submit information that affects
adoption data, we upload that information into our acquisition programs, which
instantly alerts our buying programs. If you submit late registrations, for
example, our buyers are instantly alerted and can increase acquisitions
accordingly.
Real-Time Ordering
Real-Time inventory means that the text availability posted on your virtual
bookstore - new and used - is accurate and current. Your students will know
whether or not the used edition of their text is available at the time they
place their order, not after the fact.
Automated Production
Our automated storage and retrieval system is the only one of its kind in the
industry. This cutting edge, robotic technology allows us to quickly and
accurately fulfill hundreds of orders by processing them simultaneously. In
other words, you'll never know how busy we are. No matter the season, we
will always be able to process and fill your students' orders efficiently, and
with nearly 100% accuracy. 99.9% of orders are filled accurately; 99.3% of
orders are shipped within24 hours after time of placement.
