Section V. Space Control and Reporting

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Figure 2-43. Honeycombing Due to Improper

Withdrawal of Stock

Section V. Space Control and Reporting

2-12. Space Control Techniques.

designing local space control techniques for storage

areas is the floor plan or planograph. Floor plans for

a. Scope and purpose. Effective control of space

general supply storage areas are discussed and

begins with the operating supervisor and extends

illustrated in section IV of this chapter.

Detailed

through the storage manager, the activity or installation

planographs depicting specific storage layouts are

commander, the major command headquarters, and to

generally developed from these floor plans. Detailed

higher department or agency levels of command. This

information on planographs for general supply storage

section provides certain uniform techniques to be used

areas are discussed and illustrated in section III, chapter

for proper space control. Storage plans for installations

and activities storing ammunition will be developed as

prescribed by the responsible military service.

d. Storage space survey worksheet.

Utilizing

information obtained from planographs, storage space

b. Space allocation map. A map of the installation

survey worksheets should be developed for each

reflecting the current status of the total area allocated

general supply warehouse section, shed, open storage

for storage operations and the location or other related

area, etc. These worksheets are scaled drawings of

activities will be maintained by the storage manager.

storage areas and provide feeder data input for storage

This map will show the type of space and specific

space status reports. Figure 2-44 is a sample of a

functional use (for example, receiving, shipping, bulk

storage space survey worksheet which may be used;

storage, loose issue storage, office space, etc.). When

however, it is not applicable to ammunition.

applicable, broad material groupings may be added to

Ammunition storage space data will be maintained on

identify storage of repair parts, end items, ammunition,

planographs in the manner prescribed by the

etc. Identification of these areas may be accomplished

responsible service. For details on the use of the survey

by the use of color coding. An overlay may be used to

worksheet, see paragraph 2-13g below.

facilitate updating the map.

c. Floor plan or planograph. The base for

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