Key Ideas and Questions.

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e. Content of program.

Warehousing-the SCIENTIFIC and ECO-

(WRITE the TOPICS on the blackboard and GIVE a

NOMICAL

BRIEF DESCRIPTION of what each section of the

RECEIPT

program will consist of.)

STORAGE

ISSUE

of materials for their BEST SAFEKEEPING

WAREHOUSE LAYOUT

and RAPID AVAILABILITY.

STORAGE OF MATERIALS

Storage Principles

Storage Standard Practices

-- UNLESS this job of warehousing is done in a

PRINCIPLES OF MATERIALS HANDLING

SCIENTIFIC manner, it is NOT ECONOMICAL."

-- "To be ECONOMICAL-- WHAT THINGS or in WHAT

WAYS can we save in our warehouse operations?

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SPACE-- -- -- -- -- in terms of CUBIC FEET

a. Warehouse layout and allocation of space. This

LABOR-- -- -- -- -- in terms of MAN-HOURS

will include a discussion of the problems and knowledge

EQUIPMENT-- -- -- -- -- in terms of EQUIPMENT

needed in planning a storage area for the receipt,

HOURS and EQUIPMENT TYPES

storage, and shipment of materials, and also, efficient

DAMAGES

methods of meeting these problems as well as systems

ACCIDENTS

of space and location control. Planographs or other

ELIMATION OF WASTE-- -- -- -- in every form"

visual aids should be utilized.

-- "The definition mentions BEST SAFEKEEPING-- by

b. Storage principles.

This will include a

that is meant: we must PROTECT THE MATERIALS.

discussion on the basic principles of stacking and storing

and the accepted practical methods for doing this job.

PROTECT AGAINST WHAT?"

The members of the group will be asked to present

some of their specific problems.

THEFT

c. Storage standard practices. This will include a

FIRE

discussion of DOD-developed standard practices for

DETERIORATION-damage

by:

weather,

storing materials. The adaptation and application of

careless handling, poor stacking conditions.

these practices will be covered as well as the

development of standard methods.

-- "The final statement in the definition of warehousing

d. Principles of materials handling.

This will

RAPID AVAILABILITY-is ALWAYS IMPORTANT."

include a discussion of the advantages to be gained by

-- "To do an efficient job of warehousing we must lay out

the proper use of MHE; existing physical conditions

our warehouses so that the MATERIALS are EASILY

which determine and limit the type of operation; and

ACCESSIBLE."

basic principles of materials handling, stressing the

-- "In these discussions-- and more important, in doing

importance of a balanced operation.

your jobs in the warehouses-- we must NEVER

7-17. Layout and Allocation of Space.

OVERLOOK or FORGET these POINTS:

a. Definition of warehousing.

-- "We must constantly check to make sure that we are

effecting SAVINGS in SPACE, LABOR, and

DEFINE "WAREHOUSING"

EQUIPMENT;

REDUCING

DAMAGES

and

ACCIDENTS; PROTECTING the materials AGAINST

-- "Before discussing the problems in warehousing, we

THEFT, FIRE, and DETERIORATION; and storing our

should all UNDERSTAND what we mean by

MATERIAL SO WE CAN GET TO IT IN A HURRY."

'warehousing' and just that we are trying to prove."

(WRITE the DEFINITION across the top of the

blackboard.)

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