Section V. Principles of Materials Handling

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.12

What type of stack and storage space would you use?"

a. The purpose of this portion of the course was to

1. Store small amounts of 10 different items that

discuss the various methods and storage devices or aids

are packed in corrugated cartons.

commonly used in storing material in military supply

2. Give a single row of supplies support to avoid

warehouses. At the close of a discussion, it is wise to

spilling into the aisle.

try to pull together the general idea, conclusions, or

3. Warehouse a large shipment of 36-inch rolls of

points discussed. It is likely to make every member of

paper.

the group more conscious of what they have learned. It

4. Warehouse two boxcars of one item.

is probable that additional discussion will result. Any

5. Warehouse three bays of an item such as

doubts should be cleared up.

mattresses.

b. Some of the warehouse situations indicated

6. Store crated refrigerators.

may have been discussed in the session. The leader

7. Prevent damage from moisture to a block hand-

should be prepared to add or substitute others from

stacked item.

observation or experience at the depot. If a member of

8. Store ten thousand 55-gallon empty drums in

the group answers in a very general way such as: "it

outside storage.

depends on the size," or "it depends on the commodity,"

-"That's all for this session. We meet again on

or "it depends on the warehouse," they should be asked

to pick a specific situation and present their method to

(Day)

the group. There may be different answers. Each

person should give reasons or enough details to make

the answer clear. If time does not permit the use of this

(Time)

summary, it may be used at the beginning of the third

session as a review.

(Place)"

Section V. Principles of Materials Handling

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b. Future session(s) will deal with the most

Review of previous session(s).

expensive, most troublesome, and most important part

REVIEW PREVIOUS SESSION-STATE TODAY'S

of any storage operation: the handling and movement

TOPIC

of supplies.

The purpose of the next series of

"In our previous sessions we have discussed

conferences is to point out many of the problems

STORAGE OF MATERIALS, with regard to BASIC

involved in materials handling to make the group THINK

FACTS WE MUST KNOW as well as the NECESSITY

about them and to emphasize the necessity for

FOR DEVELOPING STANDARD PRACTICES."

ANALYZING each operation from the bottom up. The

-'"We determined that, in order to accomplish the FOUR

success or failure of the entire program can depend

OBJECTIVES OF STORAGE:

upon how well YOU put over this session.

CONSERVE SPACE

Since certain material in this session is likely to

ASSURE SPEED OF MOVEMENT

be a "new approach"-in the eyes of the group-it requires

ASSURE STABILITY

skillful presentation and leadership. The group probably

ORDERLINESS

has never considered "Principles of Materials Handling"

we must determine the BEST METHOD and then

and, unless these principles are carefully related to their

ALWAYS USE IT."

specific jobs, they may be considered as "theories" or

-"We emphasized the fact that once these methods are

"schoolish." In preparing for this session, the leader

standardized, THEY SHOULD BE PUT DOWN IN

should have up-to-date information on many of the

WRITING."

materials handling operations taking place in the depot.

a. To "warm up" the group mentally, a short time at

This information may be used to illustrate principles or

the beginning of the class should be spent in reviewing

methods of analyzing. At the conclusion of these

some of the main points in the previous session(s). This

sessions, the group must have a clear understanding of

helps, not only to impress these points upon the

the five main principles of materials handling

participants' minds, but also to continue the line of

thought into the following meetings.

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