Summary.

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

IS EACH PART OF THE JOB DONE PROPERLY?

material properly, the easy way; pallets properly placed

on trailer; trailers placed in car correctly; trailers coupler

-"There are NO SHORT CUTS-NO TRICKY OFFICE

and ready for the tractor; trailers in proper location at the

METHODS for analyzing a MATERIALS HANDLING

stack; fork truck stacking properly, the easy and safe

operation."

way; empty trailers in the proper location near the car;

-"It requires CAREFUL STUDY ON THE JOB some

and in the case of multistory buildings the elevator

clearly ORGANIZED THINKING."

operation must be checked. If all of these operations

-"After we arrive at what WE THINK is the BEST

are being done correctly-the easy and the safe way-then

METHOD, we should PUT IT DOWN IN WRITING-not

we should consider adding or reducing manpower and

carry it around in our heads."

equipment.

-"Have the CORRECT METHOD AVAILABLE for YOUR

FUTURE REFERENCE."

(4) Quite often an operation gets out of

-"Give the next fellow a break."

BALANCE because of poor timing at the start. Part of

a. Throughout this discussion many points have

the supervisor's job is to PLAN properly so that

been addressed concerning THINKING ABOUT and

everybody and everything is READY and ON THE

DOING an efficient operation. The number of things to

SCENE at the time the job is scheduled to start. Care

think about emphasizes that it is no simple job; that it

should be taken to avoid such time wasters as:

has many complexities. The summary stresses the

equipment on the job waiting for the laborers to arrive;

necessity for ANALYZING, in an organized way, EVERY

OR, laborers on the job waiting for the equipment; OR,

JOB for which supervisors are responsible. The basis

both laborers and equipment on the job waiting for a

for such an analysis can be summed up in three

checker; OR, equipment arriving "empty handed," when

questions:

it should have brought pallets or other miscellaneous

equipment needed. DO NOT OVERLOOK THE LITTLE

Are the principles applicable?

DETAILS THAT GO INTO MAKING AN OPERATION.

Is the operation balanced?

LOOK FOR TIMEWASTERS IN ALL OPERATIONS!

Is each part of the job done properly?

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b. After answering these questions, we should be

BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE MAIN POINTS

better equipped to spot the weak points and take the

-"To SUMMARIZE briefly, we can list THREE MAIN

necessary action to correct them.

REMEMBER,

QUESTIONS which must be asked in analyzing a

SUPERVISORS CAN DO A BETTER JOB BY USING

materials handling operation." (LIST points on

THEIR HEADS AND SAVING THEIR BACKS.

blackboard)

ARE THE PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE?

IS THE OPERATION BALANCED?

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