18 Materials and Their Handling 



b. of the quantity of each item on hand at 

 any time, and 



c. of the material issued and the order 

 number on which it is issued. 



The checking and inspection of incoming ma- 

 terial were considered in the previous section. As 

 stated there, that should be done before the ma- 

 terial is placed in stores. This section will take 

 up various phases of the equipment for, and the 

 maintenance of, raw material stores. 



Location of Storeroom. In the location, lay- 

 out, and equipment of stores, the following ele- 

 ments should be considered: 



1. The location in the plant. It must be deter- 

 mined whether the stores should be concentrated 

 at one place or whether there should be branch 

 storerooms. 



2. The kinds of stock. 



3. The grades of stock. 



4. The varieties of stock. 



5. The amount of each item to be carried. 



6. The methods of storage. 



7. The conditions of storage required; such as, 

 the nature of containers needed, exposure to 

 weather, temperature, fumes, fire protection, light, 

 loss, theft. 



8. Methods of handling the material. 



These all govern the space needed and influ- 

 ence the location. The storeroom should be lo- 



