21 Materials and 1 lint Handling 



Storeroom Practicr. How much stock to carry 

 of each item in stores is a difficult and complicated 

 question. So much money can be tied up in stores 

 that this question should he determined in confer- 

 ence with others and not left to the storekeeper 

 alone. The purchasing agent, the manager, and 

 other officials may have a part in determining the 

 general policies involved, though the working out 

 of the details may be left to the storekeeper. 



Requisitions made by foremen for materials go 

 first to the storeroom, and, if the material is not in 

 stores, the storekeeper will put through a pur- 

 chase order for it. Having all material concen- 

 trated in the storeroom is useful in cutting out 

 duplications arising from the ordering of material 

 which is already in the plant but not known to the 

 person who makes the requisition. Another effect 

 of a storeroom is to standardize supplies. With- 

 out concentration of the material there, small 

 stocks of similar articles are almost certain to 

 spring up in different parts of the plant. If these 

 are brought together into a single stock, the need 

 of standardization becomes apparent at once. 

 Even in the best run plants, obsolete material will 

 accumulate due to over-ordering, changes in de- 

 sign, etc. If this is in a storeroom, it will make 

 itself known and steps can be taken to clear out 

 the stock when it is an advantage to do so. 



Absolutely no material should be issued from 

 the stores without an order signed by a foreman or 

 other authorized person, and the material should 

 be charged to some definite order. This will be 



