The Purchasing of Material* 7 



going through the plar :ch ma- 



1 is used varies, and you can't always go out 

 and buy it over the counter when and as you may 

 want it. Questions of deliveries, freight tie-ups, 

 and all sorts of complications produce fluctuations 

 in the rate at which material can be obtained. Un- 

 less a safe stock is carried right in the plant, where 

 you are sure of it, the business may be shut down 

 !e. 1 he storeroom is, therefore, 

 necessary to ensure continuity of operation. I 

 a heavy expense, though, for the materials in it tic 

 up a good deal of money which is not earning any- 

 thing, and it costs a lot for care, housing, and 

 insurance. The quantity in stores should, there- 

 fore, be kept down to the lowest limit consistent 

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Sound Practice in Making Requisitions. If the 



foreman has charge of the stores and determines 



the amount to be carried and ordered, certain ques- 



s must be answered in connection with each 



item on storage. On items which arc being drawn 



regularly, he must order a new supply in time 



uvc it on hand before the present stock is ex- 



hau icrwisc there will be a shortage. There 



therefore, two questions which mu>t lu 

 tied, name! 



1. What shall be the minimum stock allowed 

 before requisitioning for new material? 



2. How much stock shall the foreman order? 



No definite answer can be made to these two 

 questions, but there is very sound practice which 



