154 Materials and Their Handling 



Questions for You to Answer 



1. Give the 7 reasons for avoidable waste. 



2. Name some ways in which material may be 

 spoiled in process of manufacture. 



3. Name the 7 classes of assets which should 

 be covered in an inventory. 



4. How is a perpetual inventory kept? 



5. What are the advantages of a physical in- 

 ventory? 



6. State the 7 precautions which should be ob- 

 served in taking an inventory. 



7. Give 5 of the rules laid down by Mr. Cowee, 

 for safety in the shop. 



8. What are the dangers from certain forms of 

 dust? 



9. Give the reasons for using a packing card 

 and a packing list. 



10. What is wealth? 



11. What gives value to raw material? 



12. How can a foreman help his men to develop 

 initiative? 



13. In what ways was improvement in produc- 

 tion limited and hampered? 



14. What is science? 



15. What value is organized knowledge to the 

 foreman and to industry? 



16. How does an experimental department help 

 the foreman and how can the foreman help 

 that department? 



