A BRIEF EXPLANATION ABOUT STORES MANAGEMENT & MATERIAL HANDLING
NATURE OF STORES
Store as building where inventories are kept.
Storage is the function of receiving, storing, and
issuing materials.
Stores ensures ready accessibility of major materials
there-by efficient service to users.
Minimization of stores cost, and continuous supply is
the prime function of stores.
Stores layout is a fundamental factor in determining
the efficient performance of stores department.
A satisfactory storage system compromises between the
use of space and the use of time.
Random location means that items can be stored in any
storage position which is available.
Keeping stock on one side of the aisle in which case
the layout is called comb type
Stores manual is a written statement of policies, and
procedures.
Verification of stock when the stock is the lowest is known as low point inventory verification.
- Periodic stock verification is taken once in a year.
Classification and
Codification
Classification and codification enables reduction in sizes, and varieties
Principles of Classification and Codification -
Consistency, coverage of entire range of items, mutually exclusive code and easily understandable are the principles of classification and codification.
MATERIAL HANDLING
Materials handling is
the art and science of moving, packing and storing of substances in any form.
OBJECTIVES OF MATERIAL HANDLING
1. Lower unit materials
handling cost
2. Reduction in mfg
cycle time
3. Better control of the
flow of materials
4. Better working
conditions
5. Better quality
6. Enhanced storage
capacity
7. Higher productivity
Selection and Design of Handling System
Selection
and design of the materials handling system should be done along with the
development of the layout, as each one affects the other.
Materials Handling Costs
Materials handling costs include cost of owning and maintaining
equipment and cost of operating the system.
Factors affecting the selection of Materials Handling
Equipment
1.
Production
problem
2. Capabilities of the
handling equipment available
3. Human element
involved
Types of material
handling systems:
a. Equipment oriented
systems
b. Material oriented
systems
c. Methods oriented
systems
d. Functions oriented
systems
Types of Materials Handling Equipment
1. Conveyers
2. Cranes, Elevators and
Hoists
3. Industrial Trucks
4. Auxiliary equipment’s
5. Miscellaneous
Handling equipment’s
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