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I just taught a course on Inventory and stock room
management in beautiful
There were a couple lessons that could be learned by any storeroom starting with the importance of accurate records. Everyone agrees with the importance of accurate records but disagree with how to achieve the goal. Here’s my take on achieving the goal:
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Be sure everyone knows why it is important.
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Encourage people to take responsibility for their part.
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Be sure everyone knows who is accountable for different aspects.
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Provide physical security.
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Provide training in procedures for storeroom personnel and your customers
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Conduct motivational talks from different parties
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Provide the tools to make doing the right thing the easiest thing to do.
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Establish goals and measures and report on progress IN PUBLIC
q Management must have the will power to make it so!
Did you ever think of all the areas where mistakes can happen to mess up your inventory numbers?
Parts removed without paperwork
Missing shipping, receiving documents
Wrong part sent in and missed in receiving
Rebuildables handles differently each time
Confusion in unit of measure
Marking wrong SKU (part number) on incoming part
Errors in transcription
Returns improperly accounted for
One part blocking sight of another
Pilferage, theft
Toolbox and rat hole inventory
Another thing that struck me was the complexity of the
process to change items on the stock list. If you want to see something
interesting get a sheet of quad paper (if they still sell it- or use Visio) and
take a business process like Return surplus
items to stock or the process to agree to standardize on one item (such as a
particular bearing). Draw all the steps, authorizations, conversations, files
created or changed, forms to be filled out to accomplish the objective. In our
class adding an item to stock required 20 steps and a plant manager’s
signiture!
Thanks for reading- Joel
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Joel Levitt, President Springfield Resources (Since 27- Feb-1980)
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