Saturday, September 3, 2011

Location and layout of stores department

The following factors  are be considered while determining the location of stores : 
1. It should be near to the receiving department .
2. It should be approachable by vehicles. 
3. It should be easily accessible to all departments , particularly to the production department . 
4. It should have sufficient space to hold the purchased inventory . 
5. It should be located considering the nature of the materials purchased . 
6. It should be located at a safe place .
7. Store must be equipped with sufficient bins and racks of appropriate shapes sizes. 
8. All bins should be serially numbered , one bin for one item . 
9. Special attention must be paid for liquid and chemical items protecting their loss from leakage, evaporation or atmospheric conditions . ETC. 

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