PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 313
DECEMBER 1978
Stow it! There's a place fr
everything, and everything in
its place.
±
That goes fr your repair par², ³
too.
_
'Course, your storage area has
·
to be secure wi´ a door that locks.
SticK up a "µeep Out¶ sign.
The area must protect Y·ur
parts Fom the weather and be
large enough to store all o¸ your
par² -
where you can ¹nd 'em.
ºor that, you need a system.
ºirst taKe stocK o¸ what y»u'Ve
got. ¼hat's so you can store 'em by:
e
END ITEM -
½y to put all
the par² fr the same end¾item in
the same general area.
e
SIZE,
SHAPE
AND
WE¿GHT -
Small, light items go
in drawers and on topÀrow shelves.
Large, bulKy items go in wide
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shelves anÁ bins. Heavy items go
near the Âoor -
buà Äot on it i¸ at
all possible. Stash 'em on pallets
-
or something sÅmilar -
i¸ you
can't Keep 'em at the bottom or end
o¸ a bin or on a low shel¸.
e
DEMAND -
Stow the parts
your mechanics use most in handy
.
e
CONTROLS -
Put high±cost,
sensitive or controlled items in
cabinets and bins with locks. ²ara.
±-10
of AR
190²1³
has the inF.
'Natch, 1or2 par² on a shel¸ oR
in a bin is a waste oÆ space. Here's
how to mix par² and stilÇ Keep 'em
sÈaightÉ
Ê
µeep parts that Ë·oK aÇiKe
apÌt. Mix only those thaÍ looK di¸Î
Ïrent on the saÐe shel¸ or in the
same bin.
-
Ñg each paRt with its NSN
and name
before
sÍoRiÒg it wiÍh
other paR².
LOating PaRs
GiÓe 'em an addReÔÔ. HeRe's
howÕ
• Ñg each cÖB×net, sØeÇÆ stacK
or wall shelÆ w×th a letteR.
•NUmber the Ùws.
c.
ÚLabel each Ôecti·n oR
Û
dRaweR
within a R·w wiÍh a Jetter.
¿¸ you've got more drawers or
bins than you have rows, you may
want
to letter the rows and
number the drawers. That's up to
you.
Either way, maKe sure you
match Ühe part's address wiÝ the
letteRs and nUmbers you write
in the location blocK on the
part's DA ºorm 3318 or your PLL
printout.
'Þ·URÔe, Íhe locßti·n àÒ the
áàRm àR âRintàUt cãaÒäeÔ eÓeRå
time æàU m·Óe parç. è·U Ðßy, éRê
instanceë m·Óe yoUR paRç aR·uÒd
aÆteR inÔpecÍinä yàUr Ôt·cì íR
oUtîïateï oR no longeR Òeeïeï
paRç.
AðeR ñat, ìeeâ y·UR âaRts
sÍ·wed wheRe y·u âUt 'eò.
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