156 Figure 3-14. CHAPTER Ili, SECTION 6 Outside Storage Area - Elmer. MATERIAL CONTROL. All store requisitions were screened through Kardex records before materials were issued to ensure that allocated materials were not being used for other purposes or, if the materials were released for use, that adequate replacements or substitutions were procurable. Allocations of material were made against specific or general construction commitments until such time as definite requirements were known; they were then posted to “use” feature. Reviews were made of stock levels against established reorder points, and maintenance stock replenishment requisitions were subsequently initiated for items which were of standard stock nature. “Standard packaging’ was introduced in hardware and was gradually extended to other commodities. The expense of the monetary and quantity control for such items as screws far outweighed the value of the item. Therefore, a standard package for screws (one gross) is charged to a special account; individual issue from this package is then made on a “no charge” basis. Inventory control was maintained only on unbroken packages. Many man-hours in accounting and material control were saved by the introduction of the standard package system. Special excess reports were submitted to the Home Office calling attention to items of inventory that could have no further possible use at the Jobsite. These items were mainly parts for heavy equipment, motor vehicles of a type no longer at the Jobsite, or items of special design which became obsolete. With the disposition of these excess items, the total inventory at the Jobsite should be materially reduced. Page 3-41