A storage facility receives, stores, issues, and
ships thousands of items of all shapes and sizes.
These items must be stored in specific places so
that they can be located quickly and easily when
they are issued.
The system used to store and
locate supplies is called the stock locator system.
A
stock locafion is simply an address for each item of
stock that is stored in the facility.
As the storage
supervisor of a DSU, you are responsible for
setting up and maintaining a stock locator system.
The two types of systems are the five-character
and the nine-character.For information on
the nine-character system, see TM 7$-240-1,
Chapter 3. As a DSU storage supervisor, you will
be concerned only with the five-character system.
You must also make sure that your soldiers understand
and use the system.
You should have the
stock location file placed in a central area. Make
sure that a separate record is kept for each location
that has an item in it or that has been held open for
an incoming item. You should have a location
reserved for every item on your unit ASL. You can
get the ASL listing from the SCS. If you have
ADPE available, use it to set up and maintain the
stock location system.