SETNNG UP T}IE TOCATOR SYSTEM To set up a good stock locator system, you should start with the Ipyout plan you prepared for the storage area. Yo#cohp-leled ilairograph should show the location of storage areas or sections; working, shipping, and receiving areas; main and working aisles; locker rooms and rest
five-character code describes a certain row, column, level, or segment of the storage area. Only 23 letters and 9 numbers can be used for labeling. The letters I, O, and Z and the number O are not used. You begin labeling with the letters. If you have 32 or less rows or columns to label, use steps 3 and 4 below. If you have more than 32 rows or columns, use step 7 below. . Step 1. Get a planograph for each major storage area. To make sure you have all the rows and aisles running in the risht direction, label the bottom of the planograph BOTTOM bEfore you begin. Write the name of the storage area or the building number across the bottom of the planograph for identification. . Sfep 2. Use TM 743-200-1 as a guide, and sketch in the aisles, rows, and columns in each storage area. The size ofthe bins, shelves, and storage aids should serve as a guide for the layout. o Sfep 3. Label the storage rows. If the rows on .your planograph run across the page, label them in ascending order from bottom to top. If the rows run up anddown, label them in ascending order from left to right. Figure 6-1 shows how to label storase rows. . Step 4. Label the columns (or bins) of the rows. (The columns are the sections of the rows that start at the floor and go toward the ceiling.) Label the columns the same way you labeled the rows-from bottom to top and from left to right. Figure 6-2 shows how to label columns. Figure 6-3 shbws a planograph with rows and columns labeled correctly. . Step 5. Label the levels of each column from bottom to top.
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