System: Storeroom
Site Storeroom – Global Storage FIFO “First In – First Out”
Standard
Inspection method and Direction of improvement
evaluation standard (when required)
Oldest materials are When restocking, issuing,
stored so they are returning, and performing
picked first for PM. physical inventory cycle
counting, ensure that the
oldest material (first in) is the
material chosen for next use
(first out).
Know-Why (Why is improvement
required?)
Parts reliability measures that will promote
proper inventory rotation and the integrity of
the spare.
Many Storeroom materials have a shelf life
(i.e.: bearings, belts, oil-seals, adhesives,
lubrication… etc) that if not rotated, will
negatively impact the reliability/integrity of PM.