The district also rents a storage unit for its textbooks. Periodic analysis is prepared that can indicate current supply levels, use patterns, potential surplus items, delivery information, and other information useful to the purchasing agent in decision-making. The warehouse stores order report indicates only the number of units on hand. The warehouse supervisor manually calculates projected inventory usage. The warehouse does not prepare any additional management and performance reports.
Stock is inspected and rotated so that old stock is used up first.
Responsibility for the storage operation is specifically assigned and understood by all. Stock is handled with a minimum outlay of time for unpacking, shelving, and, if part of a central storage system, repacking for distribution. The number of distributions is kept to a minimum. The district has not implemented a regular delivery schedule to minimize the frequency of deliveries and travel distances. Stocks are released only on written requisition.