. Bell telephone magazine . to have on hand theparticular items he needs each day. The distribution of supplies is notalone a problem of applying the besttransportation methods, for many re-lated supply activities must precedeand follow the actual transportationbetween the distributing house andthe delivery locations in the telephonecompany. Forecasts of requirements for theimportant items must be prepared toaid in determining manufacturing andpurchasing schedules. The output ofrehabilitated equipment from the re-pair shops in the distributing housesmust be calculated in advance. Re-quirements
. Bell telephone magazine . to have on hand theparticular items he needs each day. The distribution of supplies is notalone a problem of applying the besttransportation methods, for many re-lated supply activities must precedeand follow the actual transportationbetween the distributing house andthe delivery locations in the telephonecompany. Forecasts of requirements for theimportant items must be prepared toaid in determining manufacturing andpurchasing schedules. The output ofrehabilitated equipment from the re-pair shops in the distributing housesmust be calculated in advance. Re-quirements for new items must be es-timated. All these are for the pur-pose of furnishing the Western Elec-tric Company with background infor-mation to aid it in maintaining ade-quate stocks of needed supplies. The employee needing suppliesmust know the proper name for eachitem, the size or code number, thequantities in the standard packages,and whether it is carried in stock at 278 Bell Telephone Quarterly OCTOBER DISTRIBUTION ZONES. Zone A Zone B SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF VARIOUS TYPES OF SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION Zone A represents direct distribution from a Western Electric distributing house. Zone Billustrates nightly deliveries from a centralized storeroom, and Zone C shows distribution through localized storerooms the distributing house. A catalog of telephone companies. Order forms supplies is his guide, and the issuance and requisitions are designed in such of periodic catalog revisions is a nee- a manner as to aid the individual to essary part of the supply work in the secure the supplies he needs. For the 19^0 Final Steps in Supply Distribution 279 use of the specialized crafts in thePlant Department, the requisitionforms are imprinted with the namesof the frequently used items. System in Supply Distribution It is essential that each distributinghouse receive an orderly flow of requi-sitions from the telephone time allowances must be madeto permit the distributing house tos
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