1. What is Tool Crib Inventory
Manufacturers need tools to maintain their plants and to keep their
production running smootly. Plant managers buy the tools
and organize them into a system that keeps track of their
usage. The managers inventory the tools into what
they call "tool cribs", from which workers withdraw what they
need to do a job. The volume of tools that
a manufacturer inventories sometimes numbers in the thousands.
Thus, keeping track of this inventory is a major undertaking,
the success of which has a significant
impact on the bottom line.
2. What is Tool Crib Inventory
Management?
Keeping track of the inventoried tools is not an easy task. A workable
system is therefore put in place to monitor the following:
who's using the tools
which tools are they using
which tools are disposable and which are not
when the tools were checked out
when they were retuned
which tools were broken
which tools wore out
How does T & H manage Tool Crib Inventory?
One of the important features of Integrated
Supply is tool crib inventory
management
T & H uses a software application, called the Crib Management
System, to provide complete tool crib inventory control.
This software package enables personnel to distribute and
track tools with accuracy and confidence. The Crib Management
System performs a variety of tasks:
monitors tool crib inventory
tracks consumption
keeps track of costs and their impact on budget
generates more than 150 standard reports
4. What are perishable tools?
Perishable
tools are those in the tool crib inventory that are consumed
by use. Tools such as drills, endmills, carbide inserts,
and taps
are
perishable. As they are perishable, they must be kept
at practical inventory levels and monitored carefully
for obsolescence.
5. What are durable tools?
Durable tools are not generally consumed by use. Tools
such as drill heads, collets, dies, micrometers, fixtures,
and
power
tools are durable. They need to be carefully accounted
for to restrict their use to company projects.
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