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Concerns/Problems
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Tag/Label Solutions
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Contact Individual(s)
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Receiving
Receiving areas accept delivered items, verifying
items are what was ordered, undamaged, in quantities ordered, and
that quantities received match delivery tickets. Received
items are either marked for and delivered to storage locations,
or marked for shipment to specific branches, depts. etc. Stored
items rotated so that oldest item is next to be used. Inventory
records are updated; receiving documents completed and forwarded.
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- Items improperly identified.
- Physical and automated inventories out of balance.
- Items sent to wrong storage locations.
- Stock not rotated properly.
- Inventories not updated properly.
- Inadequate receiving control procedures in place.
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- Vendors required to comply with program by using
bar coded labels/tags on cartons, pallets, bills of lading to
identify product, quantity, date, purchase order, etc.
- Bar code labels used to identify item storage
locations.
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- Purchasing Manager
- Receiving Supervisor
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Shipping Functions
Goods received are eventually shipped to the locations
at which they are used. This may be immediately after receipt,
or as needed by branch locations. Shipping also sends goods,
samples, or information to customers.
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- Charging errors as goods are shipped to branch
locations.
- Differences in what was shipped and what was
actually received.
- Long lag time between shipments and time information
provided to MIS.
- Inventory errors.
- Compliance with carrier requirements.
- Providing adequate shipping labels.
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- Dual web labels that provide the correct number
of labels per order.
- Shipping label printing system.
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- Supply Administrator
- Distribution Manager
- Shipping Supervisor
- Director of Supply
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Document Control
Document Control is responsible for the care, use,
carton/record labeling, retention, retrieval, transmittal, storage,
and recall of vital company records. After records have become
obsolete and no longer require retention, they are also responsible
for disposal of outdated records.
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- Labeling errors, inadequate/illegible description
on storage cartons.
- Inadequate verification of records within cartons.
- Difficulty in finding correct records.
- Records retention requirements compliance.
- Security and control of records.
- Excessive warehousing space/storage costs.
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- Bar coded label system or dual web label system
to identify carton contents, record dates, etc.
- Bar coded bin location labels.
- Dual web deliver receipt and tracking form.
- Bar coded labels to identify authorized destruction
date.
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- Records Manager
- Records Retention Manager
- Archives Manager
- Transportation Manager
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Capital Asset Control
Costly capital assets need to be accounted for
and maintained within their designated areas.
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- Loss of control or disappearance of costly capital
assets
- Finding a permanent capital asset tag that adheres
to a variety of surfaces over the life of the equipment
- The ability to match the asset to the area responsible
for it.
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- Bar coded fixed asset tags/labels
- Asset tags/labels with tamper resistant security
features
- Identifying surface materials to which asset
tags will be attached so that the proper permanent adhesive can
be used
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- Controller
- Financial Manager
- Treasurer
- Materials Manager
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Manufacturing Control
Booklets, manuals, pamphlets, and other materials
printed in in-house printing facilities must be scheduled, tracked
through the production process, and then stored and inventoried
until they are shipped.
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- Tracking jobs through manufacturing process.
- Identifying those responsible for production.
- Properly identifying finished goods.
- Monitoring manufacturing costs.
- Associating correct cost to individual item.
- Version control; outdated material destruction.
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- Bar coded order jacket labels.
- Bar coded inventory labels.
- Bar coded finished goods labels.
- Bar coded employee badge labels.
- Bar coded bin location labels.
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- Production Manager
- Printing Dept. Manager
- Forms Mgmt. Manager
- Systems Dept. Manager
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Promotion/Advertising
Determine product to be promoted and vehicle used
for promotion; create copy, artwork; determine production source;
mail promotional piece to customers/prospects.
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- Designing piece that effectively promotes product,
is constructed in manner that is efficient to use and mail, and
that provides for a system to monitor results.
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- Dual web mailing label to reduce mailing, handling
costs.
- Bar coded response cards to track results
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- Advertising Manager
- Marketing Manager
- Creative Director
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