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Coding of Material: Submitted To-Mrs Guneet Mam Submitted by - Bhumika Nagi Rollno - 1921924
Coding of Material: Submitted To-Mrs Guneet Mam Submitted by - Bhumika Nagi Rollno - 1921924
Material
Objectives of Codification
The objectives of a
rationalized material coding
system are:
Bringing all items
together.
To enable putting up of
any future item in its
proper place.
To classify an item
according to its
characteristics.
To give a unique code
number to each item to
avoid duplication and
ambiguity.
To reveal excessive
variety and promote
standardization and variety
reduction.
To establish a common
language for the
identification of an item.
To fix essential
parameters for specifying
an item.
To specify item as per
national and international
standards.
To enable data
processing and analysis.
Systems of Codification
There are different types of
store codes designed to suit
the requirement. These may
be based upon the type of
store item, the Purpose for
which items are used or on
any other application of that
item. The common methods
of store codification are as
follows:
1. Alphabetical codification
2. Numerical codification
3. Mnemonic codification
4. Combined alphabetical &
numerical codification
5. Decimal codification
6. British/Brisch codification
7. Kodak codification
8. Colour codification.
9. Six letter or Nine letter
cod
1. Alphabetic System-
In this method, letters of
the alphabet are used to
describe an item.
Sometimes combinations
of alphabets are designed
to give a mnemonic
meaning e.g
BT-Bolt
NT-NUT
PN-PIN
SC-Screw
SMA-Steel Mild Angle
SMC-Steel Mild Channel
3.Mnemonic System:
It is an alphabetic system
designed with an objective
of easy memorization. When
we use letters to help
memory, we call such a
system a mnemonic system.
This system is therefore, a
special application of the
alphabetical system.
Alphabets are allotted to an
item according to its initials
or abbreviation. For
example,
Mnemonic system alone is
confusing since one symbol
may convey impression of
two or more objects, as for
example, ‘FIT may mean
furniture or fuel or St may
indicate stationery or steel.
To identify correctly, to
avoid multiplication of
items, to save time and
labour, to facilitate easy
location and proper
functioning of the
storehouse, a proper
codification is to be evolved
so as to obtain the following
benefits:
3: To prevent duplication.
4. To standardize items.
5. To reduce varieties.
6. To have an efficient
purchasing department.
7. To obtain efficiency in
recording and accounting.
12. To implement
production as planned