CODIFICATION

PRESENTED BY
RUSHIKESH BAJIRAO PARTE
ROLL NO.27
INTRODUCTION

• Codification is the process of assigning a number or symbol to each

store item, along with a name, in order to make it easy and
convenient to identify.

• The codification of store items thus leads to time-saving and labor

efficiencies.
ADVANTAGES OF CODIFICATION
Avoidance of long and unwieldy descriptions
Accurate and logical identification of items
Avoidance of duplication
Standardization of purchasing and storage
Reduction of variety
• Effective planning and high-quality production
BENEFITS OF CODIFICATION
Important factor in indenting, purchasing and issuing activities.
Wrong Identification results in wrong perchases.
• Words description can be used but they are too long,totally inadequate and
Prone to errors.
 SYSTEM OF CODIFICATION

• In materials departments, four main systems of codification are commonly

used. An overview of each system is given below.

• Alphabetical system
• Numerical system
• Mnemonic system
• Combined alphabetical and numerical system
ALPHABETICAL SYSTEM
In the alphabetical codification system, alphabetical codes rather than numerical
codes are applied to items.
• Each item in the storehouse is first classified and grouped based on its nature,
use, and other factors.
• Ex- Oxygen-O
• Carbon-C
NUMERICAL SYSTEM

• Numerical Codification also known as straight number codification.

• Numbers are used in numerical codification to represent different items in a
store.
• A series of numbers may be assigned to store items of similar nature.
MNEMONIC DECODING

• 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.
COMBINED ALPHABETICAL AND NUMERICAL
SYSTEM
• In order to improve upon the alphabetical system, and also to take advantage
of the numerical system, this system allows alphabets to be retained to a
limited extent and then uses the number codes.

• The materials are first grouped under some main classes and then it allows
sub grouping under numbering system.
COLOUR CODIFICATION

• Colour codes are a very useful tool used for item identification.
• This system uses colour marking for easier and more ready identification on
metals, bars, pipe, drum and cable.
•
• Description Colour
• Pipe - Yellow
• Copper - Black
• Cable - Red
Drum - White
• IS 2049-1963: Colour code for the identification of wrought steels for general
engineering purposes.
•
• IS 2379-1963: Colour code for the identification of pipe lines.
•
• IS 2479-1969: Colour code for the identification of aluminium and aluminium alloys
for general engineering purposes.
Thank you