Materiel control procedure

The EPCM eontraetor normally possesses a corporate materiel control procedure, which can be adapted to each specific project. Items are listed at the requisition stage with an alphanumeric identification, and then followed through 

Once materiel has been issued to a construction contractor, the latter takes over responsibility for it up to the time of completion and turnover of the works. The construction contractor is equally responsible for materiel it has procured directly. This implies the creation and operation by the construction contractor of a materiel control system incorporating those features present in that of the EPCM contractor. 

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Site materiel control procedures habitually incorporate incoming administrative inspection based on the well-known concept of an over, short and damaged (OSSUD) report, which... 

Is the relevant materiel control procedure, duly approved, available in the warehouse office ... 

Is the EPCM contractor s materiel control system in place and operational warehouse and yard, staffing, computers and telecommunications, procedures ... 

In mid-1943 General Porter set up a "Situation Room in his headquarters where a representative of the Control Division, usually Major FitzGerald, briefed the chief and his staff on the data to appear in the monthly progress report. This procedure led the chiefs office to a greater awareness of the procurement and supply problems of the CWS and to closer co-operation by those responsible for supervising procurement and those responsible for supervising the storage and issue of materiel. ... 

By the end of 1943, when the Army had completed its initial distribution of materiel, the CWS had finished the bulk of its new construction and had gained valuable experience in procurement, inspection, and distribution operations. The second half of the war witnessed greater stress on improvement of the supply system through adoption of more refined administrative procedures and through programs aimed at better maintenance practices and better control of spare parts. Problems of maintenance, spare parts, contract termination, and property disposal constituted potential bottlenecks to production. 

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