Improving the life,storage, and recording of spare parts

Conclusions To reduce expenditure on acquiring and making spare parts and units and substantially reduce their consumption it is necessary to carry out more work on the standardization of components, replacing equipment and technical plant both in enterprises and in the industry as a whole. In all enterprises we should compile catalogs of components and equipment units, and determine the minimal required permanent stocks. Over a period of one to two years it will be necessary to carry out the complete centralization of the stocks of spare parts and guarantee their accountancy of consumption. To obtain a return of not less than 35–40% worn-out components for restoration and not less than 40–50% newly produced spare parts it will be necessary to subject them to strengthening by various techniques.Translated from Ogneupory, No. 6, pp. 23–27, June, 1973.