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Unit 4: Store Opening and Closing

Fragile Material: Any material that is easily subject to damage due to rough handling or Notes
overstacking.
Inspecting: Inspecting is an act of examining goods that have been delivered to determine
conformance to what was ordered via the purchase document.
Labeling: Printed material that is identified on the engineering list of materials or is identified
as a specific product.
Material cognizance: The term material cognizance refers to the inventory manager and technical
advisor of each category of material in the supply system.

Material identification: Material identification is the process of identifying the requisite retail
store material. Processing time starts when requisitions are ordered.
Perishable Material: Materials that spoil or deteriorate unless properly handled and stored, i.e.,
have a limited shelf life.
Receiving: Receiving is an act of taking possession of goods in order to stage them for inspection
or place them into inventory.
Sensitive Material: Materials that are susceptible to damage or contamination due to temperature
extremes, improper handling (movement and storage), or incorrect packing. The materials
include those that are perishable, clean, sterile, fragile, temperature sensitive, or hazardous.
Sterile Material: Any material that has been subjected to an accepted method of sterilization,
provided that its packaging is intact.
Temperature-Sensitive Material: Any material whose usability may be affected by temperature
extremes.

4.8 Review Questions

1. What are the opening pre-requisites of retail store?
2. What are the closing pre-requisites of retail store?
3. What is the significance of labeling of a printed material?

4. What are sensitive materials?
5. What are sterile materials?
6. What are fragile materials?
7. What are temperature sensitive materials?
8. How will you relate storage receiving and inspection?

9. What is meant by preservation of material?
10. Explain preservation of materials in the storage system.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Security 2. where you live
3. manager 4. True

5. True 6. False
7. Receiving 8. received

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