Definitions.

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materiel is maintained in a serviceable condition (provides the storage activity with information for establishment of

workload priorities for the accomplishment of Preservation, Packaging and Packing actions into Priorities II and III, as

defined in AR 740-1), and identifies those assets which require condition reclassification to a lesser degree of

serviceability. Effective and efficient execution of the cyclic inspection system requirements assures that: (1) stored

materiel is inspected/reclassified at intervals indicated by the assigned Shelf-Life Code, Inspection Frequency Code, or

type of storage afforded the materiel (shelf-life materiel will be controlled, regardless of other considerations); (2)

quantitative data generated by the cyclic inspection system will be thoroughly analyzed, summarized, and furnished

periodically to management to assist in the elimination of causes for deficiencies; and (3) advanced engineering and

statistical techniques are used to insure economy and cost effectiveness of the operations.

Materie4 Audit Inspection is applicable to high risk materiel (Priority Group-Il-except Group IIA materiel in open storage).

Materiel audit inspection is, technically, an element of the cyclic inspection system in that such inspection can be forecast

and scheduled. Forecasting and scheduling, however, is not automated (as is the case for High Priority Group Materiel

Group 1); therefore, audit inspection is addressed separately.

Special Inspection is that inspection which cannot be planned or forecast, and is other than scheduled. Primarily, it is

accomplished to verify the correctness and accuracy of identity, condition, marking, packaging, or other characteristics of a

specific item that have become suspect. Special inspection is normally initiated as a result of customer complaints,

deficiencies discovered in other depot operations [e.g., maintenance, shipping, preservation, packaging, packing (PP&P)],

unexpected adverse changes in storage condition, or requests from higher authority. Data resulting from these special

inspections, to the extent of providing supplementary information for improving the storage serviceability standards, shall

be submitted in accordance with paragraph 1-5 of this bulletin.

1-4 Definitions.

Definitions for the majority of specialized terms used in this, and its associated supply bulletins, are found in MIL-STD-109,

"Quality Assurance Terns and Definitions, " and in AR 310-25, "Dictionary of United States Army Terms." Those terms

particularly applicable to storage serviceability standards are reprinted in appendix D along with terms not found

elsewhere.

1-5 Reporting of Publication Improvements.

The reporting of errors, omissions, and recommendations for improving this publication should be submitted on DA Form

2028, Recommended Changes to Publications, and forwarded to: Commander, U.S. Army Communications and

Electronics Command, ATTN: DRSEL-PA-PP/G. Cooper, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703.

1-6 References.

The following is a list of references used to the extent indicated in this supply bulletin.

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