SOUTHERII CATIFORNIA 1UMBER SA1ES

SUGAR PINE . PONDEROSA PINE . WHITE FIR - INCENSE CEDAR

So. Colif. Representolivglvery Pine Co. of Colif.

Wholesole Distribution Yord

RYqn I-4t05 - Ellioff 8-tl5l

New Ordering Procedure for Gypsum Bosrd Products Cuts Costs, lncreoses Efficiency

A neu. orclering Procedure for gypsum boarcl proclrrcts 1.ras been recrimmenclecl by the Gvpsurn Association to all building materials clealers as a methocl for reclrrcir.rg urrloacling costs, an<l reducing clamage irr transit as u'e11. It is called load plot ordering.

It consists of orrierirrg sizes aud cluantities of gypsum boarcl proclucts that rvi11 best fit into a stanclarcl ,18'(r" flatcar . packaged 8' to 9' rvicie a.ncl not exceeding 60" heigl-rt . loaded for fork-lift truck urrloacling in dealers' yarcls.

With planned ordering, building materials clealers rvould receive their gypsum boarcl proclucts irr stanclard size 1oarl units that are easilv rrnloaclecl. easilv tiererl for effective for high-quality, kiln-dried...

PONDEROSA PINE o CEDAR

SUGAR PINE o WHITE FIR

DOUGTAS FIR phane Princess Sky BlueWater

Shipping mixed cqrs ond Iruck ond ]ro-iler.

F&ontier I-7962

CAR 1-P[AN VIEW cAR '2 - ItEVAT|ON V|EW f.OAD PLOT for o corlood oI t/2t1gypslm boord conloins 600 bundles in o voriely of lengths. Only limitotion is ihe selection of lengihs cvolioble from o porticulor shipping plont. rvarel'rousittg ancl thus reaclr' for fast future crrstomer delivery.

LOAD PIOT for o mixed not .l'llii"il. l2 cross tied units of sypsum loth l6" x 48", Iour 30-bundle units of gypsum wollboord, 4'x 1O', ond four 30-bundle units of 4' x 12' gypsum wollboord. This lood is plotted for ground level unlooding; however, the some speciflcoiions con be orronged on the (or to ollow plotform level unlooding.

Plannerl orcler shipnrents do rrot har-e to be confrnecl to ()ne tvpe of boarcl: A mixed carloacl of gypsun.r lath, g1'psum sheathing anrl gr-psrrnr u'allboarcl is z,rn efficient u'ay to ()rCler.

Here's horv the 11s11, Proceclure n'orks. -\ brrilding nraterial clealer rletermines from l'ris irrventorv recorrls and his customer's c11rre11t reqrrirements the pofrrlar sizes anrl cluantities of g)-1)s11n-r board proclrrcts he should orcler at arry given tlme.

By adjrrsting the rluantities ancl sizes of proclrrcts slightly, ar.rcl by arranging them to intermesh lovicalil'. the building materiiils clealer can plan his orcier to lit everrlr- and ur.rifornrll' ol1 ol1e or nlore ,18'6" flatcars or any other length -rrrlrlrr rlx r.rLllt t_\ l'or nrost efficient use of available sDace, track-out in cerlter of car shoulcl be kept to 2' or less.-Alst.,,'it is inrpr.rrtant in plannecl orcler shipl>ing that t1.re 91'psrrm board pro<ltrcts be loa<1eci 1er.el the frr11 car length. This further prevents loacl shifts ancl reduces potential clamiLge in transit.

I'lannecl or<lering also inclucles consideration of the brrilclitrs' material dealer's lift-truck capacities. If a dealer has a 12,000-pound-capacitl- trtrck rvith 21" loacl center, he can easily unload fu11 stacks oI 12' g)'1)sr1m board; if lie l'ras orrly a 4,000-porrncl-ca1'acity tnlck, he rvorrlrl lr,ant each stack dir.ided into three or forrr bunclles.

P. O. BOX I O95 . TWX WEST SACRAMENTO" l lere is u'hat clealers u'ho ha.r,e irrstalled plarrnecl ordering <lrrring str.rdr- pl.rases of the proceclnre have to sa1- : fIicln'estern Dealer-"Since u'e n'roclerrrized arrci mechan-

DIRECT SHIPMENTS

Corgo - Roil -Truck & Trciler

DOUGTAS FIR - PINE PTYWOOD . ENGETMANN SPRUCE MOUTDINGS & JAMBS

STonley 3-2663

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