Inventories question

[I`m Ron Burgundy?]

I got a quick question, does anyone know the reference in the 886 regarding the Inventory Identifier Code? i.e. what the letters mean; the only reference I can find to it points to JSP886 Vol 30, and I thought it only goes up to volume 9....

Muchas Gracias in advancas

 

[Robby]

Not withstanding what the MJDI manual says the UIT leaflet (vol 30) used to say:

PART 1. GENERAL ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES
2. Exceptions to the Standard System. The exceptions to the standard system of A-in-U accounting are as follows:

a. Complete Aircraft - Inventory Code CTA.

b. Mechanical Transport - Inventory Code CLA.

c. Air Transportable Radio Installations - Inventory Code CVA.

d. Personal Loan Issues - Inventory Code AVA.

e. Re-classification of Electronic Equipment - Inventory Code AVY.

f. Explosive Ranges - Inventory Code XXX.

g. Use of Cost Centre Codes - Inventory Codes KAA - YYY.

h. NIV Items. Secondary accounting for NIV items costing less than £500 (materials cost) may be waived at the discretion of OC Supply. Equipment, which in the light of local knowledge and conditions is considered to be attractive, or particularly vulnerable to pilferage or misuse, is to be subjected to further accounting. Equipment purchased locally under delegated authority or manufactured from local resources is to be classified in accordance with Leaflet A 6/1.

J. DAS. Subject to the conditions and exceptions stated at Part 4, there is no requirement to formally further account for in-use accommodation stores and for hospital peculiar items.



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[Kim Wipe]

Do you mean the 2 letters and number that follow the inventory code? Must admit it's something that I've wondered about. Certain are self explanitory (GE1, VC1)
but some seem to have been plucked from the air and have a number like 2 or 3 to follow?

 

[I`m Ron Burgundy?]

Do you mean the 2 letters and number that follow the inventory code? Must admit it's something that I've wondered about. Certain are self explanitory (GE1, VC1)
but some seem to have been plucked from the air and have a number like 2 or 3 to follow?

Nah those I think are Weapon Systems codes, and are generated from the old TMA codes (if they still exist...)

What i'm after is creating a new inventory, and I believe there is a format to the first 3 letters i.e. C is MT, E is medical etc (if that's right)...I covered it on TMT but it was a while ago...

 

[I`m Ron Burgundy?]

Do you mean the 2 letters and number that follow the inventory code? Must admit it's something that I've wondered about. Certain are self explanitory (GE1, VC1)
but some seem to have been plucked from the air and have a number like 2 or 3 to follow?

And I believe the last number is location i.e. VC1 is for VC10s in the UK, VC9 is for deployed aircraft....all to do with budgets, dunno to what extent this data is used to allocate funding though.

 

[Oldstacker]

Nah those I think are Weapon Systems codes, and are generated from the old TMA codes (if they still exist...)

What i'm after is creating a new inventory, and I believe there is a format to the first 3 letters i.e. C is MT, E is medical etc (if that's right)...I covered it on TMT but it was a while ago...

Oh dear, I'm sad enough (and way old enough) to know this stuff.....

The letters do indeed have a meaning - you do need to check out the leaflets to get the details but yes, the first letter gives the working area of the inventory; A for Admin for example, which is why all Barrack Block Inventories generally begin with A (and, incidentally Supply Sqn Inventories do as well because Supply Sqdns in the UK used to be part of Admin Wing.... but that's another sandbag). B is air engineering, C Ground Eng (ing MT), J for Parented units etc. Within each 1st letter, the second letter also has a defined meaning - e.g. A being headquarters. The third is free to use so, in theory, there could be up to 25 inventories in any given Area/sub-area - e.g. Admin Headquarters AAA - AAY.

Over the 40 years since the system was defined most units have had to deviate from it to some extent because of formation changes etc so the pattern is less obvious now but it still holds good at most units.

Beyond that, the Weapon System Code is indeed still 2 letters derived from the Main Equipment Type (MET) Code which is in turn associated with the Type & Mark Applicability TMA codes in the background and allows some limited linkage of transactions with the costs of usage.

The final, numeric digit is the Cost Code and was a early attempt to allow costs of transactions to be linked to specific activities - e.g. Op Fresco etc. The codes were controlled by the FLCs, but these days there are other ways of capturing costs.




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[Norman the Storeman]

Oh dear, I'm sad enough (and way old enough) to know this stuff.....

The letters do indeed have a meaning - you do need to check out the leaflets to get the details but yes, the first letter gives the working area of the inventory; A for Admin for example, which is why all Barrack Block Inventories generally begin with A (and, incidentally Supply Sqn Inventories do as well because Supply Sqdns in the UK used to be part of Admin Wing.... but that's another sandbag). B is air engineering, C Ground Eng (ing MT), J for Parented units etc. Within each 1st letter, the second letter also has a defined meaning - e.g. A being headquarters. The third is free to use so, in theory, there could be up to 25 inventories in any given Area/sub-area - e.g. Admin Headquarters AAA - AAY.

Over the 40 years since the system was defined most units have had to deviate from it to some extent because of formation changes etc so the pattern is less obvious now but it still holds good at most units.

Beyond that, the Weapon System Code is indeed still 2 letters derived from the Main Equipment Type (MET) Code which is in turn associated with the Type & Mark Applicability TMA codes in the background and allows some limited linkage of transactions with the costs of usage.

The final, numeric digit is the Cost Code and was a early attempt to allow costs of transactions to be linked to specific activities - e.g. Op Fresco etc. The codes were controlled by the FLCs, but these days there are other ways of capturing costs.




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A fantastic & informative reply. I enjoyed reading it immensely and must confess to getting a little bit of wind in 'it' by the end. Thanks oldstacker xxx

 

[RAF Bird]

Oh dear, I'm sad enough (and way old enough) to know this stuff.....

The letters do indeed have a meaning - you do need to check out the leaflets to get the details but yes, the first letter gives the working area of the inventory; A for Admin for example, which is why all Barrack Block Inventories generally begin with A (and, incidentally Supply Sqn Inventories do as well because Supply Sqdns in the UK used to be part of Admin Wing.... but that's another sandbag). B is air engineering, C Ground Eng (ing MT), J for Parented units etc. Within each 1st letter, the second letter also has a defined meaning - e.g. A being headquarters. The third is free to use so, in theory, there could be up to 25 inventories in any given Area/sub-area - e.g. Admin Headquarters AAA - AAY.

Over the 40 years since the system was defined most units have had to deviate from it to some extent because of formation changes etc so the pattern is less obvious now but it still holds good at most units.

Beyond that, the Weapon System Code is indeed still 2 letters derived from the Main Equipment Type (MET) Code which is in turn associated with the Type & Mark Applicability TMA codes in the background and allows some limited linkage of transactions with the costs of usage.

The final, numeric digit is the Cost Code and was a early attempt to allow costs of transactions to be linked to specific activities - e.g. Op Fresco etc. The codes were controlled by the FLCs, but these days there are other ways of capturing costs.




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