Gary,
Here goes for what it is worth.
We store all of our SM reels in the SM area in proper trolleys (Mossmann-Tebbs types).
They are stored by part number, which sets them into Capacitors by value and size. Resistors the same and so on with inductors etc;
So all 0603 caps, then 0805 caps, 1210's and so on.
Nothing is booked from the stores system until after the Works Order / Job is finished. It is basically "backflushed", whereby if we have built 35 of product X, then we must have used 35 lots of bits.
Seems to work. We used to have a 5% loss built into the system but now with our smart feeders and barcoding system, we just relable after every usage.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Chris May
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