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FM 38-701 Packaging of Materiel - Packing

FM 38-701

Packaging of Materiel - Packing

Army · FM · Jun 1977 · 399 pages

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Provide for efficient receipt, storage, inventory, transfer and issue of materiel. • Assure that marking requirements are kept at the minimum necessary for effective identification, handling, shipment and storage. • Effect economies by requiring the use of packs which yield lowest overall cost to the total DOD distribution system consistent with known or anticipated shipment handling and storage conditions. Considerations will include-ο Minimization of materials, methods of preservation, and documentation. ο Accomplishment with optimum amount of automated operations. ο Minimum weight and cube. ο Use of modular containers. ο Handling by unitized load configuration. ο Use of containerization. ο Exploitation of new materials, methods, and techniques. ο Disposability of packaging materials.

DesignationFM 38-701

EditionJun 1977

StatusSuperseded

Pages399

FunctionSustainment

CollectionHistoric

Editions 2

References 5

MCO 4030.21DNot in the Vault
TM 38-230-2Not in the Vault
MCO 4030.33DNot in the Vault