Production planning and delivery coordination · Lesson 2 of 4

Production planning and delivery coordination: materials, standards and design constraints

The AFS piece length, girth and thickness limits that decide how an order ships, weight worked from the material register, OSHA storage rules, wet storage stain on zinc-coated stacks, and who owns lifting and transport.

You will be able to: List the constraints that move a delivery date, read the AFS piece length, girth and thickness limits, estimate piece and bundle weight from the material register, and apply storage rules at the laydown.

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Piece length: standard and maximum

AFS sells every piece at the standard length of 10 ft.

The longest piece AFS can make is 126 in, which is 10 ft 6 in.

A run longer than one piece is split into more pieces, so splices and phasing are planned before release.

Sources

AFS Quick Quote: every piece is sold at the standard 10 ft length - Architectural Flashing Supply
AFS fabrication limits: maximum piece length 126 in and maximum girth 48 in, thickness lists and the bend rules that add a shop review - Architectural Flashing Supply

Glossary

Girth: In AFS's fabrication limits, the total flat width of a profile with its hems included; the maximum is 48 in, off a 48 in sheet.
Nominal weight: The weight per square foot AFS's published material weights give for a catalog thickness. It is a nominal value used for estimates, not a measured weight.
Wet storage stain: A bulky white or grey deposit from accelerated corrosion of a zinc coating, found on closely packed, newly galvanized items that stay damp with little airflow (American Galvanizers Association).
Safe working load: The load rigging equipment is rated to carry. OSHA 29 CFR 1926.251 says rigging equipment is not loaded beyond its recommended safe working load.
Aggregate working load limit: The combined working load limit of the tiedowns securing cargo on a commercial vehicle. 49 CFR 393.106 requires at least one-half the weight of the cargo.