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For oil depots that operate on shift basis, how should inventory levels be counted during shift handovers?
There’s no need to do an inventory during shift handover. In oil depots, inventory checks are primarily carried out through a daily reporting system: 1. Upon starting work each day, the dispatch staff aggregates the delivery receipts for various types of oil received at the depot by 8 a.m. the previous day – via pipeline, rail, road, or water transport – and fills out an \"Inventory Detail Sheet\". 2. Upon starting work each day, the scheduling staff will compile the measurement sheets for various types of oil dispatched from the warehouse by 8 a.m. the previous day, via rail, road, or water transport, and prepare a \"Dispatch Detail Sheet\". 3. After these two tables are created, a «Inventory Detail Table» will be prepared by combining the data from the previous day. 3. Upon starting work each day, the metering staff measures the volume and temperature of the oil in various storage tanks at the oil depot, in order to determine the current storage status of the oil. If any operations are underway, the readings from the tank level gauges at 8 a.m. are used as a reference; thereafter, an analysis is conducted to determine the oil inventory level at 8 a.m., and an \"Inventory Record\" is prepared. 4. The measurement team and the scheduling team compare the data from the \"Inventory Detail Table\" and the \"Inventory Ledger\" to determine the final inventory quantity. 5. Finally, there is also the daily report review by the superior business department. This also eliminates the need to constantly check inventory during shift changes, with only one check required per day. However, to ensure the accuracy of inventory levels, an end-of-month inventory check is conducted on the last day of each month to determine the final inventory amount.