Material control shall

Material control shall

• A. Prepare materials, establish procedures, maintain accountability, ensure surveys are prepared in the event of loss, damage or destruction of materials, perform OPTAR and accounting, validate requisitions daily and shortage listing.
• B. Provide training to new technicians.
• C. Approve budgets for maintenance.
• D. Oversee external suppliers' compliance.

Answer: (A)

Material control centers on managing the materials themselves—ensuring they are prepared, tracked, and properly accounted for, with procedures in place and a clear record of activity. The stated duties cover establishing procedures, maintaining accountability, and handling loss, damage, or destruction surveys, plus the financial side of materials through OPTAR and accounting, and keeping requisitions validated daily along with shortage listings. This combination directly supports material readiness and control, making it the best fit for what material control should do. Training technicians, budgeting for maintenance, and overseeing external suppliers’ compliance are different functions. Training focuses on people and skills, budgets relate to financial planning, and supplier compliance aligns with procurement or quality assurance rather than the internal management and accountability of materials.

Material control centers on managing the materials themselves—ensuring they are prepared, tracked, and properly accounted for, with procedures in place and a clear record of activity. The stated duties cover establishing procedures, maintaining accountability, and handling loss, damage, or destruction surveys, plus the financial side of materials through OPTAR and accounting, and keeping requisitions validated daily along with shortage listings. This combination directly supports material readiness and control, making it the best fit for what material control should do.

Training technicians, budgeting for maintenance, and overseeing external suppliers’ compliance are different functions. Training focuses on people and skills, budgets relate to financial planning, and supplier compliance aligns with procurement or quality assurance rather than the internal management and accountability of materials.