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Throughout this document, the College of Communication’s ‘Inventory Notes’ web page will be referred to. Here is the link. http://communication.utexas.edu/resources/forms/PROD75_006052.html\\
Here are some ‘best practices’ that would work for any department.
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records on *DEFINE, and completes the Annual Certification Report.
These are the things which have to be done to maintain inventory. A single person might perform all the tasks, but it is better, if possible, to separate the duties. For example, the Purchaser should not be the Receiver. That is a best practice for any department and any kind of purchasing. The Tagger should not be the Locator. However, the Receiver could be the Tagger. The Records Custodian could be the Tagger, but should not be the Locator. Separations like these provide protection to the employee. If a piece of equipment goes missing, no single person can be held responsible as more than one person has touched it during its life cycle.
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