Inventory Introduction

Kimberly Dalton

Job Description

Performs activities to monitor and maintain inventory control of merchandise or materials. Evaluates inventory levels and makes new inventory when necessary. May perform receiving, stocking, distributing, and packing in addition to inventory control. Maintains inventory records and periodically checks those records with QuickBooks records.

Policy

When inventory levels gets below 7 CD’s for a particular SMS performance make 10 copies to ensure there will be a sufficient amount of that particular CD in stock.

Check inventory levels every 2 weeks. Every month check with accounting to

make sure inventory levels match with current levels on QuickBooks.

Procedures

Find out how much inventory is currently in stock, compare with list in QuickBooks

Ask accounting if they can look up that information in QuickBooks.

How to make more CD’s if inventory is low in a particular area: For copies of the music take an old CD from the SMS storage

closet and have media services makes copies of the CD. For assistance to get the image that is printed on any of the SMS CD’s contact LaNae Pulter (208-496-1148). For assistance in printing the image on the CD at media services contact Brian Carter (208-496-2404).

• Brian Carter would like to make 50 copies every time you need to makes copies. However, sometimes he will work with you and make smaller amounts. Also, if Brain Carter insists that you need to make 50 copies then ask Brother Lundin if it is ok.

Call Denies Green at (208-496-2633) if you have any questions about materials you are going to need to produce the CD’s. She is the music department office assistant and she will contact Troy Hinckley for the needed materials.

Problems

The major problem that I ran into is trying to get the ball rolling on producing the needed CD’s. Troy Hinckley was the person listed responsible for producing the CD’s. However, he switched responsibility to the Media Services Lab. However, he didn’t provide any materials to produce the CD’s. In speaking with the Media Services Lab they pointed me to Denise Green. She is the Office Assistant for the Music department. She has been my link to Troy Hinckley. You can get the information you need from Troy Hinckley faster through Denise Green then you can trying to contact Troy Hinckley on your own. Denise Green directed me to LaNae Pulter who has all the images for all campus productions. Who gave me the material I needed to produce more CD’s. Once I had the images I needed, LaNae Pulter directed me to Brian Carter who physically made the copies of the CD’s I needed.

Things you should know before you start

Sometimes it is very frustrating to deal with University staff because you are the last priority. You need to be patient and make sure you aren’t pestering the staff which will result in less help then you are already getting.