I think asking those engineers that have to use the stock what the solution is and make it their problem to solve. Engineers love to solve problems.
Sent from my iPhone > On 16 Jan 2015, at 16:36, Ash Scott <a...@custodiandc.com> wrote: > > Thanks for the input - no this is stock going missing, either selling to > clients or being installed into kit. Another issue is people putting stuff > *into* stock and again not updating it. Example. I came onto shift today to > see 2 LC-LC fibres on my desk, no note left with them, no one has mentioned > them to me yet, so do I stock them, bin them, install them, sell them? > > I do believe this is a management issue also, however I need to do something, > as no one else will. Seeing as everyone assumes I manage the stock, it'll > come down onto me if something doesn't line up, and I'm not risking wage > deductions/disciplinary/other sanction for someone else's laziness/cock-ups. > > I'm going to look into it a bit more in depth later on this evening when it's > a bit quieter, see what I can work out. It's a tough one, as Racktables is > obviously for rack management, IP management etc, so trying to use it for > stock isn't going to work IMO as it requires more steps to do something a POS > system stock module is built to do. > > Kind regards, > Ash > > > > Ash Scott > Custodian Data Centre > Email: a...@custodiandc.com > http://www.CustodianDC.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Hilliard [mailto:n...@foobar.org] > Sent: 16 January 2015 15:51 > To: Gord Slater > Cc: uknof@lists.uknof.org.uk; Ash Scott > Subject: Re: [uknof] Stocking of spares? > >> On 16/01/2015 15:43, Gord Slater wrote: >> the stock areas will think twice because of that, I'm sure. Of course >> that assumes that all thieves actually think lol > > I should clarify that my previous email referred to sneaking stuff out of the > stock room for legitimate company purposes and just not bothering to update > the stock lists because it's a pain in the bum and we're all a bit lazy about > filling forms and ticking boxes. I.e. not pilfery / theft. > > If there is a theft problem, that is an entirely different situation which > required legal and/or professional HR advice. At the very least, you will > need formal procedures in place to handle asset theft, as in the event of > people being found out, it will normally mean dismissal if not criminal > proceedings. > > Nick > >
