A frustration shared by many restorers is inventory control. You wake up one morning and all the extension cords are gone, an air mover goes missing, a dehumidifier gets left on a job site. How does this happen? This topic gets the blood boiling within every manager and owner that I encounter.
If you ask a manager or owner this question, you may hear, “They just don’t care!” Although this is a somewhat understandable reaction, I caution using this emotional response as the basis for your inventory management system. Let’s assume everyone in the company understands the cost and value of tools and equipment and that everyone cares. After all, we’ve all lost something.