Paper Inventory Management: A Lean Approach

The coordinator simply types the catalog number into the MMS system and orders an appropriate quantity. A record is kept on order cards, an old-fashioned but effective system that may eventually be replaced with an electronic one.

The total cost of implementing this system was less than $300, not including my time. The initial design was done by myself while another employee refined it, and then created all the tags, which were printed in color on a heavyweight paper and then laminated for durability.