Paper Inventory Management: A Lean Approach

In a mad scramble to get the shop up and running, the paper was placed on shelves or stacked in designated spaces with only a basic plan. Having just entered one of the busy seasons, our first priority was to provide service, and doing it while adapting to our new environment proved to be quite a challenge. So for the next few months, staff was running around hunting for paper and finding it in more than one location. Out-of-stock panics were becoming routine, and our coordinator was going nuts.