| Sometimes keeping track of the little things can mean | | | | intervals. Costs of supplies can fluctuate significantly |
| a good deal and this works true for your office | | | | during the year. Meticulous observation on the price |
| supplies. You might find yourself and your office in a | | | | changes and patterns could get you the best prices |
| muddle and clutter of papers, clips or envelopes when | | | | for your money's worth. Sticking with one vendor may |
| you get slipshod on these little office knick knacks. Or | | | | earn you loyalty points and discounts but then again |
| perhaps your negligence in monitoring your supplies | | | | you may also want to consider new suppliers who are |
| could cause you to lose a potential loyal customer if | | | | offering new and exciting deals that could get you |
| you realize you are out of fax paper when you are in | | | | more savings on office supply expenditures. |
| a middle of receiving a very important sales order. The | | | | Most offices keep their supplies in the supply closet |
| little things do matter and here are a few tips and | | | | which is reasonable enough as you do not want to |
| reminders to keep your office supplies in check. | | | | have boxes of papers and ink cartridges just lying |
| First step is to make a list of the office supplies that | | | | around in the office corner somewhere. Leaving |
| you need. You may want to categorize them into the | | | | stacks of folders, piles of stationery, packs of |
| basic supplies and the other add-ons that you need | | | | computer disks and boxes of markers all over your |
| during specific seasons or semesters. At the very | | | | office can not only exhibit an unpleasant mess but it |
| start, your office supplies you have on hand should be | | | | could deprive you of office space that you could have |
| the same as the number of items of supplies that you | | | | used for another focal point and it could distract you |
| have on your master list. Make sure to note the date | | | | and your staff from focusing on your work. The |
| of purchase. Do regular inventory checks. Examination | | | | working environment has proved to be a great factor |
| of how many items you have left on your list will tell | | | | in influencing work efficiency and effectiveness. |
| you whether you are short on a particular supply or | | | | It is but common sense that you keep a small stash of |
| not. This practice will give you enough time to replenish | | | | supplies within your reach. It would be quite foolish for |
| your supplies before they actually run out. Through | | | | you to go back and forth from the supply closet to get |
| regular monitoring you will also be able to establish | | | | a pen or to get a piece of paper. Your cache should |
| reorder points in ordering your supplies thus saving you | | | | include the essential basic office supplies like a pen, a |
| time and possibly stress in rushing purchase requisitions | | | | stapler, a bunch of paper clips, scissors, stationery and |
| for additional materials. | | | | a calculator to name a few. This jumble should be well |
| You may want to evaluate your office supplies costs | | | | organized and kept in a small organizer or perhaps in |
| every now and then, go for monthly or quarterly | | | | your desk drawer for easy access. |