Question

You are the office manager in Wyatt Office Solutions, a small technology company. The owner of the company is fed up with how much the company is spending on office supplies and is tired of employees ordering reams of expensive paper and photo paper for their personal use. You have noticed personal photographs in the recycling bins on company-bought photo paper.

After sending out a memo requesting that employees reuse paper and keep personal copies to a minimum, costs for supplies have continued to rise in the past three months.

To fix the problem, you want to implement a new supply ordering system that requires employees to fill out order forms that will be approved by the president. When special supplies are needed, you want employees to fill out a special request form that can be fast-tracked to the president. All supplies will be under lock and key. You also want to remind employees that the company will no longer give free personal copies. Employees will have to pay 5 cents for personal copies and 10 cents for photo paper copies. Personal accounts for copies can be set up with their department’s administrative assistant. These prices are still well below the cost at local copy stores.

Write a memo to the president explaining your idea and requesting permission to implement these new supply ordering policies.

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