The lack of adequate equipment leads to poor customer service. Appropriations should be provided for trucking and receiving. A flexible work schedule should be designed for the trucking department to decrease the amount of overtime worked. The receiving function should be centralized campus-wide. Receiving should be provided with additional employees and be accountable to the Purchasing department.
Additional equipment is necessary.
The RV park is operated by the Physical Plant as a service to alumni who attend home football games. The park is rarely used any other time during the year. The RV park produces very minimal revenue for the Physical Plant. The park is underutilized and generates insufficient revenue. The payback period for the initial investment would be approximately 287 years, assuming no increase in the costs of revenue.