Deter stealing through safety measures, workplace attitude
Theft is as much of a problem at vehicle maintenance and repair facilities as it is with any other organization — and maybe even more so. Loss occurs not only from thieves, but from stealing by customers and outsiders, including vendors and suppliers, who occasionally “walk away” with the company’s valuable assets, such as tools, parts inventory and equipment. Another grim reality that many companies find difficult to face is stealing by an organization’s own employees.
The key to reducing loss is to establish effective theft prevention strategies, loss prevention officials say. Loss prevention is not necessarily about high-tech security; it is about making it difficult for individuals to be able to steal. A realization needs to be made that theft and fraud are mainly due to lax hiring, misplaced trust, inattentive management and poor internal controls, they say.