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Table of Contents
An Audit Report on Inventory Management at
the Texas Department of Transportation
November 1998
Key Points
Executive Summary................................................................................. 1
Section 1:
Inventory Records for Materials and Supplies Are
Inaccurate and Inventory Management Lacks
A c c o u nta b ility ....................................................................................... . 3
Inconsistent Performance of Annual Physical Inventories ................4
Inconsistent and Unreliable Reporting of Road Sign Inventory ...........5
Inconsistent Use of Maintenance Section
Perform a nce D a ta ..................................................................................... 6
Section 2:
Opportunities for Cost Savings and Service
Improvements Exist..................................................................................9
Section 3:
Materials and Supplies Inventory Is Protected From
Th e ft a n d A b u se ....................................................................................... 11
Section 4:
Equipment Inventory Is Accurate and Adequately
Protected.....................................................................................................12
Appendices
1 - Objectives, Scope, and Methodology.............................................. 13
2 - Texas Department of Transportation Organizational Structure.... 15
3 - D e ta ile d Re sults................................................................................... 7
4 - Calculation of Potential Cost Savings from Consolidating
District Warehouses................................................................................22
5 - O ther Related Reports....................................................................... 23
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Texas. Office of the State Auditor. An Audit Report on Inventory Management at the Texas Department of Transportation, report, November 1998; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth518284/m1/1/?q=%22Government+and+Law%22: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.