What is meant by separation of duties?
Units should ensure proper separation of duties when performing their physical inventory. If you are the inventory custodian, or assigned as such by your dean/administrator, you should not be scanning the inventory. The inventory custodian is usually the administrator or principal investigator, not the inventory contact. A noncustodian should perform the actual inventory count. A noncustodian can be the inventory contact or a work-study, delegated to scan equipment.
