Wachusett Earthday: Inventory Management

Welcome to our page! During our interactive qualifying project we worked in collaboration with Wachusett Earthday Inc. to provide them with a recommendation to improve their inventory management. Specifically, we developed a plan that depicts how Wachusett Earthday could incorporate a recommended inventory management system into their day-by-day operations.

Project Sponsor: Wachusett Earthday Inc.

Wachusett Earthday Inc.’s mission is “To promote recycling and reuse for a healthy watershed community through the Wachusett Watershed Regional Recycle Center”. The organization was formed in Holden, Massachusetts, in 1992 and has since worked with other groups and expanded to serve 7 towns including, Boylston, Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Sterling, and West Boylston. The organization holds year-round collections of recyclable and reusable materials within these towns as well as hazardous waste materials.

Student Researchers

Project Goal and Objectives

The goal of this project was to provide Wachusett Earthday with a recommendation that would allow them to improve their inventory management. To achieve our goal, we accomplished the following objectives:

1. Determine Wachusett Earthday’s inventory tracking requirements;
2. Identify the most technologically able volunteers at Wachusett Earthday;
3. Identify appropriate inventory management systems for Wachusett Earthday;
4. Determine the suitability of identified systems for use by Wachusett Earthday;
5. Create an implementation strategy for Wachusett Earthday.