Mess finding – (objective) Maintaining sufficient sports equipment inventory

Data finding –

1 Why is this important?

Sports is a major source or recreation in the campus.

2 Why can’t this be ignored?

Insufficient and deteriorating quality of equipment hampers the experience and many a
times restricts the usage of the facility.

3 What keeps me from getting past this?

Sufficient budget is not allocated
Delays in purchase approvals
Poor maintenance of the facility

4 What will I lose if I don’t do anything?

Absence of stress relief activity and Quality time spent to blow the day’s heat
College reputation gets hampered.
Reduced interaction between students.
Reduced alternative for physical recreational activities

5 Where, When, how does this thing occur?

Unavailability to sports equipment when people wish to play due to ill maintenance of
sports inventory.

6 Who could help me with this?

College management
Sport club
Students

7 Who stands to gain or lose when this is solved?

College, sports club and students receive the benefits due to capability to organise sport
related events, increased availability of better-quality equipment and increase longevity of
equipment with administration bearing the cost but leading to more satisfied students and a
better potential brand name.

8 When does this not seem to be a problem?

Availability of other recreational activities might reduce the frequent use of the facility but
cannot replace it entirely.

9 What resources do I have?

Sufficient storage space and indoor and outdoor courts and playing area
Student driven sports club to maintain and manage the modalities
10 What information would I like to have?
Students interested in different sports
Durability of different equipment
Capacity of each facility
Cost of procuring and maintaining equipment

How does this come about?

1 Subscription fees from students to use specific facilities to maintain the equipment
2 convincing the administration and getting budget approval for the overhaul
3 Asking students to come with their own kits
4 Mobile application for issue history, equipment handling and updating quality of
equipment.

How does this situation affect me?

Maintaining mental/physical health and stress relief
Building network and inculcating healthy competition
Can help support the sports enthusiast to further enhance their career opportunities in this
domain.

Sport Item required quantity

Problem finding
Proper inventory level not known – in terms of lifetime of the equipment and inadequacy
Insufficient budget allocation
Delay in approvals for purchase
No proper reporting system

Idea finding
1 Subscription fees from students to use specific facilities to maintain the equipment
2 convincing the administration and getting budget approval for the overhaul
3 Asking students to come with their own kits
4 Mobile application for issue history, equipment handling and updating quality of
equipment