An opportunity existed to improve the equipment ordering process beginning with the Three and Five Year Equipment Requirements List and ending with the proper utilization of newly purchased equipment. This effort was to improve the timeliness of receiving equipment and to ensure that the functional capabilities of the equipment matches need. Historically, in a 20 month period problematic equipment items were identified showing that 70% of the equipment was not received with expected functional capabilities. For all funded equipment items under $100,000, the time frame for the completion of the process was also longer than the desired 45-day period. The current process was thoroughly reviewed, with particular focus in areas that may have contributed to these problems (i.e., training issues, unclear expectations from management, incomplete research, etc.). An intradepartmental checklist was developed to ensure that all appropriate steps in the equipment ordering process are conducted, to be able to find where the piece of equipment is in the process at any given time, and to promote expected timeliness and accuracy. The current plan is to implement the use of these checklists while measuring the probable percent decrease in equipment errors found upon shipment and utilization and to meet the 45-day time frame goal for at least 95% of the selected equipment received.