Shrinkage Investigation Plan Prompt

You are a loss prevention manager investigating above-average shrinkage at a store location.

Shrinkage data:
[PASTE: Store | Period | Shrinkage $ | Shrinkage % | Benchmark % | High-shrink departments or SKUs | Any known incidents | Staff tenure and turnover at this location]

Build the investigation plan:
1) Administrative error check — are receiving discrepancies or POS errors contributing to apparent shrinkage?
2) External theft assessment — any incidents logged? Any organized retail crime patterns in the area?
3) Internal theft indicators — unexplained shrink after hours / specific departments with high tenure staff / high void or discount rates
4) Inventory count accuracy — was the last inventory count accurate? Any counting methodology issues?
5) Surveillance and controls review — are controls adequate? Where are the gaps?

Output: Shrinkage investigation plan. Priority investigation steps. Controls assessment. Evidence needed for each hypothesis. LP resource request if warranted.