Achieving Effective Inventory Management, 5th ed.
Jon Schreibfeder is president of Effective Inventory Management, Inc., a firm dedicated to helping manufacturers, distributors, and large retailers get the most out of their investment in stock inventory. Jon literally grew up in a family-owned distribution business and started studying inventory management philosophies and best practices in the 1970s. In the early 1980s, Jon went on to become a distribution industry trouble shooter for two major software companies. His task was to help the computer companies' customers use their available computer tools as well as best-practice policies and procedures to better manage their largest asset: inventory. Jon founded his own independent consulting firm, Effective Inventory Management, Inc. (EIM) in April, 1996.   Over the past 30 years, Jon has helped more than two thousand firms improve their productivity and profitability through better inventory management. EIM's customers range in size from a 2-million-dollar distributor to Fortune 50 companies. Customers are located throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Rim. Jon is the author of numerous articles and a series of books on effective inventory management, including the recently published Achieving Effective Inventory Management Fifth Edition and the National Association of Wholesale Distributors' Guess Right Best Practices in Demand Forecasting for Distributors.  A featured speaker at seminars and conventions throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Rim, Jon has been awarded the title Subject Matter Expert in inventory management by the American Productivity and Quality Center. He is a frequent lecturer and is on the advisory board of the Industrial Distribution program at Purdue University.