Effective Inventory Management is an inventory management consulting firm helping distributors, manufacturers, and large retailers improve customer service, reduce excess inventory, prevent stockouts, and maximize the return on their inventory investment.
Inventory is often one of an organization’s largest assets, but many companies are not satisfied with the contribution inventory makes to the success of their business. The wrong products sit on the shelves while the items customers want are on backorder. Computer records do not match what is actually in the warehouse. The return on inventory investment falls far short of what is possible.
EIM helps clients solve these problems through consulting services, workshops, analysis, and practical tools built around two principles: invest only in the inventory you actually need, and make sure every dollar you do invest works as hard as possible for your business.
Matt was named President and CEO of Effective Inventory Management on August 1, 2025. He came to EIM after extensive experience as a project analyst at Exxon Mobil, and before that served as a nuclear submarine officer in the U.S. Navy.
Matt earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Military Institute and a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University. A featured speaker at conventions and seminars, Matt has been instrumental in enhancing the functionality of EIM’s spreadsheets and developing new inventory forecasting and analysis models.
He excels at developing customized inventory planning and analysis models for EIM clients and is co-author, with Jon, of the recently published Achieving Effective Inventory Management, 7th Edition.
Jon founded Effective Inventory Management in April 1996 with a clear mission: help manufacturers, distributors, and large retailers get the most out of their investment in stock inventory.
For over 45 years, Jon has helped more than 3,000 firms improve their productivity and profitability through better inventory management. He is the author of numerous articles and a series of books on effective inventory management, including the Achieving Effective Inventory Management, 7th Edition, co-authored with Matt, 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 and around the globe, Jon is also a faculty member of the University of Innovative Distribution. He remains active in helping EIM clients achieve effective inventory management.
Jon also serves on the Board of Advisors of Inspiring Better Business, a mission organization dedicated to training, encouraging, and advising people who want to become entrepreneurs in developing countries.
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