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.

For over 20 years, Jon has served as an inventory management consultant to over two thousand firms to improve their productivity and profitability through better inventory management. Jon has designed several inventory management computer systems and has also served as a distribution industry “troubleshooter” for two major computer companies.

He is the author of numerous blog entries and a series of books on effective inventory management, including the recently published Achieving Effective Inventory Management (6th 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 an advisor and guest lecturer in the Industrial Distribution Program at Purdue University.