Jon Schreibfeder is president of Effective Inventory Management, Inc., a firm dedicated to helping manufacturers, distributors, large retailers and service organizations get the most out of their investment in stock inventory. Jon has been invited to write for Software ThinkTank based on his expertise in this area.

Over the past 30 years, Jon has helped more than 2,000 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 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 and is an advisor to Purdue University’s Industrial Distribution Program.