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An Inventory System for Improving Inventory Performance |
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IQR |
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Inventory Quality Ratio |
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1-626-836-9261 |
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Certified IQR affiliate Phone: 626-836-9261 Email: nfo@Inventoryperformance.com |
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Symbiotic Solutions provides a variety of services in support of IQR, including: Training Education Consulting |
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Training An integral part of the Inventory Quality Ratio and the IQR inventory reduction software is the user training that comes with every installation. Although IQR tools are very easy to use, we include training because of the motivation it provides planners and buyers to take charge and actually reduce inventories. Together, the IQR software and the IQR user training provide the skill set necessary to attack current inventory problems and to avoid their buildup in the future. After learning the IQR logic and user-defined parameters, the planners perform a series of exercises that demonstrate how using the IQR tools will increase their productivity and effectiveness. Since the training is conducted with current data for each planner, we address and prioritize their specific issues. Once the planners are comfortable with what they can actually do to reduce inventories, they develop individual objectives (that they know they can reach) and action plans to achieve them.
To be less intrusive on planners’ limited time, total training for IQR software is only twelve hours. We conduct two six-hour classes at your site and can flex the hours to meet your schedule. All IQR training is approved by APICS and ISM for credit toward certification maintenance. And, unlike most user training classes, the cost is included in the price of the software. |
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Education In addition to training your staff in use of IQR, we can also provide an underlying education in inventory management and relate topics. Our educational programs are designed to support the IQR training by giving your staff a deeper understanding of the principles on which IQR is based.
Samples of our educational programs are below Basics of inventory planning and control The nature and function of inventory Objectives of inventory management Costs relating to inventory Measurements of the performance of inventory Alternate methods of ordering inventory – Order Point, Min/Max, Two Bin Attaining Inventory Accuracy Introduction to Materials Requirements Planning Objective of MRP Bill of Material & lead time overview and role in MRP Gross and net requirements Planned orders Reading the MRP record |
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Consulting Need more than great inventory reduction software and education? We can provide guidance and advice based on our decades of experience as both hands on inventory managers and consultants. Samples of the kind of help we can provide are below. Implement Lean manufacturing & inventory management practices Implement new or optimize existing software tools Develop and implement departmental productivity tracking systems Define and implement customized cycle counting and physical inventory programs. Evaluate and recommend/implement improvements to materials and information flows through manufacturing and distribution Evaluate and recommend/implement methods, equipment, and technologies for order picking operations. Analysis of system setup and data integrity in MRP, ERP, DRP, WMS systems. Determine better inventory control parameters such as lot sizing, safety stock, reorder points |