Garry Gossard is President of IQR International. He has over 40 years experience as a materials management practitioner and consultant. Gossard was previously the Chief Operating Officer of a high-tech manufacturing company and a Partner in an international CPA firm. He is a graduate of the USC School of Engineering and the Stanford Executive Management Program and is a frequent speaker at APICS and ISM. Gossard can be reached at Gary.Gossard@iqr.com and (949) 487-5400.

Dr. Corina Norrbom, Family Practice Physician.

Anne Haberkorn works at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin as the Director for the Lean Performance Center. At the College, Anne's expertise is in production and inventory control as well as lean manufacturing practices. Anne earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and a Masters degree in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Anne holds a current State of Wisconsin teaching certificate. Anne was recognized as the Fox Valley APICS Chapter's 2007 Member of the Year.

Managing Inventories In A Changing Economy
This paper presents a simple methodology that is particularly useful for managing inventories in a changing economy. The technique uses data from your existing MRP or ERP system and identifies which inventory rules are out of date in your company. It uses demand-driven logic and provides the dollar focus necessary for prioritizing your specific inventory improvement opportunities. This methodology was developed by 35 purchasing and materials managers to make the planner/buyer job easier. It helps them reduce excess inventories and increase turns, while avoiding shortages and improving working capital.
Managing Inventory In A Changing Economy

Improve Inventory Turns With Lean Logic
This session explains the lean logic of the Inventory Quality Ratio (IQR) and describes how UTC/Carrier Corporation used it to more than double their inventory turns.

Eric Matson, Principal Engineer, UTC/Carrier, Global Lean Operations Group. Gary Gossard, President, IQR International.
Improve Inventory Turns With Lean Logic

A Fresh Perspective on Health Care
Dr. Corina Norrborn addressed the 2008 Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School graduating class. She established a core reference point for evaluating healthcare and environmental decisions.
Is It Good for the Children

The Visual Workplace-Administration
The concepts of visual lean are explained in a concise, practical way with excellent take-a-way ideas with immediate application for improving productivity.
The Visual Workplace