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INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

 

IQR

Inventory Reduction Software

The Inventory Quality Ratio (IQR) is a proven inventory management technique for reducing inventory dollars and for improving inventory performance and working capital.

IQR is the only inventory system developed specifically for analyzing inventories and identifying actionable inventory reduction opportunities.

Simply put, IQR is an inventory management system that helps avoid the formation of excess and obsolete inventory. That means less money in inventory, lower carrying costs, and increased capital to operate your business.

Click here to see what you can do with
IQR Inventory Reduction Software

We want to give you a free report defining your
inventory reduction opportunity

Click here to learn more

IQR is used by companies you know
The following are just a few of the companies that use IQR for Inventory Control Software:

  Black & Decker Beckman Coulter Boston Scientific Carrier Corporation
  Cummins Dow Chemical Hyundai Johnson & Johnson
  Kohler Company Pfizer Motorola Rubbermaid
  Sikorsky Aircraft Tyco Electronics  and many smaller companies

IQR is a powerful, money saving tool.
In business cash flow is crucial to survival. Having ample cash on hand will ensure that creditors, employees and others can be paid on time. If a business does not have enough cash to support its operations, it is a likely candidate for bankruptcy. IQR improves cash flow. It will:

  • Quickly identify good, bad and excess inventories
  • Drill down on problem areas and prioritize corrective action
  • Avoid shortages of purchased parts and finished goods
  • Measure performance by inventory segment (product line, program, plant, etc.)
  • Rebalance inventory across locations
  • Set realistic reduction objectives and track improvement over time
  • Monitor inventory movement as requirements change
  • Revise safety stocks, lot sizes and order quantities
  • Manage financial reserves and avoid future write-offs.

IQR is the ratio is the percentage of your inventory that is active and is used by over 3,000 planners, buyers, operations managers, and controllers in a broad range of manufacturing and distribution environments.

The IQR inventory system provides a complete framework to use and improve this performance metric. IQR provides unique analytical tools to effectively reduce your inventory levels and improve the quality of that inventory.

IQR is easy to use
IQR is and effective Inventory Management tool. It enables an organization to meet or exceed customers' expectations of product availability while maximizing net profits and cash flow.

Installation & training in just 3 days
Training for IQR software is only twelve hours. IQR inventory reduction user training comes with every installation.

Works with your existing ERP system
IQR dose not replace your current ERP, MRP or inventory management software. IQR works with your existing suite of tools to provide actionable information required to make rapid improvements in your inventory position. There are no extra key strokes, no additional data entry work.

ROI in 3 months or less
IQR provides the actionable information that you need to make rapid improvements in the performance of your inventory. Many IQR customers report a return on their initial investment in as little as three months.

IQR is a inventory performance metric, an inventory reduction tool, and a cash flow management tool

Get complete visibility of your situation
IQR provides a series of Quick Look Reports. Quick Look provides you several ways to view summarized inventory data by segment quickly, and the ability to look at the detailed records comprising the summary totals. Click to see examples

 

Set inventory reduction targets
IQR lets you set realistic inventory reduction targets to help you develop meaningful objectives, for both inventory levels and increased profits. You create specific “What if….” scenarios to analyze your opportunities to free up working capital. Click to see analysis tools.

 

Assign actions to drive inventory reduction today
Action Items are used to identify what course you plan to take to address existing or potential problem areas. Each Action Item report presents your inventory picture in a unique way and includes the necessary information for you to take action in keeping your inventory exposure to a minimum.

 

Track your inventory reduction performance
IQR has built in performance tracking tools designed to point out the differences between prior IQR measurements and the present.

 

Create custom inventory performance reports quickly & easily
IQR includes a custom reports generator. a very powerful and flexible tool to analyze your inventory data. It allows you to create custom reports to focus on special information or relationships.

 

Click here to see what you can do with
IQR Inventory Reduction Software

IQR offers a
FREE analysis of your inventory
We want to give you a free report defining your
inventory reduction opportunity

You really have to see IQR with your part numbers to appreciate how it can help you.

You and your colleagues can see the detailed results and the benefits of IQR software.

We will provide you with a comprehensive analysis of your inventories and point out immediate opportunities for significant savings, that will pay for IQR in less than three months.

Click here to learn more: FREE Inventory Analysis.