The fastener distributor’s blog

Practical ways to manage your customers’ inventory, offer better terms, get paid faster and make more on every account.

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Fastener orders are long lists of small lines. How The Fastener App moves them off the phone and out of the inbox, without losing accuracy.

Fastener VMI lives in bins. How bin labels, scanning, min-max counts, on-site programs and receiving keep customer cribs stocked.

OEM print numbers, your numbers and a rival's bin labels all mean the same bolt. How The Fastener App crosses them, checked spec by spec.

The bolt is the cheapest part of a fastener program. How to sell on total cost of ownership and why it beats a lower price per hundred.

Manufacturers, contractors and resellers all want terms, and many are tax-exempt. How The Fastener App handles credit and certificates.

Fastener accounts generate many small invoices. How invoices, pay links, the collections helper and invoice lookup bring cash in sooner.

Fastener usage is steady, so reorders should be too. How Reorder, AutoPilot reorder and blanket orders work, with the customer in control.

Let line leads and maintenance techs order fasteners while managers keep control. How approvals, budgets and master accounts work.

Specials and odd fasteners take time to quote. How AI Quick Quote, Get this for me and the email quote desk speed it up.

Fastener reps split time between VMI routes and selling. How routes, visit logs, follow-ups, training and customer health keep the week productive.

Fastener margins leak a fraction of a cent at a time. How micro increases, below-market checks and margin leak reports protect gross profit.

Account reviews keep fastener programs renewed. How the exec dashboard, top accounts, category gaps and customer-facing reports make them easy.

Same app, same scanner, works with your existing ERP. Loaded with your catalog and your logo.