LOCAL SERVICE Fastenal has been a pioneer in industrial vendor managed inventory (VMI) since the early 1970s (before the term ‘VMI’ even existed). Over the years this service has become absolutely central to who we are: a supply chain partner who’s ‘local’ enough to handle the heavy lifting of material management, but ‘global’ enough to bring true value to the venture – in terms of sourcing, logistics, quality assurance, implementation, and engineering and Lean Six Sigma consultation.
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