Allied Fasteners Enhances Inventory Management With Computer Insights

As soon as you come upon Allied Fasteners, Inc.’s 24,000-foot headquarters building in Mc Kinney, TX, you know that this is a very special fastener distributor. The building is brand new and it looks high tech like a technology company rather than a fastener distributor.

Bill Browning, President started Allied Fasteners in 1980, to be a model of efficiency and he has used technology to streamline the operation and eliminate human error. These two actions have enabled him to achieve the enviable position of producing nearly $1,000,000.00 in sales per employee. His $12,000,000 company, with three locations, (one in Texas and two in California), employs only 13 people. The computer system that he uses is The Business Edge, from Computer Insights, Inc.

One thing that Allied does that is quite different from the typical fastener distributor is that they write things off that have not sold for a year. The Business Edge makes this simple through a “Dead Inventory Report” and an automatic write off capability.

Allied also maintains two branches with warehouses in California. The company’s method of stocking their warehouses is complete random stocking. They repackage everything that they receive and when they package them, The Business Edge produces a package label that includes the Part Number, Description Quantity, Lot Number, Location and a single Bar Code that identifies each unique package in the system. From then on, each time the package is handled, the single Bar Code is read to identify it. The Business Edge tells the operator where the next available location of that size container is located. It is printed on the label so the person that is stocking the part simply follows the directions that are right on the package.

The Allied Fasteners formula for success is clear. Manage your inventory tightly. Use technology to eliminate errors and duplication and help your people do their jobs successfully!

Learn More at the Computer Insights website.

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