Fastener stock just sitting
See which bolts, nuts, and washers aren’t moving before you reorder more of that grade or finish.
Sound familiar?
A job lot of stainless nuts is still in the bin after the job shipped.
You reorder zinc carriage bolts because the label looks low, and a full bin of that size is one aisle over.
Metric and SAE of the same diameter sit side by side, and only one of them sells.
How I find it
Sales history by grade, finish, and thread, so a dead bin is not hidden inside a family of parts.
Purchases, including the job lot that never got a second order.
Your accounting system, so the shelf and the books can be talked about on the same call.
What the system does
It watches fastener sales and purchases 24/7 and pings you when a bin isn’t moving. It does not move the stock or place a return. You decide whether to hold the next buy.
Sample3/8 inch nylon lock nuts in zinc aren’t moving. The last purchase was a job lot. Hold the next buy.
You decide
You decide what to hold, what to offer a contractor who can use that finish, and what to leave in the bin.
Questions
Is this the same as a slow week?
No. A slow week hits the shop. This is one grade or finish sitting while other sizes of the same part still leave.
Will it tell me to dump the bin?
No. It pings you that the bin isn’t moving. You decide what to do with it.
What do you look at first?
Sales history and purchases for the bins that have not had a second buyer.