Studies have shown that the purchase price of the fasteners and tools is only a small fraction of the total cost of acquiring the fastener or tools ready for use in production. It is the savings that can be made in purchasing administration, receiving and inventory management that reduce the overall cost. Even a 25% reduction in the price of the fastener only results in cost savings of around 5% whereas the equivalent reduction in logistics will give up to 25% savings.A buyer can gain these savings by using a supplier that is committed, and has the capability, to support its customers by resolving the logistics issues. We have a history of established long-term partnerships where we engineer down the costs of using fasteners and tools. The most obvious example is the use of customer driven delivery systems such as just-in-time, twin bin, regular replenishment and consignment stock. However, the KAF service goes much further