Askew ensures a smooth transition to our programs without interrupting your production.

Askew's Inventory Management Programs can reduce your total cost of ownership.

Tailored Programs
to meet the unique needs of our OEM customers

  • Fastener and C-item management
  • Flexible delivery options
  • Dedicated Account Teams
  • Kitting and packaging capabilities
  • Quality systems––ISO 9001
  • On-site/On-call engineering support
  • Billing options

Delivery Options

  • Point–of–Use (direct to line)
  • Min/max bin fill
  • BOM driven delivery
  • Line sequence delivery
  • Central location
  • Just in time (JIT)
  • In-plant store
  • Integrated Vendor Supply (IVS)
  • Daily-weekly-monthly
  • Full bar code capabilities
  • Racking systems
  • Flexible configurations
  • E-Consign Inventory Solutions

Our Point–of–Use Supply programs can use one or many of the above options based upon your requirements.

Dedicated Account Team

  • Account Manager
    - Daily administration of the account
    - Preparing deliveries
    - Quarterly account review customer meetings
    - Daily customer contact
  • Account Assistant
    - Order entry
    - Confirmations
    - Generating reports
    - Back–up
  • Applications Engineer
  • Inventory Management Rep
    - Delivery to audit areas
    - Monitoring product levels (performing audits)
    - Immediate issue resolution
    - Housekeeping

Flexible Invoicing options

  • Traditional
  • Summary
    - Weekly, Semi-Monthly or Monthly
  • EFT
    - Full wire transfer capability
  • Electronic or Hard Copy
    - Askew provides one summary invoice (with detail) for all program items by Plant, Cell, Line or Product

Implementation

  • Dedicated implementation team
  • Forty five to sixty days from "kick–off" to going live
  • Weekly updates are provided to customer team
  • All program parts are implemented on the "live" day
  • AIC will provide all necessary capital equipment for this program at no charge to customer
    - Includes racks, bins, labels etc.

Kitting and Packaging

  • 100% lot traceability
  • Returnable's/poly bag unit packs—volume
  • Ergonomics: Usage, weight, size
  • Custom labeling of bins
  • Customer part number, description and lot number printed on all poly bags