Inventory Management
Accounts Receivable
Technology
ROA
Vendors
100

$1.5 billion

What is the value of Fastenal's inventory?

100

2 days or less

What is the target Accounts Receivable Days Out gap?

100

Way to capture signatures for proof of delivery and eliminate paperwork

What is eSignature (or signature capture)?

100

A measure of how a company or business unit was able to convert its assets into net capital (pre-tax profit)

What is the ROA (Return on Assets)?

100

Document to be signed in lieu of a purchase order

What is the non-standard product purchase commitment?

200

30 days of sales

What is the value of inventory a traditional branch should carry? 

200

Proper invoicing

What is the best way to prevent accounts receivable issues?

200

Way to service non-account customers efficiently

What is eCommerce?

200

The money left over after purchasing product and paying for freight to pay bills

What is adjusted gross margin dollars (AGM)?

200

Reduced pricing for a sku (or set of skus) by a particular vendor when sold to a particular customer

What is an SPA (Special Pricing Agreement)?

300

Cost, minimum order quantity, minimum order dollar value, lead time and freight costs

What is the information you should get from a vendor before purchasing?

300

Email address to communicate with the regional finance team

What is califinance@fastenal.com?

300

Best way to take a binstock order

What is the binstock app on the iPad or Zebra?

300

Adjusted gross margin dollars divided by direct labor dollars

What is the key ratio?

300
Place to communicate with accounts payable team

What is ServiceNow?

400

Half of your inventory value

What are the monthly cycle count requirements?

400

Location of Open Balances and Accounts Receivable To-Do List

What is WebPOS?

400

Part of eCommerce that can aid in collections

What is Fast360 (or ePO)?

400

Forklift, inventory, cash, trucks

What are the branch's assets?

400

Report to correct discrepancies between receiving and vendor invoices

What is the match exceptions?

500

Sales Report Card and ROA 

Where to find your inventory value?

500

Collections Daily Average multiplied by the Accounts Receivable Days Out Gap

What is the dollars needed to collect (to get to 0 days out gap)?

500
Place to find more regional information on operations and important finance documents

What is the Regional Sharepoint page, Operations and Finance Tile?

500

Daily sales growth percentage + Pre-tax Net Sales percentage

What is the Rule of 40?

500

Better than a nonstandard purchasing agreement

What is getting a purchase order?

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