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Why Solvay made one change that cut lead times

September 18, 2025
By the Blue Print Editorial Team
With supply chains facing more and more disruptions, one Solvay facility turned to a Fastenal Onsite to bring stability to their inventory.

The question was how to reduce stock-outs. The answer is that Solvay now has a dedicated Fastenal employee managing inventory and helping source products.


Chapters
0:00 - Intro 
0:30 - Solvay overview 
1:38 - The catalyst 
2:18 - Jeff's unique situation 
4:05 - Interactions 
5:24 - Employees 
5:44 - PPE 
6:49 - Fastenal 
7:08 - Vending 
7:45 - Stocking 
8:13 - What solves 
8:41 - Partnership 
9:29 - Outro 



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