Session Archives - International Fastener Expo

Sourcing Fasteners Globally Without Surprises: What Buyers Wish They’d Known Earlier

by | Jul 20, 2026

Most purchasing systems rely on fixed lead times and historical usage to determine what and when to buy, even though both demand and supply are inherently uncertain. Using imported fasteners as a practical example, Josh will show how these assumptions can lead to...

Operational Excellence: Simple, Hard, and Still Misunderstood

by | May 25, 2026

After more than four decades of Lean, Kaizen, and continuous improvement efforts, most organizations don’t suffer from a lack of tools—they suffer from an excess of them. This session reframes operational excellence not as a deployment, transformation, or consulting...