Ordonez to Address Big R Show Audience and CAWA Annual Meeting Audience
Francisco (Frank) Ordonez, president of Delphi Product & Service Solutions, will address APRA’s Opening Session on the Vehicle Electronics Revolution. He will also join California and Nevada Automotive Wholesalers’ Association (CAWA) members at the annual meeting in Las Vegas to kick-off Industry Week.
R. L. Polk & Co.’s Ask the Industry Looks at Technology’s “Next Big Thing”
In honor of the annual Aftermarket eForum taking place today and tomorrow in Chicago, Ask the Industry this week explores the topic of technology. In our recent Executive Interview with Jim Franco, we asked the Autologue Computer Systems CEO, what he thought was ‘the’ new technology today that is doing the most to help make the aftermarket industry more efficient. Franco’s answer: the Internet. Franco wasn’t the only one to sing the praises of the ‘Net. We asked a number of aftermarket professionals working in the technology arena to answer the same question.
From Counterman.com: Managing a Moving Target
In today’s connected, electronic age, few store managers would consider going back to the “good old days” — those times not so long past when inventories were manually recorded and managed on cards. These days, the very idea of inventory cards seems like the Stone Age, and in many ways, it was. Today, the entire supply chain — from manufacturer to warehouse to store to installer — is interconnected through sophisticated store management software packages and systems that provide business information and controls that were not possible even two years ago.
Friday, July 13, 2007
By Arianne Anderson The Week in Review offers a snapshot of the most read stories of the week as seen on aftermarketNews. To access the complete stories, simply click on the highlighted links. If you missed reading one of our daily news emails, click on any of the dates listed at the bottom of the
The Week in Review (July 2-6, 2007)
By Amy Antenora Editor The Week in Review offers a snapshot of the most read stories of the week as seen on aftermarketNews. To access the complete stories, simply click on the highlighted links. If you missed reading one of our daily news emails, click on any of the dates listed at the bottom of
Underutilized eMarketing Will Be Focus of Track Session During the 2006 Aftermarket eForum
One of marketing’s most underutilized tools – eMarketing –will take center stage at this year’s Aftermarket eForum conference. The 2006 Aftermarket eForum will be held July 17-19, at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago. Early bird registration for eForum closes on Friday, June 16. The early-bird registration fee for AAIA, AIA of Canada, AWDA, MEMA, and SEMA members is $695 and $895 for non-member firms.
Find Out Who’s Winning the eBusiness Race at Aftermarket eForum
Steven Liao, president of MechanicNet, is on a mission to help the automotive aftermarket use customer relationship management (CRM) technologies, data and insights to enhance fundamental industry economics. Liao, who will address “Aftermarket Service eBusiness – Who’s Winning the eBusiness Race,” is one of the featured speakers during the 2006 Aftermarket eForum, July 17-19, at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago.
Aftermarket eForum Early Bird Registration Deadline Extended
The early bird registration deadline for the 2006 Aftermarket eForum has been extended until Friday, June 16. The early-bird registration fee for AAIA, AIA of Canada, AWDA, MEMA and SEMA members is $695 and $895 for non-member firms. The 2006 Aftermarket eForum will be held July 17-19, at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago. This year’s event will include two half-day sessions and one full day of speaker and panel presentations. It will also feature table-top exhibits from the industry’s leading providers of e-commerce and supply chain solutions.
New Website Launched for Aftermarket eForum
Recognizing the growing importance of the Aftermarket eForum as a must-attend event for those seeking to understand and conduct e-business in the vehicle aftermarket, a stand-alone website for the conference recently made its debut at www.aftermarketeforum.com .
DST Asks: Parts Distributors — Do Your Customers Order Parts Online?
Help Wanted – Parts Counterman, Requirements: Must be willing to work 365 days per year, 24 hours per day. Understands and has committed to memory a world-class multi-line parts catalog. Always knows correct pricing of each item. Processes parts orders in nanoseconds. Never puts customers on hold. Works for electricity – no salary or extra benefits. Any bets on how many responses you’ll get to that classified ad? Selling auto parts would be a lot easier and less costly if you could make those kinds of hires. Actually, it turns out that such resources are available today, just not human resources, the kind we would advertise for in the local paper. Instead, we might call them “cyber-employees” – a new species that forms the backbone of e-business and works in the world of browser-based technology on the Internet.