Tales from the Track: Dave Caracci Takes Us Behind the Scenes at Sebring
Dave Caracci, retired VP from Robert Bosch, has returned to his first love – racing. In this multi-part series, Caracci takes us behind the scenes on the road with Prime Time Racing, where he serves as Logistics Engineer. Stay tuned for more notes from Caracci’s race team travel journal.
Northwood University to Honor Seven Aftermarket Professionals
Northwood University will honor seven automotive aftermarket leaders with its annual Automotive Aftermarket Education Award on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. The awards will be presented during a luncheon at the annual Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo Show (AAPEX). Northwood’s Automotive Aftermarket Education Award recognizes leaders for their contributions to the educational process in the automotive aftermarket field. The award was created to insure that these individuals receive national recognition for their efforts to improve education inside and outside the industry.
DENSO Announces New Service Training Programs for Technicians
LONG BEACH, CA. – DENSO Sales California announces the addition of four new service training seminars for technicians including Hybrid Vehicle Safety and Service (HVS), Advanced Scan Tool Diagnostics (AST), Honda and Acura Engine Performance (HEP), Nissan and Mitsubishi Engine Performance (NEP). These four new classroom-style seminars will focus on “best practices” concerning service, diagnostic
Fibre Glass-Evercoat Launches New Website
Fibre Glass-Evercoat, a leading manufacturer of auto body repair fillers and putties for the automotive refinish industry, has announced the launch of its new website – www.evercoat.com . The site features an improved search interface that provides more targeted results, an expanded FAQ page, a products page that allows at-a-glance selections for quicker browsing and an opt-in newsletter to provide subscribers with information about new technologies and products. The site has also been expanded to include a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) section that features photos of automotive restoration and repair work submitted by weekend warriors who see it as a labor of love.
Jason Popillion Joins GCommerce as Chief Technology Officer
Des Moines, IA-based technology solutions provider GCommerce has appointed Jason Popillion as chief technology officer effective March 29. Jason brings a broad array of experience in technology software development, including electronic commerce, electronic data interchange (EDI), telecommunications, finance, higher education and government. His more recent work in developing an EDI and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system for the State of Iowa has been nominated for eight national awards including CIO magazine’s top 100 innovations, Harvard Innovation and Gartner–High Performance Workplace awards.
DST Unveils DSTWare 2006
DST Inc., an IBM Optimized Business Partner and provider of end-to-end parts supply chain solutions, has unveiled DSTWare 2006, a new parts distribution business solution. DSTWare 2006 was created with the goal of “unlocking the value of your business,” according to the company.
Activant Buys The Systems House
Activant Solutions has acquired substantially all of the assets of The Systems House, Inc., a technology solutions provider for distributors primarily in the automotive aftermarket and office products industries. The acquisition will provide next-generation technology for Activant’s customers in the automotive aftermarket and wholesale distribution industries, key vertical segments in Activant’s vision for growth.
Executive Interview: Affinia President Terry McCormack Discusses the Future
Yesterday it was announced that Dana Corp. had completed the sale of the Dana Automotive Aftermarket Group (AAG) to Cypress Group, a New York-based buyout firm. The new company, renamed Affinia, will be lead by Terry McCormack, an aftermarket veteran of more than 30 years. McCormack spent three decades in positions of increasing responsibility at Dana, and was named president of Dana AAG in 2000. Join us as McCormick describes to us his visions for the future of Affinia and reflects back on AAG’s time under the Dana organization.
A Suppliers’ Guide to Innovation
As automotive suppliers continue to get hammered by price cuts, material cost increases, and competitors in low-cost countries, renewed attention is being focused on product and process innovation as a way to improve competitive positioning and profitability. So here we’ll look at the systems automotive suppliers need to implement if they want to consistently deliver on the innovation imperative.
Defining The Process Enterprise
In this week’s article we’ll deal with a fundamental question: What is a “process enterprise” and how does it differ from the kind of enterprise most of us are living in today?