Mitchell 1 and MAWDI Form New Parts Ordering Partnership
Mitchell 1 and Middle Atlantic Warehouse Distributor, Inc. (MAWDI) have established a new marketing partnership. As part of Mitchell’s ongoing effort to further extend its national network of connectivity to automotive parts suppliers, the new agreement will allow Mitchell 1 customers to gain electronic access to MAWDI’s line of aftermarket parts, supplies, equipment and accessories and MAWDI customers will be offered special discounts and savings on the entire line of Mitchell 1 software products.
Pep Boys Integrates MISG’s TransLink EDI for e-Commerce
The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack — the nation’s leading automotive aftermarket service chain, has successfully integrated MISG’s Internet-based TransLink service for electronic data interchange (EDI) communications activities. Pep Boys, headquartered in Philadelphia, now uses TransLink as part of its overall e-commerce strategy to improve and streamline systems and minimize costs related to its supply chain processes.
icarz and MAWDI Announce Systems Partnership
Middle Atlantic Warehouse Distributor Inc. (MAWDI) and icarz today announced that they will partner to deliver advanced systems capabilities to all customers of MAWDI warehouse locations. MAWDI, headquartered in Tonawanda, NY, has more than 30 warehouses serving more than 1,500 stores in fifteen states with full lines of automotive replacement parts and accessories.
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.
Activant Reports Successful Launch of New Jobber Management System Product
Activant Solutions recently launched a new Windows-based Jobber Management System (JMS) designed for small and mid-sized auto parts distributors. According to Jonathan Gear, vice president of marketing for Activant, the new JMS system can serve as a replacement for older (CCITRIAD) systems such as Series 12 or Loadstar.
DST Asks: What Topics Would You Like to Read About?
Right now, today, perhaps no other industry is as poised and ready to transform itself as the automotive aftermarket parts and service industry to leverage technology usage to dramatically enhance productivity and boost bottom-line performance. That’s why we took the opportunity, after publishing three months worth of weekly columns, to ask our readers what they would like us to discuss in the next three months. The responses were interesting and thought provoking. Here’s a general recap of what we’ve covered so far and, based upon your feedback, topics for the near future.
Executive Interview with Jim Taylor, CEO of Thomas Group
Our latest edition of “Executive Interview” features Jim Taylor, CEO of the Thomas Group. Taylor joined the Thomas Group in 2001 as vice president and CFO. From 1997 to 2001, Taylor served as president of the Chancellor Group, a Dallas, Texas, management consulting firm, where he assisted companies in restructuring, raising funds and completing initial public offerings. Join us as Taylor tells us more about the Thomas Group culture and how it works for its clients.