Program Groups Overview: Leveraging
Each year, Counterman magazine surveys the state of the program groups to assess the general health of program distribution. Consolidation that occurred in the last few years has been absent lately, as the groups have hunkered down to allocate resources where needed and sharpened their data-mining skills. There’s been an increasing emphasis on data in the past few years, something that will only continue. This year, we asked the heads of five groups for their take on where program distribution is headed.
MAM and GCommerce Collaborate to Help WDs Drive Down Costs
ALLENTOWN Pa. and DES MOINES, Iowa – Two aftermarket solutions providers – MAM Software and GCommerce – have announced the completion of an integrated functionality for the “purchase order to invoice” cycle, designed for warehouse distributors using MAM Software’s Autopart ERP system. According to the two companies, this new feature enables connectivity with a network
Knowing When A DIYer Is In Over His Head
A favorite pastime of mine is to hang out at the coffee pot end of the wholesale service counter and observe the comings and goings of my jobber store’s retail clientele. One minute it’s the high school kid attempting his first oil change; the next it’s the hesitant housewife picking up some replacement parts for
ArvinMeritor Parts Distribution Center in Monterrey, Mexico, Expands Capacity by 20 Percent
ArvinMeritor Inc. officially opened its new aftermarket parts distribution center in Cienega de Flores, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico, part of the world-class manufacturing facility that houses the company’s commercial vehicle business operations in Mexico.
Automotive Aftermarket Electronics: The ins and out of how body control components operate
More refined safety and convenience systems such as telematics communications systems have placed an even greater load on vehicle electrical systems.
Managing Technology Through Parts Store Management Systems
Connectivity has always been important in distribution, but the Internet has changed how essential connectivity really is.