Anyone who works in the automotive business can attest the industry currently is enjoying a period of robust demand. At the same time, there is an enormous amount of risk.

For the majority of companies, service parts have much higher margins than the original equipment and are crucial for the success of the organization.

Success Requires A Comprehensive, Integrated Approach Using the Proper People, Processes and Technology

Epicor Software Corp. has developed version 6 of Epicor Vista for the Automotive Aftermarket.

Consolidating multiple shipments of vehicle accessories and replacement parts, some quite heavy, into one movement has saved a U.S. distributor a lot of money and really given the gas to its business growth in Canada.

The manufacturer of industrial safety products and cleaning supplies "didn't have a clue" about what was in its warehouses - until it implemented a new system for forecasting, purchasing and inventory control.

Identifying Customer Incidents with High Propensity for Remote Resolution Allows Cable and Broadband MSOs to Cancel a Greater Percentage of On-Site Visits.

"New business reality." That's an apt way to describe the position of any company that has just emerged from four years of reorganization under Chapter 11 of U.S. bankruptcy law. And it's precisely the challenge that Delphi Automotive faced back in 2009, when it sought to reinvent itself and shore up relations with an army of suppliers.

Hamish Brewer, chief executive officer of JDA Software, was giving a speech at the Economic Club of Phoenix last year, when the topic of global inventory levels came up. The question he posed: How much stuff is currently in transit or socked away in warehouses the world over? The answer: Nobody really knows.