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HDX Picks Profile For HD Parts

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--HDeXchange (HDX) has picked Profile Systems, a B2B e-commerce technology provider, to develop and operate an industry data warehouse (IDW) for leading manufacturers and distributors of repair parts for heavy duty trucks and vehicles. HDX is a newly formed independent, non-profit organization created to promote, develop and disseminate common electronic commerce standards and business practices within the $9 billion a year industry.

The HDX e-commerce initiative was formally launched Nov. 10 at the Fall meeting of the Council of Fleet Specialists (CFS), an international trade association representing more than 300 manufacturers and distributors within the heavy duty parts aftermarket. More than 30 of the industry’s leading manufacturers and distributors, including Bendix Truck Brake Systems, Chicago Rawhide, Drive Train Industries, Haldex Midland Services, Harman Heavy Vehicle Specialists, Kroeger Equipment & Supply, Midwest Wheel Co., and Stemco Inc. have agreed to participate in HDX.

For the HDX IDW, Profile Systems has created an industry-specific Product Descriptor Database as well as Product Information Exchange Standards (PIES) documents. This functionality will allow participating manufacturers and distributors to automatically and regularly exchange product and pricing data electronically--via MasterDepot--to and from their internal business systems, thus reducing transaction costs and inefficiencies. The IDW will ultimately consist of product and pricing data for more than 500,000 industry SKUs.

“We are delighted by the response from our industry’s leading manufacturers and distributors,” says Margaret Walker, general manager at HDX. “This cooperative effort among the industry’s trading partners is unprecedented. The enthusiasm is a testament to the commitment these firms have to the aftermarket’s success as a whole,” she added.

“With Profile System’s MasterDepot we have something that has always been missing for efficient and effective e-commerce for all supply chain entities--full and rich synchronized product and pricing data.”

Interested companies can call Walker at 816/421-6404 or contact www.hdexchange.com.