Motion Industries Announces 3.0 MotionMRO.com
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--April 26, 2002--Motion Industries, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company announced a new upgrade to MotionMRO.com, a comprehensive Internet-based procurement system that provides real-time access to parts and MRO inventory. Motion Industries president and chief executive officer Bill Stevens introduced the change for online customers on Monday, April 15, 2002.The new MotionMRO.com version 3.0 provides Motion Industries' customers expanded and more efficient online service. Customers can now access more information with simplified navigation through the site.
"We are pleased to offer our customers e-business solutions that satisfy their MRO procurement needs," said Stevens. "Improvements such as this upgrade illustrate our strong commitment to providing solutions our customers can use."
With MotionMRO.com, customers can search for product price and availability, request quotes, enter orders, receive e-mail order confirmation and track order status. New features of MotionMRO.com 3.0 include
| -- | Specifications, pictures and engineering drawings of core products |
| -- | Product search filtered by manufacturer |
| -- | On-line Product Guide |
| -- | Recently purchased items |
| -- | Access to all MotionMRO functions from the home page |
With 2001 sales in excess of $2.2 billion, Motion Industries is the world's largest distributor of bearings, mechanical power transmission, electrical power transmission and fluid power transmission replacement parts, and hose products. Motion Industries has more than 500 operations including nine distribution centers throughout North America and services more than 150,000 customers including automotive, chemical, food, beverage, wood/lumber, iron, oil, pulp and paper, steel and textile industries.
Visit our websites at www.motionindustries.com and www.motionmro.com. Contact us toll-free at 800/526-9328.