DuPont and OEConnection Partner for More Powerful Body Shop Management System
- CollisionLink(R) Online Parts Ordering Now Integrated with ProfitNet(TM) -
RICHFIELD, Ohio, Oct. 26 -- OEConnection LLC, a leader in ecommerce procurement and analysis solutions for the automotive original equipment replacement parts business, is partnering with DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) to enhance DPC's ProfitNet collision shop management system. As part of this agreement, OEConnection is integrating its CollisionLink ecommerce parts procurement technology with the repair management capabilities of ProfitNet. Shop users will now be able to electronically order parts from their dealership suppliers with the added confidence of securing the right part the first time.
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CollisionLink integration dramatically transforms the OE parts ordering experience by eliminating the need for non-productive phone time, relieving a shop's reliance on incomplete or outdated part information, and reducing duplicate keystrokes when managing orders. Using sophisticated VIN scrubbing technology, CollisionLink automatically validates the accuracy of a recommended electronic parts order alerting users to incorrect and/or related parts while also providing ready access to such critical repair information as paint and trim codes. This ability to deliver a more accurate parts order helps shops reduce supplements, eliminate unnecessary returns, improve cycle time, and enhance overall supplier relationships and order response time.
"DuPont is committed to providing the most value we can for our ProfitNet users," commented Tom McGarry, DuPont ProfitNet Sales Manager. "By integrating CollisionLink's ability to easily and accurately order original equipment parts, we're offering our users significant benefits by helping them get the right part when, and where, they need it. OEConnection is the industry leader in online OE parts ordering making this an obvious partnership for DuPont and our ProfitNet users."
Added Mark Tomasetti, OEConnection Vice President, Emerging Products and Markets, "OEConnection is delighted to partner with DuPont, a truly respected pioneer of innovative best practices. By integrating our two technologies, we are now seamlessly automating every process that is involved in the profitable and efficient repair of a vehicle. This natural pairing offers significant industry benefit and firmly establishes the value of applying best practices to even the most traditional of processes, including OE parts procurement."
Building on the cornerstone of enhanced parts accuracy, CollisionLink integration also provides profit-protection tools with the ability to alert users to parts price differences between estimate price and MSRP, and convenience tools with the use of a single screen to display all order statuses.
DuPont is providing the CollisionLink integration as a value-added enhancement for ProfitNet users. The companies will introduce the integration at NACE 2005, the collision repair industry's premier event to be held in Las Vegas, November 3-5.
About DuPont
DuPont is a science company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.
About OEConnection LLC
OEConnection is a provider of web-based technology solutions for automakers, their affiliated dealers, and others in the automotive parts business. A leader in ecommerce parts procurement and data analysis, OEConnection products serve over 12,000 dealerships and collision repairers. The company is a joint venture of DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and ProQuest Automotive. For more information, call 1-888-776-5792 or visit www.OEConnection.com.
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