General Motors Canada Implements OEConnection's Online Parts Supply Chain Technology
Dealer-to-Dealer Parts Sourcing and Automaker Backorder Fulfillment
RICHFIELD, Ohio, Nov. 6 -- OEConnection LLC, a leading provider of Internet-based supply chain solutions for the automotive original equipment replacement parts business, announced today that General Motors Canada has selected OEConnection's Internet-based suite of products for their dealership's parts departments. The products include D2DLink(R), online parts sourcing, buying and selling between dealerships; and D2D Express(R), an automated backorder fulfillment solution incorporating dealership parts inventories into the auto manufacturer's parts supply chain.
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"GM's goal is to provide our customers the right part, at the right time, at the right price. OEConnection's online tools combined with same or next-day parts delivery will help us do just that," said Tim Turvey, General Director of Service Parts Operations at GM of Canada. "Satisfied customers are the linchpin to achieving success in our parts business and OEConnection's seamless technology is key to growing GM's parts business."
"We're delighted that GM Canada chose OEConnection as their parts supply chain partner," said OEConnection Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions, Ted Fellowes. "Our technology, experience level in parts optimization, and our track record of consistently delivering cutting edge Internet-based solutions makes us the right choice for GM Canada and their franchises. This solution equips dealerships to address everyday parts department challenges faster, more efficiently, more profitably, and with more control. And, leveraging the dealership parts inventories to fulfill backorders will streamline GM Canada's supply chain logistics."
For this Canadian implementation, OEConnection introduces complete bilingual capabilities for both English and French Canadian. The internationalization of the products includes kilometer/mile, province/state and postal/zip code conversions as well as additional time zones. OEConnection will support Francophone dealers with translated product manuals, online help and training support in their language of choice.
General Motors Canada is the eleventh North American auto manufacturer to select OEConnection's technology to help maximize dealerships' parts procurement productivity, efficiency and profitability between dealers. Over 92% of all U.S.-based General Motors dealers began using OEConnection's parts solutions in 2002. The total number of OEConnection dealership customers now tops 13,000. OEConnection products are used over 200,000 times each business day by auto dealerships to source, buy and sell parts with the ultimate goal of increasing customer satisfaction and getting drivers back on the road faster.
About OEConnection LLC:
OEConnection is a provider of web-based technology solutions for automakers, their affiliated dealers, and others in the automotive parts business. Serving over 15,000 dealerships, collision repairers, fleets and repair shops, OEConnection provides the industry's largest ecommerce parts exchange and analysis tools enabling users to better market, manage and purchase original equipment parts. Depended on for over 4.5 million parts decisions monthly, OEConnection solutions facilitate an estimated $8 billion in annual parts trade. OEConnection is a joint venture created by DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Snap-on Business Solutions. The company is headquartered in the greater Cleveland area at 4205 Highlander Parkway, Richfield, OH, 44286. For more information, email Janice.Schenk@OEConnection.com, visit www.OEConnection.com or call 888-776-5792, x1891.
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