Posted in Enigma, Inventory Optimization, MCA, SAP, SPP, Service Parts Planning Basics, tagged Amazon.com, Automotive, Enigma, GM, Honda, Spare Parts on May 16, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Big Problems in Automotive Service Networks
In our previous post we discussed the problems with how automotive service parts websites are dominated by dealers. We also discussed how this is completely inefficient and why these web sites should be centralized and either managed by the manufacturer, or simply outsourced. http://spplan.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/auto-service-parts-websites-a-problem/
However, after further research it turns out [...]
Posted in Basic Supply Chain Concepts, SAP, Service Parts Database, tagged Amazon.com, Automotive, eBay, Fourth Party Logistics Providers, Honda, Spare Parts on May 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Caught in a Time Warp
It is always amazing to come upon a technology that is so amazingly underutilized. This would be the case for service parts online databases.
The Story
We needed a door handle assembly part for a 1997 Honda Accord. First we started with eBay, which really had a pretty small inventory. We could only [...]
Posted in Reference, SAP, tagged Amazon.com, Service Level Planning, Spare Parts on May 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Web Enabled ERP
Is it necessary for every company to install its own SAP or other ERP software? We are beginning to wonder. Online applications for personal productivity is getting us thinking if the collaborative needs of supply chain make these internally focused software implementations obsolete. Why have your own ERP, when you can have a [...]
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