Coventry, United Kingdom, 21 May 2007 -- Aftermarket IT specialist, Activant Solutions, has announced that buying group United Aftermarket Network (UAN) has given the green light for its members to adopt Activant’s online web trading package Ready-To-Go.
As part of the agreement, each UAN distributor will have access to Activant’s Ready-to-Go e-commerce solution allowing members’ customers to securely enquire on parts availability and to order parts online, linking directly into their business management systems.
Ready-to-Go is a new aftermarket initiative resulting from Activant’s determination to remove previous barriers to trading on the web, namely high cost and complexity and offers a simplified ‘out of the box; approach at an affordable price.
In the past three years, Activant has invested considerable time and resources in web trading and therefore UAN is best placed to pass the benefits of online trading to members and their customers.
Offering a high level of sophistication, the garage customer can select their part by Vehicle Registration (VRM), or by using MasterCat catalogue or by a part number. Intelligence within the solution allows for alternate parts and supercessions and even identifying if a customer’s account is on stop.
The web portals embrace AConneX technology to integrate with a motor factor’s business system so that when an order has been placed, an invoice or pick note is generated on the business system, automatically updating stocks as well as the ledgers. In turn, the ordering customer sees a copy of the document on screen to print or save.
Andrew Dickinson, UAN Managing Director, said: “The Ready-To-Go portals are designed specifically to remove cost and set-up barriers that were previously associated with trading online. They hold enormous sales potential for UAN distributors through simply enabling garage customers to trade more effectively with their local motor factor.”
AutoSupplies Chesterfield is one of the first UAN distributors to take on the portal. MD, Dave Clarke, said: “Ready-To-Go is a simple, cost effective and highly productive trading platform in allowing us to immediately have an online presence and enhance our service to our customers.”
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