CarParts Technologies Wins Royal Tire/Tire One Contract; Tradera Tire Management System and OpenWebs Commerce Server Streamline Dealer Supply Chain.Business Editors/Automotive Writers/High-Tech Writers SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO San Juan Capistrano (săn wän kăpĭsträ`nō), city (1990 pop. 26,183), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1961. San Juan Capistrano has some manufactures, including aircraft parts, medical apparatus, and boats, but the economy is , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2003 CarParts Technologies Inc. (CPT CPT See: Carriage Paid To ), the leading provider of open, eCommerce and business automation software solutions for the automotive aftermarket, today announced it has won a contract to provide its Tradera(TM) Tire Management System and OpenWebs(TM) Commerce Server to Royal Tire, a leading dealer of premium tires and services and Minnesota's largest commercial tire dealer since 1948. Tradera and OpenWebs are part of a larger suite of integrated applications that automate warehouse management, inventory management and electronic ordering. These two applications, integrated with dealer accounting from Microsoft(R) Business Solutions reduce operational costs, increase revenues and improve customer service. "We selected Tradera and OpenWebs Commerce Server because of CarParts Technologies' commitment to integrate with other industry standard systems, such as Bandag's Open Road Retread re·tread tr.v. re·tread·ed, re·tread·ing, re·treads 1. To fit (a worn automotive tire) with a new tread. 2. Management System and Michelin's dealer communications system In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. BIB NET. These systems help drive our commercial business, and provide visibility into our Tire One dealer channel which allows us to better support our dealers in many ways," said Pat Dunnick, President of Royal Tire. "Royal Tire consistently provides its customers with superior products and services that help enhance the success of their businesses and CarParts Technologies is the only company that offers a Microsoft(R) -based supply chain solution that efficiently supports the direction we're going in technologically." Based in St. Cloud, Minn., Royal Tire serves as the corporate headquarters for Tire One, the most popular independent tire dealer network in the Upper Midwest The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no universally agreed-upon boundary, but it almost always lies within the US Census Bureau's definition of the Midwest and includes the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as at least the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. with over 240 dealers. Tire One offers its independent tire dealers a common identity and the opportunity to become part of a large buying group that enables them to pool their resources. CarParts Technologies will customize its Tradera Tire Management System to address Royal Tire's specific inventory and warehouse management business objectives. "Operating 24 hours a day while shipping and receiving hundreds of thousands of tires annually, presented both challenges and opportunities for Royal Tire. They recognized the advantages that both Tradera and OpenWebs offer to improve their business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets and deliver competitive capabilities to their customers," said Dave McCann, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CarParts Technologies. "Wholesale order management and customer service can be costly for distributors working on tight margins. As tire stores broaden their service offerings, application integration to other software environments is becoming critical to reduce costs and avoid double data entry. CarParts Technologies provides the inter-application connectivity and Web-based visibility into the supply chain process that give dealers like Royal Tire a competitive edge." About CarParts Technologies, Inc. CarParts Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of extended supply chain software solutions for the automotive aftermarket. The CarParts Technologies OpenWebs eCommerce platform enables efficient online trade, integration and collaboration between B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business marketplaces, buyers, suppliers and commerce service providers. The solutions are used in more than 3,000 leading aftermarket outlets including tier 1 manufacturers, program groups, tire and service chains, warehouse distributors and independent installers. CarParts Technologies' open, end-to-end solutions allow companies to generate new sales, operate more cost efficiently, accelerate inventory turns and maintain stronger relationships with suppliers and trading partners. Established in 1997, CarParts Technologies' complete suite of business solutions has delivered compelling returns on investment to customers across the entire aftermarket supply chain. Headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California San Juan Capistrano is a city in southern Orange County, California, USA, located approximately 23 miles southeast of Downtown Santa Ana. The current OMB metropolitan designation for San Juan Capistrano and the Orange County Area is “Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA. , CarParts Technologies has received venture capital funding from @Ventures, the affiliated venture capital arm of CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) , Rho Ventures, BEV Capital, Investor AB Investor AB is a Swedish investment company, founded in 1916 and still controlled by the Wallenberg family. The company owns a controlling stake in several large Swedish companies. In 2006 it had a market value of 119 billion kronor (€13 billion). ($16 billion). and St. Paul Venture Capital. Note to editors: If you are interested in viewing additional information on CarParts Technologies, please visit the website at http://www.carpartstechnologies.com. |
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