AutoFitmentPlus

Are you currently using one of these software solutions to manage your automotive aftermarket business?:

• A decades-old automotive aftermarket industry-specific solution.
• Your own mix of disconnected accounting, inventory, manufacturing, CRM, and eCommerce solutions that evolved over time.
• A fairly modern ERP solution that has none of the industry-specific functionality you need.

You’ve likely put up with many of the same issues as your peers and kept adding more employees as a “fix.” Issues like:

• Errors and inefficiencies caused by manual systems impacting customer services levels.
• Lower profits due to excess manual effort required to process customer orders.
• Inaccurate inventory information shared across multiple sales channels causing order fulfillment issues.
• Re-keying of eCommerce orders with related errors and increased data entry costs.
• Stifled growth due to technology limitations.
• Inability to respond quickly and efficiently in times of crisis like COVID-19.
• Innovations in your business that seem good but also end up creating another inefficient manual process.

And it’s all because, while times have changed, ERP software for the Automotive Aftermarket hasn’t. Until now.

AutoFitmentPlus is a complete and fully integrated solution designed to manage your entire automotive aftermarket business effectively and efficiently from end-to-end. It is built on top of Acumatica Cloud ERP and incorporates resources that make it easy to identify parts in an industry-standard manner.

AutomotiveFitmentPlus includes:

• Vehicle Classification Data (Year, Make, Model, Engine Type, etc.) which is maintained and cross-referenced against your Part SKUs so you can establish Fitment parts application.
• Industry-standard ‘ACES’ (Aftermarket Catalog Exchange Standard) Vehicle Classification data automatically loaded into the Acumatica Cloud ERP database and updated automatically on regular intervals.
• Industry-standard ‘PIES’ (Product Information Exchange Standard) Product Categorization data loaded into the Acumatica Cloud ERP database and automatically updated at regular intervals. PIES data is used to provide information about parts in an industry recognized manner, including attributes and other specifications.
• VIN Validation and Identification so you can enter a 17-digit VIN number and AutoFitmentPlus, Powered by Acumatica, will identify the type of vehicle it represents.
• Sales and Service performed on vehicles tracked by VIN, including warranties on parts and service.
• On-demand Export of data in the ACES, PIES, or SEMA prescribed formats with no manual data manipulation or intervention on your part, providing you with seamless integration to your trading partners and the SEMA data cooperative.

What’s more, AutoFitmentPlus, Powered by Acumatica, includes Fitment so you can easily filter available parts on Sales Orders, Service Orders, and even in eCommerce store fronts using the parts properties.

We implement, train, customize, and support Acumatica Cloud ERP.

Automotive aftermarket manufacturers and distributors face unique challenges. Customers need parts for automobiles produced by many different manufacturers, and each manufacturer has multiple models that differ from year-to-year – not to mention model variants, style, color, and quality.

The inventory management and production challenges to supply this industry are daunting. And these challenges don’t even take into account the typical challenges faced by businesses – managing financials, inventory, logistics, sales, eCommerce, and more.

The lack of industry-specific solutions has forced many automotive aftermarket manufacturers and distributors to develop home grown systems, use one-off spreadsheets, or to rely on paper catalogs. The end result is inefficient parts lookup, decreased customer satisfaction, and all to often inaccurate inventory.

AutoFitmentPlus Powered by Acumatica includes industry-specific tools such as Fitment, ACES, and PIES fully integrated with Acumatica Cloud ERP. With one system, automotive manufacturers and distributors can manage their financials, inventory, sales, procurement, logistics, and more – all while identifying parts and part application in an industry-standard way.