Suppliers, dealers and the vehicle record, joined
OEMs, tier suppliers and dealer networks run against a shared schedule on systems that were never designed to share it.
An automotive programme is only as good as its slowest hand-off. A shortage two tiers down, a warranty pattern buried in technician notes, a change that never reached the line — each is knowable earlier than it is usually known.
What we bring, and what it changes
OEMs, suppliers and dealers run separate systems against a shared schedule, so a parts shortage or a warranty pattern becomes visible later than it should.
Filed under Industry & productionFour places the schedule slips
Supplier visibility
Releases and ship notices exchanged on paper terms, so a shortage becomes visible when the material fails to arrive rather than when it fails to ship.
Dealer systems
Every dealer group runs its own management system, and the network’s stock, orders and service history never assemble into one picture.
Vehicle data
Telematics arriving in volume with no model behind it, so it accumulates cost instead of answering questions.
Warranty signal
Claims and technician notes analysed after the quarter closes, which is long after the pattern first appeared in the field.
The data a network runs on
- Delivery schedules and releases
- Advance ship notices and labelling
- Parts orders and aftermarket stock
- Engineering change and bills of material
- Telematics, fault codes and usage
- Warranty claims and service history
Connecting a network that never stops
Standardise the interface
One canonical model for parts, orders and shipments, so onboarding a supplier or a dealer group is configuration rather than a project.
Instrument the flow
Acknowledgements checked in both directions, and exceptions raised against the schedule instead of logged against nothing.
Model the data
Telematics and warranty joined to the vehicle record, so a pattern in the field can be traced back to a build.
Close the loop
Findings routed to engineering, quality and the dealer network in the same week they surface.
The relationship lives after the sale
A vehicle is bought once and serviced for years, and the systems supporting those years are usually the least joined-up in the estate. Parts availability, service history and the owner’s own record sit in three places, and the customer experiences all three as one brand.
Joining them changes what the network can offer: parts promised against real stock, service that already knows the vehicle, and a warranty process that does not begin by asking the owner to explain what happened.
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Tell us which of these you operate in and where the systems are getting in the way. We will come back with the practices, the people and a realistic sequence.