Automotive Sales

Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) Evaluation Center

... other) Australia Austria Automatic escalation based on predetermined criteria Automotive Automotive--Repair and Service Automotive--Sales Automotive--Supply ... http://foss.technologyevaluation.com/ - 31k - 2009-03-09

Enterprises May Be Overlooking Profits from After-sales Service

by Ashfaque Ahmed ... Much of the remaining profit in the automotive industry come from financing and other value-added service (rather than sales of new cars). ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2006/08/research_notes/MI_EV_XAA_08_15_06_1.asp - 18k - 2006-08-15 Summary: If service parts and service personnel management are well managed, manufacturers can significantly improve their profits from service operations. This will lead in turn to significant overall profit margins.

Baan Resurrects Multi-Dimensionally Part 1: Recent Announcements

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... in Baan's focus markets including Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Electronics, and ... in mass customization environments to streamline their sales processes by ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/02/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_02_18_02_1.asp - 19k - 2002-02-18 Summary: Having stemmed the tide of losses and returned to profitability in 2001, will in 2002 market witness Baan's return to former ERP stardom given the company's recent product enhancements, new partnerships and customer base retention/expansion initiatives?

Sales Force Automation (SFA): IFS CRM by IFS

... Sales Force Automation (SFA):IFS CRM by IFS. Founded ... sectors: aerospace and defense; automotive; construction, engineering, and service management; ... http://vs.technologyevaluation.com/software/525-21471/Sales-Force-Automation-SFA/IFS-IFS-CRM.html - 4k - 2009-11-18

The Lexicon of CRM - Part 3: From R to Z

by Randy Garland ... Systems might take their core application and tailor the screens, fields, and database structures to support the automotive industry (both sales and service). ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2001/11/research_notes/TU_CR_RGG_11_02_01_1.asp - 18k - 2001-11-02 Summary: CRM. C.R.M. itself is an acronym, standing for Customer Relationship Management. This is part three of a three-part article to provide explanation and meaning for most of the common CRM phraseology. Here, in alphabetical order, we continue the Lexicon of CRM

The Automotive OEMs Might Soon Contract “BRAIN” Damage Part I

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... International AG itself and both its subsidiaries BRAIN Automotive Solutions GmbH ... A substantial drop in sales especially in Germany reportedly exacerbated the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_12_02_1.asp - 16k - 2002-08-12 Summary: While BRAIN North America may have created a notable customer base due to its products’ functional appropriateness for the lower tiers of the automotive industry, its German parent’s impending insolvency might, in the worst-case scenario, leave all of them in the lurch.

The Automotive OEMs Might Soon Contract “BRAIN” Damage Part 2 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... International AG itself and both its subsidiaries BRAIN Automotive Solutions GmbH ... A substantial drop in sales especially in Germany reportedly exacerbated the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_13_02_1.asp - 17k - 2002-08-13 Summary: While business for BRAIN North America continues to be positive, developments in Germany will affect its future.

QAD Pulling Through, Patiently But Passionately

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... At about the same time, QAD announced its healthy sales momentum in Asia, with MFG/PRO suite becoming a platform of choice for automotive manufacturers in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/09/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_09_18_03_1.asp - 18k - 2003-09-18 Summary: QAD has been pulling through the downturn with a real strength (especially in terms of new licenses, and with a strong balance sheet and declining debt), a result of its persevering focus on manufacturing, which it recently coined in the slogan 'A passion for manufacturing'.

BRAIN May Still Be Needed In The Automotive Industry

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... 2001/10/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_10_30_01_1.asp">Part One and with an aggressive direct marketing effort and the establishment of new direct sales and support ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/10/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_10_31_01_1.asp - 18k - 2001-10-31 Summary: While BRAIN North America may have all the right cards for the lower tiers of the automotive industry, the road to success will by no means be uncontested.

Will Glovia Glow Again Through Its Hub And VARs? Part 2 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... will augment the efforts of Glovia direct sales and professional ... members will specifically sell to electronics, telecommunications, automotive, and industrial ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/09/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_09_10_02_1.asp - 15k - 2002-09-10 Summary: While the Fujitsu/Glovia relationship has worked well in Japan, a difficult market for many other ERP vendors to penetrate, it may prove to be quite a different case in other markets. Further, until recently, Glovia’s middle and top management team had long been in a state of flux and often poached by