How Do Parts Distributors Build and Maintain Competitive Advantage Using e-Commerce?
” Mission Viejo, CA.August 12, 2004. Floyd Beadle, DST’s VP of Industry Solutions, presented “How Do Parts Distributors Build and Maintain Competitive Advantage Using e-Commerce?” to an audience of more than 350 industry professionals at the AAIA Aftermarket eForum in Chicago last week. During the presentation, Floyd led a panel discussion of visionary industry leaders, including Ford Customer Service Division’s eBusiness Manager Barry Levey; Tim Engvall, CFO of Whittier, CA-based Genuine Parts Distributor; and, Steve Bailey, President of Louisville, KY-based Diesel Injection Service Group of Companies. In addition, a live demonstration of DST’s Internet-based parts ordering system TurboParts was conducted. DST is an IBM Business Partner and was a co-sponsor of the event. Delving into the sweeping social, political, legislative, technological, and economic changes in the industry today, Floyd’s presentation focused on DST’s passionate belief that visionary goals of industry leaders fac
