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Topics: Electronic Catalog Standards Shop Integration Standards

Electronic Catalog Standards
Today, most auto parts retailers and installers depend on an electronic catalog database to access the millions of unique parts applications available. In the absence of standards, electronic catalog database system providers are required to hand-key from paper sources or perform extensive file manipulation. These methods add cost , errors, and lengthy time delays to the data.

• Industry Standards for the format and exchange of applications catalog data breaks down the bottleneck of data input and ensures that the latest application data is available on the countertop at the lowest possible price.
• Installer benefit from catalog standards by having increased selling opportunities because data is published sooner after research is done and parts are available. Without timely aftermarket catalog data installers are forced to the OE car dealers for replacement parts.
• Electronic Catalog costs go down because data suppliers require less manually data entry or electronic processing to publish their products
  
  Useful Resources:
  AAIA Electronic Catalog Standards Home Page
  CCI-Triad - Electronic Catalog System
  MacDonald Computer Systems
  Profit Pro - Electronic Catalog Data supplier

Shop Integration Standards
Shop Integration refers to the interconnectivity of PC-based diagnostic equipment, information servers, and business systems in a vehicle service shop. Connecting disparate pieces of front and back shop equipment, referred to as Enterprise Computing, yields productivity and efficiencies for the technician and the shop. Snap-on and the members of the Enterprise Alliance have cooperated to develop a single standard for connectivity - called i.SHOP

• Shop Integration enables e-commerce between the shop enterprise network and the customer (B to C) or auto parts suppliers (B to B)
• Shop Integration reduces redundant data by the technician entry that can result in mistakes and misdiagnosis
• Technician productivity can be dramatically affected by eliminating the "walk of death" between the technician's workstation and various information servers (PC's)
• Shop Integration enables paperless back shop operations
• Shop Integration enables customer-centric shop operations with vehicle service history and customer information available to technicians on-screen
  
  Useful Resources:
  i.SHOP Standards
  Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Assoc. (CIECA)
  ASAnetwork