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Weldon Parts, Inc. Uses Datalliance Vendor Managed Inventory to Increase Sales and Improve Order Process Efficiency
Datalliance VMI Supports Heavy Duty Industry Vendor Managed Inventory Program
| Source: Datalliance
CINCINNATI, OH--(Marketwire - February 10, 2010) - Datalliance today announced that Weldon
Parts, Inc., a leading distributor of heavy duty truck parts in Oklahoma,
Texas, Florida, Arkansas, and Missouri, has effectively partnered with
Velvac, one of their key suppliers, to implement Datalliance Vendor Managed Inventory. Weldon has
realized increased sales of Velvac products by 24% and has improved the
efficiency of their order process by as much as 80% as a result of
participating in Velvac's VMI program. The complete case study article can
be viewed at http://www.datalliance.com/successstories.html.
A long-time distributor of Velvac truck parts, Weldon manually monitored
demand and placed replenishment orders for their 13 locations. Daryle
Settles, Vice President, explained, "Our locations are spread out
geographically. Since each retail location is unique based on how long
they have been open, sales volumes, and the breadth of the product line
they carry, we don't have consistent demand trends. Our central ordering
function was responsible for several hundred Velvac SKUs, a situation which
made for a rather complicated and time consuming process when you multiply
this effort by 13 somewhat unique locations."
Velvac introduced Weldon to their VMI program as a means to strengthen
their relationship and help Weldon improve the efficiency and accuracy of
their order process for Velvac parts. "The Velvac VMI system is a much more
sophisticated process for us, yet it is also easy to use, implement and
understand," described Settles. "Our weekly process to identify demand for
all our locations has been greatly simplified; our time has been reduced by
as much as 80%. We rely on VMI to analyze actual sales data and then
recommend appropriate replenishment orders to meet the objectives of each
location. We'll look at exception items or special situations, but we leave
the order details up to VMI."
VMI has not only helped Weldon improve the overall efficiency of their
order process, but they have also increased sales of Velvac products.
Settles explained, "Over a one year period on Vendor Managed Inventory,
sales of Velvac products increased 24% and our customer service remained
very high at 99%. We have the products our customers need so they trust us
and reward us with more business."
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