TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS

PART PRICING & INVOICING APPLICATION

A major truck manufacturer needed a better way to distribute semi-annual price information of a catalog of over 250,000 truck parts and part related information. Their current method was a paper catalog of part price manuals and a mass mailing to distribute the information to over 5,000 specific part distributors. Six levels of part dealers were defined and each was allowed to see only specific prices for a part. This requirement meant that six different pricing manuals were printed and shipped to each specific dealer each mailing. This process was both costly and time inefficient.

The Roush Technical Services group developed a CD-based computer application designed to run quickly and allow each part distributor instant access to part pricing information within the large truck part database. The solution had to be easy to distribute and install on the users computer. It needed to be designed with an intuitive menu and provide easy use for searching and displaying multiple parts pricing information.

Users receive and install the application version of the new parts database each year. Price change updates are completed by accessing downloads from a secured web site. Helpful search functions like wildcard part lookups; editable record retrieval capabilities; price level handling, along with customer matrix discounting and order processing proved to exceed our customer expectations and provide a way to effectively distribute the companies part prices to each part retailer.

Basic Functions
• Cost-effective CD distribution
• Quick access to the complete 250,000 parts pricing catalog
• Easy and effective part search functionality
• Extensive customer price level and discounting functionality
• Flash Help and User Documentation

Enhanced Features
• Customer order and quote reporting
• Access to manufacturers bulletin and instruction documentation
• Secure desktop registration process
• Web-based price change updates