RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Suppliers and customers increasingly are identifying the level of adoption of industry e-commerce standards by participating in the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association Information Services Council (MIS Council) Customer E-commerce Matrix.

The MIS Council Customer E-commerce Matrix is an online tool that enables members to identify the e-commerce standards and technologies required by all major aftermarket customers (resellers or data receivers). It includes product information (PIES), catalog (AAIA legacy and ACES), Web Services (IPO), EDI and delivery method information. Manufacturers can obtain the requirements of their top customers or prospects and can view versions, fields, documents and sunset dates. Several suppliers and data receivers recently subscribed to the Matrix, adding to the application’s content and enhancing its value.

MIS Council E-commerce Matrix:

• Enables suppliers to identify and aggregate the technology and data standards required by customers to simplify internal processes by limiting data fulfillment to only the fields and documents required by pool of customers.
• Enables data receivers (channel partners) to specify the exact standards, versions, fields and documents they require.
• Reports the aggregate use of individual standards, versions, fields and documents.
• Includes product attribute, catalog application, EDI, special ordering network delivery.
• is available for FREE to anyone in the aftermarket

Current subscribers include O’Reilly Auto Parts, Uni-Select, Advance Auto Parts, Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Federated Auto Parts, National Pronto, Standard Motor Products, Robert Bosch, NGK Spark Plugs, Timken, Parker Hannifin, Peterson Manufacturing, CARDONE Industries, East Penn, Delphi and many more.

Its features for suppliers include:

• Requirements of all customers, top customers and/or prospects
• View limited to customers identified by supplier – cannot view profiles created by other suppliers
• Percent of customers that have required a standard or a specific field or a specific document (adoption level)
• Customer contact information for specific standards
• Versions of various standards
• Fields, documents and sunset dates of standards

Through the MIS Council E-commerce Matrix, customers (data receivers) can:

• Enter/edit contact information
• Enter/edit standards, technologies, fields, documents, delivery methods required of suppliers
• View only information for their companies – information from any other data receiver is not accessible

Visit the Council’s Web site, http://www.miscouncil.org to learn more and download the subscription form, or contact Chris Gardner, 919-406-8830.

About the MIS Council

The MIS Council, a peer group of the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), serves as a medium for industry interaction, education and idea exchange regarding matters of common interest to information technology (IT) and e-commerce professionals in the automotive aftermarket industry. It provides industry leadership and information through semi-annual conferences, committee activities, monthly newsletters and IT education.

About MEMA

Suppliers manufacture the parts and technology used in the domestic production of millions of new cars and trucks produced each year, and the aftermarket products necessary to repair and maintain more than 247 million vehicles on the road today. MEMA supports its members through its three affiliate associations, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), and Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA). For more information on the motor vehicle parts supplier industry, please visit www.mema.org.

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