Car parts supplier Trost chooses Heiler Software

Product Information Management in outsourcing

Stuttgart, 03 August 2007 ---- Car parts supplier Eugen Trost GmbH & Co. KG has decided to outsource the operation of its Heiler Product Information Management solution (PIM) to Heiler Software. Trost uses this solution to manage the two million spare parts and components it supplies. This new contract comprises project planning, implementation and hosting of the central PIM platform, which will supply a new DVD catalog and web shop as well as Trost’s print catalogs with enhanced item data. Heiler PPM Premium Product Manager will handle all essential functions in an integration solution, whereby the electronic parts catalog, which was previously produced externally, will be replaced by an automatic catalog produced in-house. This should significantly improve the process of parts identification. In addition, considerable savings will be made in terms of both time and costs when it comes to maintaining and managing product information and creating various types of product documentation.

Wolfgang Riegel, Managing Director at Trost, explains the decision as follows: “The way we used to manage our data with various tools was outdated and, above all, much too slow. In today’s markets, companies must be able to react quickly and with flexibility to changing requirements. Heiler Software offers the broadest solution for doing just this, and one which is also perfectly tailored to the specific requirements of technical wholesale.”

In the future, the full PIM portfolio from Heiler Software will be used to manage all of Trost’s car and truck parts and its entire range of auto repair tools. This will enable fast and simple electronic searches for all product information in the PIM system. This will enhance the impact of the overall organizational structure that Trost wants to implement for improved customer support. Another key factor in the decision was the possibility of seamlessly integrating Heiler PPM Premium Product Manager with the business applications of Trost’s parts and repair partners. This produces further savings in terms of order processing and partner support.

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