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PA RTS

PARTS
ORDER
DELIVERY
OPTIONS

Many Short And Long-Term Benefits Are Delivered
With The Parts Inventory

O

n-demand fleets for local parts deliveries will

of parts from dealers. The report issued in mid-2020

likely be the most impactful innovation of the

explored why only 20% of IRF parts purchases were

2020s for dealer parts.  Rolling it out may

filled by dealers.  The biggest factors were price and

not be swift, smooth, or simple - but it promises to be

availability.  Delivery times and order processes fol-

transformative.  

lowed.  On-demand delivery options can improve delivery times, availability (selling dealers could have

On-demand fleets help Dealer Parts Departments by

parts picked up from other dealers as needed) and

leveraging technology-enabled services you are famil-

ordering processes. These were three of the top four

iar with - ride-sharing services. These fleets emerged

factors that limited dealer parts sales.  

to disrupt personal local travel - displacing taxis with
smartphone apps.  This was followed by delivery of

On-demand fleets 'deliver in an hour' largely elimi-

restaurant meals and groceries.  Dealers started us-

nates dealers' delivery time deficit (compared to af-

ing ride-sharing fleets to transport service and vehi-

termarket parts suppliers).  Even before the study, ve-

cle sales customers.  Now, these fleets are delivering

hicle OEMs and DSPs (Dealer Systems Providers) were

parts to retail and wholesale customers - quickly and

running pilots in which immediate delivery (at no extra

cost-effectively.  Initial use has been for hotshot deliv-

cost) would win dealers additional parts orders.  

eries - a limited slice of parts orders.  With emerging
advances, use will grow and grow for years.  

WORKFLOW & FUNCTIONALITY 

OPPORTUNITY

When IRFs order parts that must be delivered soon-

Carlisle & Company and MOTOR Information Systems

at the dealer can drop everything to drive the part to

studied Independent Repair Facility (IRF) purchases

the IRF), how should a Dealer respond?  Rather than

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er than the dealer's delivery route allows (and no one



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