“Highly efficient digital processes are more and more critical for success in the automotive parts trade”, explains Fabian Roberg, General Manager of Alliance Automotive Germany GmbH. “Introducing a new ERP system is therefore a key element in making our business future-proof.” He goes on to say that the combination of D365 and the industry solution gevis ERP | AX will enable the company to gain a crucial competitive advantage on the market.
AAGG hopes that adopting the new solution will give the company a fully integrated ERP system that syncs transactions between Accounts and Merchandise Management. D365’s cloud architecture improve will the company’s performance and will provide more flexibility for the integration of new technological solutions. In addition, this system is creating the right conditions for reporting in accordance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX), a requirement for a listing on US stock exchanges.
Integrating industry-specific processes with gevis ERP | AX
In order to seamlessly integrate routine sales functions and processes, AAGG is also introducing gevis ERP | AX, a GWS solution. The company hopes to simplify the interface architecture and therefore make it easier to integrate additional soft-ware tools. A key objective of changing to the new system is seamless order tracking, right from commissioning through to handover of the article to the customer. And a new application for the disposition system is expected to produce better analyses and optimize product availability.
“As a solution partner, we offer more than just a high degree of sector expertise; our gevis ERP | AX system has been tailored to the needs of the automotive parts trade”, says Udo Lorenz, CEO of the GWS Group. The combination with D365, the cloud solution by innovation and technology driver Microsoft, creates a sound base that will always be at the cutting edge and able to meet AAGG’s global requirements. “We are delighted that this partnership is going to make an important contribution to AAGG’s growth strategy. At the same time, this collaboration is also a significant milestone in the internationalization of the GWS portfolio.”
Rolling out the new system throughout Germany is scheduled for 2021. This is also the blueprint for the gradual introduction of the new solution to other European locations of the Alliance Automotive Group (AAG). A consistent IT landscape, based on a forward-looking cloud architecture, provides ideal conditions for further growth on the international market.
About AAG
AAG is the second largest automotive parts dealer in Europe and belongs to the Genuine Parts Company (GPC), the largest automotive parts dealer in the world. Alliance Automotive Germany GmbH (AAGG) is the Group’s German branch. The company is based in Münster. It employs 1700 people in 74 locations, and distributes over 100,000 different spare parts for cars and commercial vehicles to 20,000 garages across the nation.
GWS Gesellschaft für Warenwirtschats-Systeme mbH was founded in 1992. Today, it employs more than 400 employees at its branches in Münster, Munich, Nuremberg, Leonberg, Isernhagen and Hamburg. Being a Microsoft GOLD CERTIFIED Global ISV Partner, GWS specializes in innovative enterprise resource planning systems and integrated solutions (based on the ERP platforms, Microsoft Dynamics NAV and AX) for companies in the trade and services sector. Its products are utilized by more than 1,200 users. They are part of association-oriented enterprises from industry and trade, as well as the agricultural sector. Apart from the standard software products and standardized special solutions, GWS also offers sector-specific internet portals and internet shops. Comprehensive consulting services and trainings top off the services portfolio. The group’s turnover in 2018 amounted to €61,5 million. Furthermore, customers can directly influence the development of the products via GWS Förder- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft für Warenwirtschafts-Systeme eG. The rock-solid shareholder structure of the GWS group (Fiducia & GAD IT AG 68,9%, GWS Förder-eG 25.1% customer participation, as well as minority interests in the headquarters, which GWS works for) guarantees security and well-founded support in the operative business.
