Re: General Trend for Parts Vendors (NOT MMY specific).

Posted by Deskdriver On 2015/3/9 11:49:24

Here is something I have a bit of knowledge about, not car parts, but computer parts. UPS started it with its SCS Supply Chain Solutions. I was co owner in a company here in Cali that was part of UPS and later other Logistical companies.

We stocked parts for HP, Dell, Cisco and a whole host of others. The big computer companies make (or have made) the replacement parts and then turn them over with instructions on where to distribute (East coast, West, South etc) to Logistic Companies like UPS, Flash Global, DHL etc.
We would warehouse the parts until they we were order when and how to ship the part (Computers parts are 24/7/365 business, Walmart can not survive without their computers). This way the big companies HP, Dell, Cisco does not have to warehouse parts a cost savings to them. They do not have to man a warehouse and ship small parts. They only deal in Truck and Rail car loads.

We were a Field Logistical Support (FLS) to UPS - SCS.
Amazon and others use Order Fulfillment Centers, similar to what we did. If the center runs out of parts they contact the other center to fulfill the order. We often sent parts on aircraft to the east coast because they ran out of a part(s).

Hope this explains it better