Case Study
How a National Autoparts Distributor Used RFID to Streamline Quality Systems
6343 Winside Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18017 | 215-529-9440 | sales@vizinexrfid.com | vizinexrfid.com CASE STUDY The nationwide chain needed a faster, more accurate way to track parts and ID for manufacturers. The client, a national automotive parts distributor, provides automotive replacement products, accessories and service items. The company manages more than 6,000 stores and stocks more than 500,000 parts. As such, a big part of the day-to-day involves providing feedback to its manufacturers – specifically about parts that return from the field with quality issues. Challenge The client’s system for managing this feedback process was well designed. Each part was marked so it could be traced to a particular manufacturing batch. If parts from one batch got returned in unus