Enabled dealers and repair centers to find compatible parts through VIN, attributes, text search and visual navigation.
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Case study · Logistics & Supply Chain
Connecting automotive parts discovery, commerce and fulfillment
Automotive manufacturers and suppliers needed better control over parts discovery, channel sales and repair-center fulfillment. Complementary platforms connected VIN-based parts lookup and visual catalogs with manufacturers, distributors, inventory, pricing, delivery options and existing ERP systems.
- Client context
- Global automotive manufacturers and suppliers
- delivery teams
- 9–10 people
- commerce platform delivery
- 6+ months
- global supplier footprint
- 50+ countries
The operating constraints
What the project needed to address
- Dealers and repair centers needed to identify compatible parts accurately from VINs, vehicle attributes, descriptions or visual assemblies.
- The supplier needed product-level control across manufacturers and distributors while maintaining a dependable sales channel.
- Search results had to balance price, distance and delivery time while integrating with existing ERP and dealer systems.
Commerce scope
Connect product control, selection and existing ERP
Delivered an integrated automotive parts ecosystem combining VIN-driven catalog search, visual parts navigation, inventory and pricing management, channel-controlled commerce, location-aware fulfillment and ERP/DMS integration.
The platform linked the client, contracted manufacturers, distributors and designated repair centres. Repair centres needed to compare products by price, location and delivery time, while the new platform also had to connect to an existing ERP.
The team spent more than two months analysing requirements with representatives of the user groups. Product-level controls and separate administration roles addressed market governance. Google and Baidu map components supported location and distance-based product selection.
Delivery approach
Research the users and implement the operating rules
Built Java web catalog capabilities with Spring, REST, Lucene and Hibernate for structured and full-text parts discovery.
Organized vehicle and parts hierarchies by brand, model, year, engine, major group, section and component.
Used Intershop to deliver product management, search, promotions and order fulfillment with separate role-based administration areas.
Integrated Google and Baidu Maps to rank parts by repair-center location, delivery speed and price while connecting existing ERP workflows.
Technology and delivery context
Tools and practices recorded for this engagement
JavaSpringRESTLuceneHibernateIntershopERP/DMS
The result
Recorded project outcomes
Created stronger product-level control across manufacturers, distributors and repair centers.
Launched a stable service platform and established a long-term maintenance partnership after positive stakeholder feedback.
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