b"28 Industry TrainingDigitization of the Automotive Recycling Network - the Invisible GorillaBy Ginny WhelanS top believing software will solve your problems when software is justa tool or enabler.As the auto recycling industry slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, certain kinds of people, tools and processes will be needed to reshape and rebuild new recycled original equipment (ROE) parts in the retail landscape.Digitization data softwareWhen we talk about digitization data software, it can refer to numbers, people, companies, or products. To set up integration, you need to identify which part of your two or more databases it makes sense to combine. Digitization is the process of converting analog signals, or information of any form, into a digital format that can be understood by computer systems or electronic devices. The term is usedSuccessful businesses when converting information from text,know how to leverage images or voices and sounds, into code. eective marketing Consider how your businessstrategies to get their processes interlink and interact with oneYou can see Janes latest contact another. If your company focusesproduct or service into information, know how much she heavily on documentation, for instance,As the auto recyclingspends with you, who manages herthe hands of consumers.how will you create, store, edit, transferindustry slowly emergesaccount and much more. If you add and nalize those documents?Since data comes in many shapes orfrom the COVID-19other software to the integration, such as your customer support tool or your lead forms, each one of your applicationspandemic, certain kindsgeneration marketing, the result can be a will categorize using their own terms. For instance, your YMS (Yardof people, tools and360-degree view of your customer.By now youve gured out that Management System), which is alsoprocesses will be neededsoftware integration is an extremely called IMS (Inventory Managementto reshape and rebuildbroad term; and there are numerous System), is software that creates a database with information aboutnew recycled originaltypes of integration software available. vehicles and parts. An inventoryequipment (ROE) parts inWhat type of software will auto management system is what recyclers choose for managing their business,the retail landscape. recyclers integrate?maintaining their inventory and sellingIt can be either in-house software more parts quickly, eciently andthat auto recyclers integrate or a third-proactively. On the other hand, yourDoe in your CRMs (Customerparty business application. This accountant software has a database fullRelations Management) softwaresoftware can be for salvage bidding, of clients, banking and expenses. contact list, it is likely you are talkingshipping, new or aftermarket part You cant mix apples with oranges;about the same Mrs. Doe categorizedinventories or many other kinds of but dierent applications canas a client in your accountant data.information.complement each other. IdentifyingOnce you identify the same element Which integration software do similar data in each application givesin two databases as a customer, whyyou need?you a complete view of your integration. not use integration to enrich Jane'sIf you are using in-house software, In using contact data, if you storeinfo in both databases to have ityou'll need an ad-hoc solution. You can information about a person called Janeautomatically in sync?"