Revenue reminder: Axeda and MCA partner for advanced aftermarket service

Service is a huge source of revenue as new product sales continue to stall in this down economy. That’s why MCA Solutions and Axeda are teaming up to ensure manufacturers can capture every dollar possible by combining remote service and spare parts planning technology to minimize inventory costs and streamline service across global networks.

By Manufacturing Business Technology Staff April 1, 2009

Service is the main source of revenue as new product sales continue to stall in this down economy. That’s why MCA Solutions and Axeda are teaming up to ensure manufacturers can capture every dollar possible by combining remote service and spare parts planning technology to minimize inventory costs and streamline service across global networks.

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Axeda offers on-demand remote service software company with deployments in more than 70 countries, while and MCA delivers service parts planning and optimization software to product manufacturers across multiple industries. The new alliance is expected to help manufacturers of complex equipment strengthen their service supply chains by using intelligent product data to streamline spare parts management.Aftermarket service-level agreements (SLA) vary widely and can be as demanding as a two- or four-hour response time. Because part demand is difficult to predict, service inventories are inflated to account for uncertainty and to maintain committed levels of equipment uptime.Real-time operating and equipment configuration data available through the Axeda ServiceLink solution enhances MCA Service Planning and Optimization (SPO) software, enabling manufacturers to proactively predict part failures and more accurately forecast part placement requirements.An April 2008 survey out of Boston-based Aberdeen Group “Aftermarket service is a revenue opportunity for companies in an economy that has dramatically slowed new equipment purchases,” says Brian Anderson, VP of marketing for Axeda. “With improved forecasting, manufacturers can reduce their inventory carrying costs while delivering improved product uptime and customer satisfaction.”Both the Axeda and MCA solutions are delivered on-demand, allowing faster time-to-market without the cost required to set up a data center. Key alliances with Oracle and SAP extend the value into enterprise applications, giving companies integrated strategic service management solutions.”We have developed an ecosystem of complementary partners like Axeda,” says Tim Andreae, SVP global marketing, MCA Solutions. “We see a tremendous opportunity to drive significant value in the spare parts planning process for our shared customers through the use of remote service.”