Parts Integration

It's typical that each company has a dedicated parts database.

Various Part Databases¶

The Manufacturer: has a parts database that contains all the genine parts. This dataset is provided by the manufacturer to the distributor and it is updated regularly.
The Distributor: has a parts database that contains all the genuine parts received from the manufacturer plus other 3rd party parts that are provided by other manufacturers or the distributor itself.
The Dealers: have a parts database that contains a subset of the genuine and 3rd party parts received from the distributor plus other parts that are not provided by the distributor.

As a Master Data Management (MDM) system, ADP keeps a single Golden Record (GR) for each part.

The GRs are typically created by the distributor by merging part and pricing information from the manufacturer and other 3rd party parts.

ADP Regularly pulls dealer parts catalogs and creates Dealer-Specific GRs for parts that are not already available.