Ford of Europe supports more than 3,300 dealers in over 100 markets from its three spare parts centers in Germany, Great Britain and Spain. With 230,000 parts in the Euro- pean spare parts program, 1,600 suppliers, 24 regional carriers, a material synchroniza- tion center, and 43 inbound consolidation centers around the world, this calls for precise coordination of procurement. The IT platform AX4 serves here as the engine of an automated supply chain from the supplier to one of the spare parts warehouses. The solution makes the internal supply chain transparent to all parties and delivers reli- able, predictable spare parts procurement.