Automotive Software Built for Suppliers
ERP, EDI, barcode labeling, shipping and ASN software for automotive production part suppliers. Replace your ERP, run Epicor, or keep the ERP you have.
For Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 production part suppliers. Not in-vehicle, embedded or dealership software.
OEM and Tier customers don’t send a purchase order and wait. They send releases that change daily, label rules that differ by customer and plant, and ASN requirements checked the moment your truck arrives. Most ERP systems are built to serve many industries, so these requirements end up in workarounds.
830 and 862 schedules revise quantities and dates constantly, and each one has to be reconciled against what has already shipped. When CUMs are tracked in spreadsheets or outside the order system, they drift.
Business impact: past-due quantities, over-shipments and CUM disputes with the customer.
Label content and layout vary by OEM, Tier customer and ship-to plant, and the specifications change. Each change becomes an IT ticket or a rushed edit to a label template.
Business impact: relabeling at the dock, delayed trucks and rejected shipments.
The 856 must reflect exactly what was packed, labeled and shipped. When it doesn’t, the error is found at the customer’s dock, not yours.
Business impact: 824 rejections, chargebacks and supplier scorecard penalties.
MMOG/LE assessments and customer audits look for repeatable, traceable processes for releases, labels and shipping, not workarounds that only one or two people understand.
Business impact: audit findings and operations that depend on a few key people.
Four solutions for four ERP situations. Each one applies AIM’s automotive EDI and CUM logic. What changes is how much of the workflow AIM runs and what your ERP keeps doing.
Best for: suppliers replacing or consolidating their ERP
System of record: AIM Vision is the ERP
Dajaco Industries has used AIM Vision since 1998, expanding from EDI, labeling and shipping into inventory control and AIM Mobility apps.
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Best for: mid-size to large and multi-plant suppliers on SAP, Oracle, Infor, Microsoft Dynamics or another ERP
System of record: your ERP for pricing and financials; AIM runs automotive execution
American Mitsuba used AIM AutoSys with SAP to decentralize plant-level EDI, so each site works its own exceptions.
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Best for: suppliers running Epicor ERP or Epicor Kinetic
System of record: Epicor, for core ERP functions
P.J. Wallbank Springs implemented AIM AutoCOR with Epicor for customer-specific EDI, barcode labeling, ASNs and shipping.
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Best for: suppliers keeping SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Navision or another ERP, along with its shipping workflows
System of record: your ERP, including shipping, labels and scanning
A path to AIM AutoSys or AIM Vision if your operational needs expand.
Explore AIM AutoConnect →AIM AutoSys and AIM AutoCOR are a Honda Certified EDI and bar code labeling solution.
Automotive software isn’t defined by a feature list. It’s defined by how it handles customer-specific rules every day, at the dock and in the EDI. These are the capabilities AIM builds in.
AIM applies each customer’s EDI rules as releases arrive and shipments go out, with ready-made logic for 535+ EDI trading partner connections instead of a custom map for every customer and ship-to.
830 planning releases, 862 shipping schedules, 850 purchase orders and 856 ASNs are processed together in one order and shipping workflow, so demand, production and shipments stay aligned.
AIM tracks customer CUM required and supplier CUM shipped per trading partner and calculates net demand from each release, with CUM resets and adjustments handled in the system, not in spreadsheets.
2,000+ barcode label formats aligned with AIAG and customer-specific requirements, including Honda line-side labels. Label data follows the EDI, down to dock codes.
Labels, quantities and containers are checked against customer requirements during shipping, so errors are caught at your dock, not the customer’s. Toyota’s Shipping Confirmation System (TSCS) is supported.
AIM builds the 856 from shipment and barcode data, transmits it, updates CUM records and lets your team monitor acknowledgments and ASN status.
Each plant can have its own EDI mailbox, trading-partner logic and label settings, so every site works its own exceptions.
Releases, labels and shipments run through a repeatable, traceable process that supports workflows relevant to MMOG/LE assessments and IATF 16949.
With AIM AutoConnect, your ERP keeps label printing, scanning and shipping. AIM supplies the EDI label data, applies CUM and net demand logic, and sends the ASN.
Automotive suppliers on SAP, Epicor and AIM Vision, in their own words.
“AIM was an all-in-one deal for us—we were able to improve our shipping and receiving capabilities, as well as meet our EDI requirements.”
“We needed a decentralized EDI mailbox so each plant could focus on its own errors.”
“With Epicor Kinetic and AIM AutoCOR, DPC has strengthened its EDI and labeling capabilities, ensuring a future-ready approach to supply chain management.”
“We were continuously paying to have label and/or EDI changes rushed into production. With AIM’s vetted label and EDI formats, we no longer worry about last minute changes and software breaking. It just runs and does what it is supposed to do.”
AIM’s team works in automotive supply chain operations, not general ERP consulting. The same people who understand releases, CUMs, labels and ASNs implement, train and support your system as customers and programs change.
Configured around real automotive scenarios: customer-specific label rules, standard pack, release handling and dock-level checks. A Conference Room Pilot tests your processes before go-live.
AIM configures and tests EDI transactions, label formats and ASN requirements for each new customer and ship-to, and helps you adapt when customer requirements change.
Role-based training for shipping, materials, IT, finance and quality teams, focused on how each role touches EDI, labels, releases and shipping.
Support staff who know OEM rules, EDI transactions, labeling logic and shipping workflows.
AIM AutoSys maintenance plans include trading partner updates, such as label format and ASN segment changes, plus annual MMOG/LE audit preparation assistance.
If your business is measured by shipping accuracy, supplier scorecards and audit results, AIM was built for you.
Shipping direct to OEM assembly plants or through Tier 1 programs, under strict EDI, labeling, CUM and shipping requirements.
Customer-specific EDI, label formats and shipping confirmation rules, such as Honda line-side labels and Toyota’s Shipping Confirmation System.
AIM AutoCOR for Epicor, AIM AutoSys or AIM AutoConnect alongside SAP and other ERPs, or AIM Vision as the ERP itself.
Adding plants, customers and programs while keeping plant-level control and consistent processes across sites.
AIM isn’t designed for job shops, engineer-to-order manufacturers, or companies with minimal EDI and labeling requirements. Our solutions are focused on automotive suppliers who need precision and automation at scale.
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Ask AIM a questionSoftware that runs the supplier side of the automotive supply chain: EDI releases such as 830s and 862s, CUM and release accounting, customer-specific barcode labels, shipping and 856 ASNs. It works alongside an ERP or as part of one. It’s different from in-vehicle, embedded or dealership software.
Yes. AIM AutoSys and AIM AutoConnect work alongside SAP, Microsoft Dynamics and other ERPs, and AIM AutoCOR works with Epicor ERP and Epicor Kinetic. AIM Vision is for suppliers who want to replace their ERP.
With AutoConnect, your ERP keeps shipping, label printing and scanning. AIM interprets the EDI, sends net demand and label data to the ERP, and sends the ASN from the ERP’s shipment data. With AutoSys, AIM also runs order management, labeling, shipping verification and ASN generation from scanned shipments.
Yes, through AIM AutoCOR. Epicor stays the system of record for core ERP functions, and AutoCOR brings customer EDI into Epicor Demand Management and handles automotive labeling, shipping and ASNs. It also runs with Epicor Kinetic in Epicor’s public cloud.
Yes. AIM AutoSys works with SAP ECC, SAP R/3 and SAP S/4HANA through the AIM Data Gateway, and is designed to work outside SAP, reducing the need for custom ABAP. Where SAP keeps shipping and labeling, AIM AutoConnect may be the better fit.
AIM has 535+ EDI trading partner connections and 2,000+ barcode label formats, covering OEM and Tier customer requirements.
No software can guarantee compliance; that depends on your processes and your audits. AIM supports workflows relevant to MMOG/LE and IATF 16949, along with customer-specific EDI, labeling, ASN, CUM and release-accounting requirements.
It depends on the solution, your ERP and the number of trading partners. For AIM AutoSys in SAP environments, AIM’s fall 2025 white paper cites 6–8 weeks for 3–4 trading partners and 12–20+ weeks for 20+ trading partners. AIM can scope your project in a call.
Tell us which ERP you run and which customers drive the most EDI and labeling complexity. We’ll show you how AIM handles it, using your requirements.
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