Rinax

Innovative software and IT solutions are key to success in the Canadian Automotive Aftermarket. Even with the power of Big Data analytics, most distributors struggle to gain fine-grained control over their distribution management due to the lack of a solution that connects the financial and logistical facets of their business.

Addressing this gap with its decades-long expertise and proven IT solutions is Rinax, a company that offers its robust X4 management software for invoicing, accounting and inventory control, with an optional E-commerce module.

"We offer everything for our customers including our X4 software, hardware and networking, E-commerce, cloud backups and recently our business IP phone systems. We not only provide them with tools to properly manage their business, but we also take away the stress of having to understand technology. If they need help with something, they have just one call to make" says Lance Block, owner and VP of sales and marketing, Rinax.

Rinax provides various software tools that adapt and assist each company with their specific inventory and pricing management needs. For instance, some automotive businesses buy parts from multiple places, creating a necessity to manage the location and price of the product. In contrast, other firms with multiple outlets acquire parts from a single provider, which drives the need to manage the lead time cost-effectively. Rinax offers solutions for both types of vendors.

For multi-store businesses, it provides a very comprehensive multi-branch purchasing system that allows customers to order and disperse parts to their branches. This helps automotive businesses identify the minimum and maximum reorder points across all locations and make multiple POs for each branch or one PO for the whole organization depending on the vendor's requirements.

It starts every client engagement by understanding the client's pain points to ensure the delivery of appropriate solutions. Catering to the unique requirement of its clients, Rinax consistently builds software tools that incorporate the 'lessons learned' from every project to deliver robust outcomes.
A key success story that exemplifies Rinax’s unmatched competencies is that of a large Saskatchewan-based client that wanted to enable end consumers to order parts online. For this project, Rinax collaborated with the client to develop an e-commerce platform allowing their customers to log in and order parts directly from the website and have them shipped anywhere in Western Canada. A unique attribute of the platform was its full integration with maintenance, pricing, inventory, and product categories, allowing the client to monitor and manage the e-commerce site and store data from a single database. This platform allowed the client to sustain and grow their brick-and-mortar and online business simultaneously, which will become a mainstay of Rinax's portfolio over the coming years.

At the heart of this and the numerous other successes is Rinax's seasoned and long-standing team that has a proven track record of overcoming a vast array of client issues and concerns through timely and expertise-backed IT innovation. In the future, Rinax intends to continue assisting companies with its distribution management software and improve customer satisfaction by making it easier for users to access vital business facts.