Industry Leaders Speak Out

"PSP will allow manufacturers, dealers and suppliers to communicate electronically more effectively. The Recreational Vehicle Industry has needed this for 10 years. It is a great achievement and will help improve consumer satisfaction in the long run."

"Let me state on the record that, in my opinion, PSP is the coolest thing for the power sports industry since the introduction of the 2-strike engine. For the entire RV industry (not just toy haulers), its impact could rank right up there with the invention of camping."

"It's no accident that a company like Microsoft has expressed interest in the PSP Initiative. The opportunity to streamline the exchange of business data between suppliers and retailers is high on the agendas of many an industry today. The powersports industry is fortunate to have the resources, the willingness to collaborate on solutions, and the determination to see a project of this scope through its completion."

"PSP allows manufacturers, distributors and dealers to achieve the benefits of real-time business intelligence without overhauling existing IT infrastructure."

"Powersports and marine dealers have many similarities and often carry both product lines. PSP strives to be industry independent, but more importantly, interoperable between all companies complying with the standard. Marine Association for Technology Exchange Standards (MATES) role will include communicating the unique needs of the marine industry to PSP development teams."

"After seeing some of the beta testing and demonstrations of PSP in action, it was one of the easiest things I’ve ever decided."

"We are looking forward to a seamless integration of the PSP protocol, integrating our inventory management and ordering systems with our dealer network’s computer systems."

"We are absolutely thrilled to be part of the PSP protocol team. Having Helmet House’s dealers able to conduct stock checks and execute orders within their own dealer management system is a key strategic business advantage for Helmet House."

"This (PSP) is a critical component in our commitment to continuously improve our business systems. PSP offers our dealers a more streamlined and tightly integrated supply chain, achieving a new level of transactional efficiency. This will allow dealers to focus more resources on driving the profitability of their business."

"Anything we can do to make ordering parts easier and provide immediate visibility into order status means better business for Suzuki and its dealers."

"MIC Systems has always supported the OEM and distributor communications initiatives. Today, the need to simplify the communications for all factions of the industry is just good business and good service. Dealers using the PSP functionality will tell you that they can get orders and other activity done quicker and more accurately. From a software developer standpoint we cannot imagine anyone resisting this powerful service."

"I believe it’s just as important for the standard that is developed to be of high quality, complete and well thought out. The PSP standard meets those requirements as it has been fully funded from the beginning and has hired full time professionals to develop an outstanding standard that can serve all related industries for a long time to come. With all the major Business Management Software providers behind this standard it is to everyone’s advantage to adopt PSP."

"PSP allows our dealers to provide increased customer service and satisfaction to their customers. These increases translate directly into more sales for our dealers and an enhanced buying experience for their customers. c-Systems believes that PSP is a win, win for everyone in the supply chain, especially the retail customer."

"PSP is a finished standard that has been proven successful by those dealers and suppliers using it in the Powersports industry. ADP is committed to continuing it’s involvement with PSP in providing a single point of integration for manufacturers and dealers."

"Endorsing a proven standard like PSP allows us to more quickly help marine dealers and suppliers increase sales, improve product quality and deliver better customer service. Watch Captain feels strongly that replacing the paper shuffle and manual processes for product ordering, registration and warranty claims will allow time for people doing more of what they want to do and less of what they don’t. And the best part is that PSP is here today, not years from now."

"The ease of use, order accuracy and the tremendous time savings with PSP are major benefits to our dealership. Looking up parts availability and placing orders is about 6 times faster when we can use PSP. We look forward to more suppliers using PSP to further streamline our operations, simplify employee training and speed up customer service. Everyone wins with this new protocol."

"PSP helps our operation run more efficiently so it allows us more time to build our sales."

"A dramatic improvement on how we order parts. We can communicate with the manufacturer directly from our DMS."