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I DA U N I V E R S A L N ove m b e r - D e ce m b e r 2 0 1 4 12 Overview When it comes to streamlining the complicated parts business, Allied Information Networks, Inc. does it all: business and inventory man- agement software, dealer-only wholesale parts hotline, online parts marketplace connecting end users to parts dealers, and website devel- opment for parts dealers. They're a one-stop shop as far as bringing technology to the parts business. Based in Kelseyville, a rural com- munity in Northern California, Allied is a family owned business including owner Roland Shaul, wife Nell, son Eric Shaul, stepson Brian Hirscher, and about ten full-time employees. Allied is a global company serv- icing customers worldwide. Allied prides itself on its outstanding cus- tomer support and business technol- ogy innovations that help recyclers add to their bottom line. Thinking of new ideas, new services, and new ways to increase profitability and streamline the management of run- ning a parts business is their con- stant goal and challenge. Allied has been serving construc- tion and farm parts dealers for over 32 years. They provide the oldest dealer-only parts locating network, and the industry's number one in- ventory control program. Their parts database is comprised of the com- bined inventories of hundreds of the most reputable parts dealers in the United States and Canada. From its beginnings providing a network for parts dealers, Allied Information Networks, Inc. began creating cus- tom software to both manage the business—and market inventory— of new, used, aftermarket, and rebuilt parts, attachments, and equipment for tractors including construction equipment, farm equip- ment, forklifts, and hydraulics. Their site Tractor-Part.com allows public searches for specific parts from member-dealers' inventories. Parts Network and Online Marketplace Founder Roland Shaul started Allied in 1982, with an overnight network for John Deere dealers to buy and sell attachments and equipment. Dealers called in their requests over the phone on an 800 Allied Streamlines the Parts Business TEXT AND PHOTOS BY LAURA LAMAR Located in rural Kelseyville in the California Wine Country, and nestled between vineyards and wineries, the Allied home office sports a jaunty Lone Star quilt square (lakecountyquilttrail.com), a nod to Nell Shaul's Texas roots. Roland and Nell Shaul in the Allied offices