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Business IT solutions
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PAINT&PANEL SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2022
AT BREAKING POINT?
MANY SHOP OWNERS COMPLAIN OF BE-
ing so busy and short-staffed point out and say “we are at breaking point”. Steve O’Brien of iBodyshop sympathises. “We are also finding it difficult to keep up due to staff shortages and so have em- barked on an efficiency drive with re- spect to practices and updating software tools.
“As a business strategy, sitting back and hoping the environment changes should never be an option yet so many shops con- tinue with the same old labour-intensive processes they learnt 20 years ago.
“The iBodyshop “One System” approach has evolved over 30 plus years and is de- signed to address all of those little things that when added up destroy your day. Fully cloud based iBodyshop handles everything from estimate writing to bodyshop man- agement to accounting and is now enjoyed by more than 1400 customers. Just ask any- one of them how almost immediately effi- ciency improves along with happiness for the whole team.”
IBODYSHOP CAPABILITIES
• Home screen tiles and document scanning which eliminates job fold- ers and trays
• Registration lookup with VIN and mod- el details download – save hours trying to identify vehicles and keying errors
• Comprehensive parts database cou- pled with “tagging” for fast, accurate estimate writing.
• Built in RepairConnection for compar- ative pricing from multiple suppliers
• Interfaces with ARNIE, Audanet, Au-
dabridge, Estimage, Pnet and ORM
• Don’t miss out on the extras via the built in NTAR/LTAR time schedules
plus Sundry Items and Sundry Times
• ORM batching module for bulk sub-
mission, authority and invoicing
• Capacity Planner helps reduce “bottle- necks” and improves customer satis-
faction
• Replace whiteboards with the Depar-
ture Displays (TV’s) that instantly inter-
act with dates, parts and repair stages
• Parts Manager with Auto Parts Re- ceipting accurately receipts a 30-line invoice in 20 seconds – saves huge
amount of time
• Backordered Parts tile tracks all those
departed jobs that need to be recalled
as parts arrive
• People Planner records sick days, holi-
days, training courses etc and links to
Job Allocator and Time Recording
• Time Recording to measure job and staff performance plus a variety of in-
centive schemes
• Allocate the day’s work via Job Allocator
where job order and job sheets are dis-
played on PC’s, tablets or smart phones • Production Board instantly highlights
bottlenecks
• Built in email and text messaging
with templates saves typing and
phone calls
• Tasks will auto pop up with reminders
to call customers etc which can also be used for other reminders eg clean air filters
• Loan Car allocation, forms and track- ing – match job booking with loan car availability at a glance
• Built in accounting. Interfaces to
Moneyworks, MYOB, NetSuite, Xero • Improve budgeting by tracking the ra-
tio between purchases and sales
• APPS for iPhone or Android for instant image taking, time recording, part re-
ceipting and analytics
Visit ibodyshop.com for more information and a free 30 day trial.
OUTDATED IT IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO:
• Having to work long stressful days and weekends potentially leading to mental and physical health issues for both staff and owners.
• Busy being busy doing all those little tasks every day that leaves no time for anything else.
• Loss of efficiency throughout the entire
shop – late jobs, unhappy customers.
• Profitability suffers due to excess staff,
reduced turnover and lost opportunities.
• Losing contracts to competitors who have adopted the latest IT who able to attract staff, improve profit and working conditions.