Saving time at each stage
From appointments to repair scheduling, simplify all your administrative tasks so you can concentrate on your core business.
Better organisation and smoother flow control
Plan ahead, optimise schedules over several weeks and improve customer follow-up.
Optimised productivity
Plan the workload by area of skill, with automatic task distribution to make the most of each business day.
A bodyshop that is more profitable and efficient
Real-time tracking of operations, shorter waiting times and improved customer satisfaction.
A bodyshop module, fully integrated with MecaPlanning
Manage mechanical and body services from a single platform, with no need for multiple tools and interfaces. With MecaPlanning and its Bodyshop Module, unlock synergies between the two activities to make full use of shared resources (OEM tools, human resources, courtesy vehicles, etc.), while integrating all the functions specific to bodyshop management. Designed for collision repair workshops, this software will slot seamlessly into your organisation. Optimise the management of bodyshop schedules over several weeks, improve real-time tracking of repair work and automate your workflows.
Put an end to duplicate entries! Whether it’s appointments for the bodyshop or expert appraisals, interfaces with costing tools or connections with insurers and experts, everything is fully synchronised with your DMS and OEM tools.
The bodyshop software centralises all the information required by your staff in one place, allowing them to increase productivity, shorten the wait for appointments, cut vehicle downtime, and improve customer satisfaction.
Optional module MecaPlanning
Combined with the MecaPlanning management solution, this optional module provides a 360° real-time overview of your entire after-sales business: mechanics and bodywork.
Already a MecaPlanning user?
The Bodywork Module can be activated instantly, with no additional set-up costs and no additional DMS interfaces. Get started quickly and smoothly with the online training programme, and take full advantage of all the features straight away.
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A specific schedule to optimise bodyshop management
Manage bodyshop operations with a dedicated calendar, designed to smooth your schedule and organise repairs in the most efficient way over several weeks. Optimise appointment scheduling, automatic task allocation and repair tracking to reduce lead times and get vehicles back on the road more quickly.
- Differentiated management of operations associated with the bodyshop, expert appraisals and mechanics, with an appropriate status for each one.
- Task allocation based on the severity of impact (slight, medium, major) with repair times included automatically for each operation.
- Optimised, automated scheduling of work depending on the availability of panel beaters, painters and detailers.
- Medium-term vision: view the workshop load over several rolling weeks, calculate the promised return date automatically based on availability (skills and courtesy vehicles).
Connection to costing tools and expert appraisal portals.
Manage expert appraisal and bodyshop appointments efficiently from a single platform, with no re-entry or loss of information. Use the direct connections to costing tools and expert appraisal portals to optimise workshop scheduling, speed up handling and improve customer satisfaction.
- Interfaces integrated with bodyshop costing solutions: Qapter (Solera | Sidexa), Diva (Lacour), etc.
- Connection to the extranets of expert appraisal firms, both national and local, with our HubyOne gateway (already around fifteen firms connected).
- Total flexibility: any new portal can be connected quickly and easily, on request.
- Centralised management: simplify communication with experts and insurers without multiple tools.
Real-time tracking of repair progress
Gain full visibility over repairs in progress and workshop occupancy as part of workshop management. Using the real-time tracking function, optimise resource management and ensure smooth communication with your customers throughout the process.
- Real-time dashboard: track repairs, manage vehicle downtime and receive alerts for overdue work.
- Optimised planning: operations allocated automatically based on the skills of each technician and the workload.
- Productivity analysis: occupancy rate, remaining load and forward planning of workshop entries.
- Efficient customer communication: access to the stages you consider to be key in the repair process with automatic notifications.
A web app for technicians to simplify real-time management of customer jobs
With this solution, your staff (panel beaters, mechanics, painters, etc.) are able to track and update the status of repair tasks in real time, with precise tracking of specific tasks from a simple, responsive interface (computer, smartphone, tablet).
- Views tailored to the specific skills of the panel beater, mechanic, painter, etc.
- Three steps for clear and simplified file tracking: To do, In progress, Completed
- Real-time updating by the technician: using the ‘Start’ and ‘Complete’ buttons, technicians can easily change the status of customer jobs and reposition a task or operation.
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