Running a profitable shop is a challenge. You’re probably running the numbers multiple times a day—in your head, on paper, in your shop management system—to figure out where you are financially and where you need to be. There are so many considerations with owning a shop, some of them requiring extensive thought and planning, that it’s important to use automated systems whenever possible.
Running a shop today is not easy. It’s not like the “good old days” when the shop owner owned the shop and the land it was on, did repairs and ran things alone (or with a family member helping), and knew every customer personally.
By John Lee and Rich Diegle, ALLDATA Tech-Assist Team
Our friend, let’s call him Jim, is a great mechanic. He’s even better at writing service orders and taking care of his customers. Like many good mechanics, after years of providing great service at someone else’s shop, he decided to make the transition to opening his own shop.
The new year is a time for reflection—what went right last year, what we want to change for this year, and just generally figuring out how to have a successful and satisfying year. For businesses,
“I just want an oil change; don’t try to sell me anything else!” Most of us have heard this before. But, what if this customer’s car is in need of additional service? What about items that fall into
Worried about your shop while you’re at SEMA or anywhere else outside of your shop? If you had ALLDATA Manage® Online, you could keep tabs on what’s happening right from your laptop, no matter where you are. You thought you knew what a good shop management system was? Forget it!
Cloud-based shop management system combines profitability and customer relationship features with online convenience.
Elk Grove, California – December 19, 2013 – ALLDATA LLC, the leading provider of manufacturers’ automotive repair information and solutions for professional automotive service and collision repair shops, has launched its cloud-based shop management system, ALLDATA® ManageTM Online.
Strategic agreement between ALLDATA® and MAM Software provides an advanced shop management system to help auto repair shops enhance profitability and strengthen customer relationships.
