TOUCHSCREEN SOLUTION OFFERS DATA CAPTURE IN THE WORKSHOP

Chevin Fleet Solutions has upgraded the workshop facilities of its FleetWave® system with the introduction of a new workshop floor system. This new module solves the long-standing problem of how to capture accurate information within the workshop environment. The process is now extremely streamlined, with the workshop technicians logging into the WFS using a simple 4-digit PIN identifier (or bar-coded badge), at this point, depending on their role, they are then shown a list of jobs active within the workshop that have been assigned to them, and they simply log-on/log-off each job task as they work through the job. Any jobs that cannot be immediately completed (e.g. the technician is awaiting parts) are flagged accordingly and the technician moves onto their next task. From this information, the workshop foreman has clear visibility of workload, activity and capacity at all times. In addition, when used in conjunction with standard times it is very easy to structure and operate efficiency based bonus schemes for workshop staff. As a job progresses, the status can be viewed by the workshop reception staff, or for internal workshops by the vehicle owner/operator themselves, and e-Mails or text messages can be sent automatically once a job is completed to advise that a vehicle is available for collection. Ashley Sowerby, Managing Director of Chevin Fleet Solutions commented: "We led the way when we introduced Touchscreen Functionality into our RoadBASE® system in the 1990's, and it is good to see that Chevin continues to lead the fleet software industry with this latest development. Touchscreens are the perfect 'tool' for workshop data capture, they are resilient, hard-wearing, but almost as importantly, they are relatively cheap. Combined with low-cost barcode solutions, it is now incredibly easy to fully automate many parts of a workshop operation with no additional burden of work on the technicians or other workshop staff."