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Features and benefits
- Vehicle availability grid
- Enables the management of the complete order and vehicle pipeline process
- Real time status updates mean that you can manage the movement of all orders and vehicles from one availability screen
- Wholesale planning
- Tools to support factory volume commitments, dealer allocations or sales targets.
- Wholesale planning allows the availability of models in short supply to be restricted in addition to targeting dealers to meet sales volumes.
- Fully integrated process
- Dealer back orders can be converted directly into manufacturer orders without re-keying of data.
- Manufacturer order confirmations and data updates gives the system capability to generate vehicle records complete with VIN and other essential details.
- Dealer ordering and reservations
- The vehicle locator identifies free stock, pipeline orders and other dealers stock/pipeline.
- Reservations with automatic cancellation option.
- Input of locally fitted options for customer requests.
- Tracking of customer sold orders and dealer stock order.
- Back order clearance against dealer allocation.
- Schedule delivery date updated at each progress status.
- Dealer orders can be created on-line through Dealer Connect (see IMS Exchange) or volume commitments pushed out to dealers by the importer.
- Vehicle specification
- Complete product specification, model and variant codes are maintained.
- Factory and Importer fitted options with inclusion/exclusion validation.
- Vehicle pricing
- Factory cost prices, dealer wholesale prices and retail pricing for vehicles and options held within easy to maintain tables.
- Multi-currency support allows cross-border trading and flexible dealer-specific tiered discounting.
- Dealer special pricing and offer process to help sales of old stock
- Local enhancements and reworking
- Van conversions and fitting of local options.
- Integration with Workshop and Parts modules to create work packages.
- Repair orders created automatically at PDI centre and all costs associated to vehicle.
- Special editions and new Variants can be created with revised sales prices.
- Data exchange
- Factory interfaces and flexible definition of third party interfaces supporting shipping and transportation providing real time updates on vehicle status.
- Vehicle purchasing
- Integrated multi-currency and multiple supplier purchase invoicing with support of letters of credit, contracts and offers.
- Electronic processing of invoices with posting directly into General Ledger and Accounts Payable modules.
- Purchase accruals can be defined and triggered at different stages of the ordering or delivery cycle.
- Dealer invoicing
- All financial transactions are posted directly with Autoline accounts modules.
- Vehicle tracking supports vehicle consignments, interest free days, consignment reversal and final invoicing.
- A complete log record of all financial transaction is shown on the vehicle record.
- Dealer target rebates and retrospective credits are supported.
- CRM Integration
- Vehicle registration and customer profile data is captured through Vehicle Tracking and held within the CRM system providing a national database with contact management and CSI.
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