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Workshop Wrench

Parts readiness

Inventory tied to authorised repair orders

Stock that ignores approvals is a spreadsheet graveyard. Workshop Wrench reserves on approve, raises POs when short, and receives goods so AWAITING_PARTS means something on the board.

Why this category matters

Profit levers behind the keyword

Category pages should not be synonym stuffing. Here is the operating rationale every serious shop platform must address.

  1. 01

    Car count dies on missed calls, weak booking, and messy intake — the OS must own first contact through check-in.

  2. 02

    ARO dies when findings never become priced, decided lines — DVI and portal approvals are margin features.

  3. 03

    Throughput dies when AWAITING_AUTH and AWAITING_PARTS are invisible — board stages must mean something.

  4. 04

    Cash dies when invoices are re-keyed and AR is a Friday spreadsheet — money path starts on the repair order.

Vehicle lifecycle

Complete vehicle service lifecycle

The Automotive Workshop Operating System (AWOS) maps every customer moment from first contact to retention — so software follows how workshops actually earn margin.

  1. 01Lead
  2. 02Customer
  3. 03Vehicle
  4. 04Booking
  5. 05Check-in
  6. 06Inspect
  7. 07Estimate
  8. 08Approve
  9. 09Parts
  10. 10Labour
  11. 11Produce
  12. 12Invoice
  13. 13Pay
  14. 14Release
  15. 15Retain

Shop day sequence

Six moments that protect cash

The same operational spine as the product board — detailed use cases live under Processes.

  1. 01

    Book or walk in

    Public booking or front desk intake with customer + vehicle first-class. Why: car count dies when first contact never becomes a system object.

  2. 02

    Check in & board

    Booking becomes a repair order; board shows stage, tech, and blockers. Why: WIP you cannot see is WIP you cannot manage.

  3. 03

    Inspect with evidence

    DVI findings with severity convert to estimate lines or deferred work. Why: verbal upsells without structure kill trust and ARO recovery.

  4. 04

    Authorise work

    Line-level approve / decline / defer via portal tokens. Why: silent scope expansion creates write-offs and disputes.

  5. 05

    Parts & labour

    Reserve stock, raise POs, clock labour on the RO. Why: authorised work without parts is fake progress; unbilled labour is pure waste.

  6. 06

    Invoice & collect

    GST invoice from approved lines, payments, AR visibility. Why: revenue is not cash until collected — money path stays on the RO.

Capabilities

What ships — with honest status

Live means in the multi-tenant product/demo. Integrations use Live / Stub / Dry-run / Planned — never Connected for stubs. Roadmap means not production-complete.

SKU catalogue

Live

Parts list with qty and adjustments.

PO + receive

Live

Purchase orders and goods receive loop.

Supplier catalogs

Planned

AU EzyParts/Repco-class adapters planned.

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FAQ

Questions buyers actually ask

Structured for humans and search (FAQ schema). We update when ship status changes.

Do you punch out to every supplier?+

Not day one. Operational stock and RO linkage first; deep catalogs follow integration roadmap.

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