Time Recording analyses how every minute is spent against work lines, letting commercial vehicle technicians log hours against individual jobs and allowing workshops to chart the efficiency of employees.
The tool promises to revolutionise workshop operations by providing 360 degree visibility of each and every job undertaken. It allows users to log each job, providing workshop managers with insight into job over-runs, bottlenecks in the chain or delays before they become too costly.
It will also allow job costing to be far more accurate as the system utilises real-time data to allow for smarter pricing and reduced margin loss from under-quoted work as well as reducing manual input.
Another key aspect is that of employee development, with Time Reporting offering bespoke data to support technician training, planning and performance reviews, as well as allowing managers to identify high performers, support under-performing staff and ensure a fair workload distribution.
Ash Connell, commercial director at r2c, said: “Time Recording launches at an important time for workshops, which are under increasing cost and taxation pressures. By providing transparency and real-world data, they can make better decisions when it comes to running their workshops in the most efficient way possible.
“Our extensive experience shows that workshops are consistently under-estimating the true labour costs of their operations, so we’ve developed Time Recording to highlight the time and cost saving benefits that are available through using a digital workshop management system.
“It will also prove to be a valuable tool in monitoring employees, helping to identify stand-out staff and those who need more support.”
