Automotive Mechanic Project
Developed an employee website portal, which allows employees to update, track and find inventory.
Our client heads up a team of 8-10 automotive mechanics and was looking for a way to better track their inventory and offer their customers a way to track their car’s progress in the garage.
As a solution, we developed an employee website portal, which allows employees to update, track and find inventory. We also built in machine learning which, over time, predicts and recommends when specific inventory will need re-ordering. Also, to help customers track their car’s progress in the garage, we built a portal for both customers and employees, which can be accessed via computer or cell phone.
In order to gather information about their current inventory flow, ordering system and biggest inefficiencies, we first interviewed our client’s employees. From here, we created a database and inputted in their current maintained inventory, with lead times from frequently used suppliers. We wire framed the employee portal and built a SMS messaging interface to send updates to customers. Employees were then allowed access to the database and we observed how they interacted with it, ironing out any issues that became apparent.
The database continues to be tested with machine learning in place and it’s currently working to predict our client’s most used parts, to help with managing inventory in the future.
