Megabus says going paperless can help workshops be more environmentally friendly while saving money

Just like the focus the Automotive Aftermarket has on supporting environmentally responsible programs to manage waste and recycling items in the workshop, Megabus believes it is important to have a look at simple ways to support the environment and lower your business costs.
One of the biggest areas where a workshop can become more environmentally friendly is to reduce printing.
This is an opportunity to reduce costs, become more efficient and provide a great customer experience.
Megabus says some businesses have reported that they have saved hundreds of dollars a month by eliminating paper and printer toner – over a year that can equate to thousands of dollars to your bottom line.
The entire customer engagement can be paperless – here are six ways that Megabus recommends workshops benefit from straight away.

1. Quoting: replace printing quotes with digital quotations, allowing your customers to view the quote on their mobile device and review product and pricing information.
2. Work authorisation: sending a digital work authorisation to a mobile device for a customer to approve plus any additional work that may be required.
3. Job cards: all the details of a job card can be presented on a tablet for technicians to view work to be performed, take images or video of the vehicle and record information electronically rather than writing on a paper job card.
4. Tax invoice: send your invoices via SMS or email, great for customers to have electronic access rather than a printed invoice.
5. Customer statements: if the customer has a trading account, then their statement can be sent electronically. A summary of each invoice relating to the statement can be sent with the statement to stop customers needing to call you to obtain missing invoices – providing a quicker turnaround with the reconciliation, and payment and ultimately your cashflow.
6. Supplier invoices/credits: many suppliers now provide their invoices and credits electronically which means that you can update your inventory without the need for a paper tax invoice which will save you countless hours of manual typing.

For more information, visit www.megabus.com.au