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Do you need a system to handle your Mechanic Work Orders? The Mechanic's Edge is a specialized software system for heavy equipment owners.  It is designed to work in tandem with your regular accounting system and allows you to track your equipment maintenance and manage your work orders. For many heavy equipment repair shops,  Quickbooks, ACCPAC, MAS 90 Accounting, or other accounting packages are essential tools, but are limited in their ability to handle some of the more important aspects of equipment repairs.  Caribou's equipment repair management software – The Mechanic's Edge - is designed to fill that need.

The Mechanic's Edge is designed to run as a stand-alone program or bundled with Caribou's other software applications: – The Logger's Edge and The Trucker's Edge.

Traditional accounting systems are not designed for use specifically in a mechanic's shop.  That's where The Mechanic's Edge comes in: we fill the gaps in traditional accounting packages that heavy equipment businesses face.  We have listed below some of the important features that make our system so well-suited for tracking machine repairs, costs, and inventory.   

• Ability to Handle Work Orders -- streamline the management of mechanics and the equipment they are charged with maintaining.
• Ability to Schedule Equipment Maintenance -- heavy equipment is a big investment, and pro-active maintenance can reduce the cost of maintaining that investment.
• Ability to Track Parts -- maintaining an inventory of the parts you regularly use is essential for keeping your machines running efficiently with minimal down time.
• Ability to Pay Your Mechanics -- pay your mechanics and link the payroll cost to the equipment unit for more accurate tracking of maintenance costs.
• Ability to Track Equipment Costs -- track all costs of maintaining the unit, from the cost of the mechanic's time to the parts used to any outside work performed.
• Ability to Create Invoices for Mechanic Work Performed for Other Companies - if you hire your mechanic's services out to other companies, it's easy to generate invoices from The Mechanic's Edge, itemizing the details of the work performed and any parts used.
• Ability to Integrate with Caribou's other software.  If you already use The Logger's Edge or The Trucker's Edge, data on hours and equipment costs will flow seamlessly between the applications.

The Mechanic's Edge can be used in any business where maintaining your equipment in tip-top shape -- and having the corresponding maintenance records at your fingertips -- is essential to your success.

What is the Mechanic's Edge?

The Mechanic's Edge Manages Your:

Work Orders

The Mechanic's Edge allows you to create and manage work orders for your mechanics.  You can create a printable form that is issued to a mechanic for work to be performed.  The mechanic uses the form to record his activities and hours, as well as any fluids, parts, third-party services, etc used for the job.

Equipment Maintenance Scheduling

The Mechanic's Edge allows you to monitor and schedule work that needs to be performed on your equipment units.  You set up maintenance schedules for each type of equipment and then track when maintenance needs to be performed based on the service meter of the machine.  "I forgot!" is no longer an excuse for missing a critical maintenance requirement.

Parts Inventory

The Mechanic's Edge allows you to keep track of your parts inventory.  You can set up multiple inventory locations and maintain a count of all your parts on hand.  When you create a work order, your parts are automatically removed from inventory.  You can also set up a minimum inventory that is used to create a shopping list when you need to reorder parts.

Equipment Costs

The Mechanic's Edge provides key management reports that allow you to track the costs of maintaining your heavy equipment.  Reports include the full cost of labor for your mechanics, the cost of parts, plus the cost of any payments to outside vendors for additional work.

 

The Mechanic's Edge is a robust software application that ensures the integrity of your data:

One Database: The Mechanic's Edge uses a Microsoft Access or (SQL Server) database to store its data. What does this mean to you? It means:

• All your data are stored in one place -- no more searching for the right MS Excel file.
• Data are keyed in once. For example, if you setup a piece of equipment once, you can use pick lists to fill in that piece of equipment anywhere else you need.
• Changes cause all related data to be updated automatically. For example, you change a mechanic's name or part number -- all related records are then automatically updated.
• You cannot make keypunch spelling errors. The database will NOT allow entry of data that are not valid. For example, suppose you set up an equipment unit  named with a code CAT-D9-1022.  You cannot save a mechanic time slip with a code of 'CAT-1022'.  All data entry is validated when keyed to ensure data consistency and integrity.

The Mechanic's Edge is Configurable

• The Mechanic's Edge is quite configurable, so we can incorporate your terminology directly into the software.  The lists included in the software are all defined by you -- equipment types, service types, and equipment maintenance schedules are all defined to fit your business.  You get to set the terminology used in The Mechanic's Edge.
• Date formats?  The Mechanic's Edge uses whatever setting you have for your computer. 
• The Mechanic's Edge allows you to create a work order dynamically based on the unit's maintenance schedule and the current service meter reading.  The Mechanic's Edge flags for you when a maintenance requirement is coming due or is past due.

The Mechanic's Edge is Easy to Use

• The Mechanic's Edge has an intuitive layout with easy to use data entry and reporting windows.
• Looking up a work order is a piece of cake.  If you need to edit a work order, you can call it up by work order number or pick it from a list filtered by equipment unit, date, etc.
• The Mechanic's Edge provides the combination of performance and ease of use that allows you to maximize your profitability and productivity.  Let us give you the Edge you need to stay two steps ahead of your competition!

Superior Software.

Superior Service.

Superior Solution.

 

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Equipment Spec Sheet Maintenance Schedule Oil Samples Report: Parts Use Report: Service History Report: Equipment Cost	Parts Parts List Inventory Buy Parts Third Party Sales Invoice
Work Order Entry Screen Work Orders, by Equipment Unit	Mechanics Pay Statement Work Order Form
Operations Guide (Pdf File) Operations Guide

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