Archive for the ‘Tire Power Software’ Category

Turning Paper to Profit

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Many tire dealers are still doing invoicing, inventory management and accounting without the use of a point of sale complete business management software solution.  Changing to a POS can be frightening and overwhelming; with the option to implement a POS not even considered due to the perception of a non revenue cost item. Based upon our customer input and the personal experience of the people on our staff, we know you can turn your paper into profit.

Consider this.  I believe the most important reason for you to invest in Tire Power, our complete business management software solution, is Control! With Tire Power you have complete control of your:

  • Invoicing (no missed transaction details $$$)
  • Inventory Management (know inventory levels instantly and create work orders in seconds $$$)
  • Accounting (real time GL transactions, receivables and payables $$$)

For many, justifying the cost of a point of sale software solution is shut down without considering the TRUE cost savings to your bottom line.  The easiest and most important savings to recognize is Time! Time saved creating an invoice, managing inventory levels and accurate accounting in real time. How do you put a price tag on time? The more time you save by using Tire Power the more time you have to sell sell sell! $$$.

Items needed to generate revenue such as Tire machines, tools, alignment racks and service trucks, individually are only involved in a certain percentage of your total transactions. Tire Power is involved in EVERY TRANSACTION EVERY DAY YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR. Not only every transaction but every dollar your business generates!

Every day Tire Power users continue to experience the true meaning of turning paper to profit!

Customer Statements

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Running batch customer statements is easy in Tire Power.  Tire Power gives you many different options for printing your statements, allowing you to have the information on statements your customer’s desire.  Below is a list of the different options you have to choose from.

Customer Type

  • Specific Customer
  • All Customers
  • Or even by a specific Tax Group

Choose from different types of statements

  • You can print all unpaid items up to a particular end date
  • You can print a summary statement and choose your on date range

Choose from 3 different envelope styles.

Choose from 2 different printing styles.

  • Summary style – Which prints transactions in summary mode
  • Detailed style – Which prints not only the transaction but also all the detail lines on each transaction in a report style format

The big plus is that you can print additional transaction information on the statement as well.

Here is a sample list of the options you can choose from:

  • Work Order Number
  • PO Number
  • “Ship To” Address
  • Vehicle Description
  • Vehicle Mileage

If you are a multiple location, you also have the added benefit of printing one customer statement per customer for all your locations.

Remember, you can also use all these options to print a customer statement for one specific customer for those companies that misplace your statement or maybe have some other special needs.

Setting up Tire Estimator

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

If selling tires is your job, then ‘Tire Estimator’ is the tool for you! ‘Tire Estimator’ was developed to allow the user to quickly scroll through data and check package pricing for tires without having to jump in and out of a quote for each price.

In Tire Power’s Front Counter, go to ‘Search Inventory’ and search for a tire. Then on the toolbar click the ‘Tire Estimator’ button and you will see the total “4 and out-the-door” package price for the tires. From inside ‘Tire Estimator’ you can also change the quantity, price class, tax group and included package to alter the price. So at this point you are thinking “ok this is nice”, but wait there is more! This window is designed like a toolbar, so you have the ability to go back to the search window in the background and select another tire without closing the ‘Tire Estimator’ window. This is a big time saver! Just move the ‘Tire Estimator’ window off to the side and continue searching inventory. Each time you select a tire, ‘Tire Estimator’ updates!

‘Tire Estimator’ also has default settings for each store to customize what it displays. To setup  ‘Tire Estimator’, go to Office Manager > File > Store Customization > General > Tire Estimator side-tab. Select the default for the Tax Group, Price Class and Package then click ‘Close’. Now you know, so sell more tires…

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Making the Most of Your Tire Power Software – Know Your ‘Search Inventory’ Window

Friday, June 11th, 2010

One of the most commonly used windows, and most powerful in Tire Power, is the ‘Search Inventory’ window.  But do you truly know all of the things this window can do for you?  Did you know you can…

  • Sort any column, or columns, by simply double-clicking on the column name
  • Move the order of the columns by using the ‘Move Column’ feature
  • View available product images by clicking on the camera icon
  • You can click on any price level on the right which will update all prices displayed in the price column
  • When you highlight any item, its specifications will display over at the bottom right of the window
  • For multi-site customers, under the ‘Availability’ section, you can see in real-time your other stores current on-hand inventory
  • For PartnersXD® users, inventory from any source, including your wholesaler, is displayed in the ‘Availability’ section, in real-time
  • Print your inventory reports right from the window, and best of all, you can print in the order you have sorted your search results
  • Use the ‘Item History’ button to easily view all activity for the selected item
  • Use ‘Tire Estimator’ to quickly quote a “4 and out the door” price for tires

…and TCS is still not done.  We have plans for new features and many more additions.  So when you get a chance, take a fresh look at your software, especially the ‘Search Inventory’ window, and make the most of your software.

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