Kudos Unit Trader Case Study Caravan Dealer

Unit Trader

A complete, integrated dealer management system for all UK marine and caravan dealers that manages new and part exchange sales, finance and holds complex product information. Unit Trader integrates with Kudos Workshop and Retail to offer a powerful integrated system for your business.

Unit Trader for Marine Dealers and Caravan Dealers

Unit Trader Links and Downloads

For New and Part Exchange Sales

New Microsoft SQL based version with enhanced features
Keeps track of sales of larger or more detailed goods

One Integrated System for Boat/Caravan Sales

Share the stock file across your company
Store detailed information on each unit
Create workshop jobs and PDI’s at the touch of a button
Create orders on the system – no more manual writing of orders
Dealer & factory fitted sales

Promoting Sales

NEW prospecting system matches your stock with your prospects
Integrate images of your boats and vans
Integrated customer /prospect database
Print professional looking datasheets quickly and easily

Business Information

See the true costs of your stock instantly – and the real margins you make
Know what your van has cost in interest, workshop jobs & extra’s
Track all activity on a van from PO to delivery – and all the associated costs
Full PX margin scheme & stock book record keeping

Reporting Tools

Easy reports on stock sold and current stock values
Produce commission reports
See slow moving stock
Download sales and stock data to Microsoft Excel

Somerset Caravans

Caravan Dealership

Somerset Camping and Caravans has 25 full time staff and usually some 60 caravans for sale - they're Stirling dealers. With an accessories shop, forecourt sales, camping sales and workshop, this beautiful site in Taunton is a busy spot.

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Busy Caravan Dealership Gets Invoices out Faster and Improves Service

Their priorities for a new system were straightforward. They needed a system to cover all their activities on the site which was easy to use and was backed up with excellent service and support.They currently use Kudos for van sales, shop, workshop and tent and awning sales. Kudos’ ease of use and maintenance impressed shop manager Colin Harlow:

“Putting down the stock bed was easy – 3500 lines and some 400 tents in under a month. The record management is very easy and much faster than previous systems. We book out parts to all departments and can be absolutely sure that everything is being charged. I have a much greater feeling of security that we know what’s happening to all the stock".

“Building and sending orders is much more accurate. The stock list is an excellent idea - it cuts the time I take for weekly orders by 75%. We designed our own goods received note so we check in the stock, Kudos prints the GR note and we use that to label the items before putting them on the shelf. It’s so easy – and very accurate".

Workshop manager John Halford appreciates monitoring job progress. “We’ve had better job management and stock allocation, being sure we have the bits we need has improved productivity. Having all the records in one place means I’m not backtracking looking for missing job cards or records. I monitor jobs better, we get invoices out faster and with the information to hand we give better customer service” says John.

Company Secretary and account Graham Buller reviews the story so far. He’s impressed that everyone has picked it up quickly, including the seasonal staff. “From previous experience we expected to have to track back errors due to learning problems, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised. Its ease of use has really paid off here. We have much better workshop control, with stock booked straight to the job card, reducing missed items – that’s cut our costs” comments Graham.

For Graham and the team, Kudos does all that they failed to find before. “In a nutshell, Kudos has delivered better customer service and improved management control of what’s actually happening.” says Graham.