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Parts committed, available and on order

Know what stock you can sell and what is committed to jobs or a proforma. A proforma commits spare parts and does not move on-hand stock. A tax invoice does.

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Stock availability for motor mechanics

Software for motor mechanics: how Mechanic Manager supports motor workshop management for Australian motor mechanics.

A proforma is a preliminary bill — intended parts, labour and price before the sale is final. It is generally not the GST document a customer uses for an input tax credit. A tax invoice is the billed sale document (wording, ABN, GST) that belongs on the books. This page is not tax advice. Save Invoice as a proforma commits spare parts (Committed up, Available down), does not decrement on-hand stock, and skips GST, receivables and journals. Saving a tax invoice moves stock and posts the sale. That is why Available, Committed and On Order sit next to invoicing.

Australian motor mechanics use Stock availability every day as part of motor workshop management. Mechanic Manager is software for motor mechanics: when Stock availability is disconnected from bookings, job cards, inventory and accounts, using Stock availability in daily workshop operations gets worse through delays, billing errors and unhappy customers.

We built Mechanic Manager so motor mechanics do not need a separate diary, invoicing program, stock spreadsheet and accounting package. Stock availability works in the same motor workshop management system as work orders, parts, tyres, service history, customer reminders and GST.

Workshop owners and motor mechanics gain one view of open jobs and stock. Your team spends more time on vehicles because the software handles the admin motor mechanics should not have to fight after hours.

If you want motor mechanics who want integrated motor workshop management, try demo data or a 14-day free trial from the home page. Software for motor mechanics only $59 per month including GST for the full motor workshop management system.

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Motor mechanics

Stock availability & motor workshop management

Mechanic Manager is software for motor mechanics. We provide motor workshop management in one Australian product: bookings, job cards, quoting, invoicing, parts and tyre inventory, service history, SMS, signatures and GST accounting built for motor mechanics.

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  • Software for motor mechanics
  • Motor workshop management
  • Motor mechanic software
  • Job cards & invoicing
  • Australian motor mechanics

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