Design And Implementation Of Management System Of Shanghai Volkswagen Wei Fang4S Auto Repair Shop

Automobile repair is a complex system. Automobile repair and spare parts inventory management are very important in daily operation. Not only for the heavy workload, but also the works are interrelated. And they play a decisive role in corporation’s business situation. Due to the economic strength, managing concept and other issues, generally, small and medium-sized enterprise won’t invest a lot to set up their own material management information system. It is not necessary for them to purchase the specialized inventory management software, not only for it’s too expensive but also they won’t use most of the function. In addition, this large inventory management software needs professional and technical maintenance, resulting relatively high operating cost. So it’s not suitable for small and medium enterprise. In this case, customized small software is urgently needed to meet the demand of automobile repair materials management. This kind of software should have a relatively friendly man-machine interface, simple operation, clear material management flow, practical statistical functions and the intelligent analysis on inventory and warehousing data. So that it can correctly orient procurement of spare parts, reduce stock, save cash, and can also meet the daily auto repair spare parts request,thus making the investment of the enterprise to maximize profits.According to the operational characteristics of the automobile repair industry, based on the modern scientific management concept and simple and practical principle, using Access database,a C/S based LAN automobile repair management information system is designed under the VB.NET platform. The main functions of the software include vehicle repair management, scheduling, storage management, personnel management. In repair management, it has the vehicle registration, repair records, factory records, statistical analysis and other functions. In material management, it can carry out material information storage, warehousing, query, statistical analysis, backup, printing operations, so that to effectively control the procurement, inventory, use and other aspects of the material. The core function of the system is the repair management and material management, which can basically meet the demands of current automobile repair industry, effectively enhance the work efficiency and the competitive ability, making the enterprise operation to a new stage.