And yet the desire not to have to pay our own bills is equally strong. We’ve all had that moment when a bill arrives and your immediate, instinctive thought is “I’ll pay that later.” Prompt, on-time and accurate payments might make the business world go around, but this business utopia is harder to achieve than you might think.

It’s hard to keep track of what bills aren’t being paid, or when they’re being paid, or if they were paid in the wrong amount, or you didn’t bill repairs or time correctly. This is why many of today’s shops are reliant on invoicing software, both for work orders and for parts sales. Invoicing software typically runs on your computer and communicates with other devices throughout the shop such as the tablets that technicians may be using. It often integrates with other software you may be using. Let’s take a look at four major benefits of invoicing software for heavy-duty shops.

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A well-organized shop is a well-run one, and one of the ways a well-run shop can set itself apart is with a strong inventory management system. Taking care of inventory properly can help you know whether you are stocking too many parts and ensure that you have the parts you need for the typical day’s repairs, and in general, you won’t be wasting yours or your technicians’ time sorting through a disorganized parts room, ordering parts that already should have been on-site or looking frantically for a part that should be there.

There are digital solutions that can help. Parts inventory software is available from a variety of providers, digitizing your inventory process and parts room and getting everything onto one system.

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