Matrices
Precision Matrices That Matter – Pricing Made Simple
Protractor’s suite of Matrices is designed to simplify and optimize your pricing strategies, giving you the tools to maintain profitability and precision across every service category.
Linear Parts & Labor Matrices
Flexible Pricing Made Easy
Protractor’s Linear Parts and Labor Rate Matrices provide a flexible way to adjust labor charges based on billed hours. Tailored to specific service categories, they ensure consistent pricing with automated adjustments. Customizable parts and labor matrices include linear and standard options for pricing tiers and vehicle-specific adjustments.
- Ensure consistent and accurate pricing with automated adjustments tailored to service categories
- Customize labor charges with flexible linear and standard pricing matrices for precise billing
- Simplify vehicle-specific adjustments with easy-to-use tools for parts and labor rates
Margin Thresholds
Stay Profitable with Protractor’s Margin Thresholds
Protractor’s Margin Thresholds help you maintain desired profit margins by setting high and low thresholds for each service category. The system automatically flags any line items that fall below the lower threshold, ensuring profitability.
- Ensure profitability by automatically flagging line items below the set margin thresholds
- Maintain control with customizable high and low thresholds for each service category
- Streamline pricing decisions to protect desired profit margins effortlessly
Margin Matrix
Customize and Automate Your Pricing Strategy with Ease
The Margin Matrix takes the guesswork out of pricing. By entering a material’s cost, the system automatically calculates a consistent, profit-driven sales price. The matrix can be customized by service category, item type, or supplier, allowing you to set pricing rules that align with your business goals.
- Automatically calculate consistent, profit-focused sales prices with ease
- Customize pricing by service category, item type, or supplier to fit your needs
- Align pricing strategies with your business goals for smarter profitability
Linear Labor Rate Matrix
Smarter Pricing Made Simple: The Labor Rate Matrix
Protractor’s Labor Rate Matrix provides a flexible and efficient way to adjust labor charges based on the hours billed for a specific job. This powerful tool allows businesses to customize labor rates according to different service categories, giving you greater control over pricing. The matrix can be tailored to reflect the unique needs of your business, whether you’re handling simple maintenance tasks or more complex repairs.
- Customize labor rates for different service categories to align with your business needs
- Easily adjust charges based on hours billed for greater pricing flexibility
- Simplify pricing for both simple maintenance and complex repairs with a tailored approach
Automated Labor Bump Adjustments
Dynamic Labor Adjustments Tailored to Every Job
Protractor software allows you to set up automated labor bump adjustments based on customizable criteria, such as vehicle age, make, or other factors. With the ability to configure dozens of labor bump rules, the system automatically applies the correct adjustment when a vehicle is entered, ensuring accurate and fair labor pricing.
- Saves time with automatic labor adjustments tailored to specific vehicles
- Enhances profitability by reflecting real-world repair complexities
- Provides flexibility to configure and manage multiple labor bump rules for diverse customer needs
INTEGRATION
Partnering for Success: Integrations That Work for You
Protractor is dedicated to enhancing your software’s success through strategic partnerships and seamless integrations designed to boost efficiency and drive results.
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Protractor Features
Digital Vehicle Inspection
Enhance transparency, enable clear communication, and empower customers to make informed decisions. Build trust in the repair process with better insights and a more reliable experience.
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Integrated Payments
Integrated payments enable faster checkouts, minimize errors, improve accuracy, and free up time to focus on delivering exceptional service and enhancing customer satisfaction.
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Customer Communication
Optimize customer communication with Protractor’s tools like Text-To-Pay, built-in emailing, and 24/7 online booking. Enhance payments, messaging, and scheduling – all in one easy-to-use software.
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Matrices
Manage parts and inventory with Protractor’s tools, including catalog lookups, vendor integrations, warranty handling, core tracking, and return management.
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Shop Management
Protractor’s shop management software helps modern aftermarket shops manage single or multi-location operations, track profit centers, enable team communication, and ensure data security.
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Parts & Inventory
Manage parts and inventory with Protractor’s tools, including catalog lookups, vendor integrations, warranty handling, core tracking, and return management.
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Dashboards
Discover Protractor’s pricing tools, including Linear Parts & Labor Matrices, Margin Thresholds, and Automated Labor Bumps, designed to ensure precise, consistent, and fair service pricing.
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Accounting
Manage your shop finances efficiently with Protractor’s accounting tools. Robust features include an integrated general ledger, receivables, payables, tax tracking, and banking integration.
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“Protractor has been a game changer for my small business. It allows me to track everything in one place, including appointments, inventory, work orders, invoices, and accounting. They provide excellent training on the software. I feel confident in running my business more efficiently with Protractor. I highly recommend Protractor to other automotive technicians looking to start their own business.”
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“Our shop has been using Protractor for several years, it’s easy to learn and easy to use! And it’s great I can access it from my laptop wherever I go. Today I needed assistance with a quick issue setting up online suppliers and Isabelle had me fixed up in only a few minutes.”
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“We have been in the automotive business for 30 years. Throughout that time we have constantly been on the lookout for advantages that will help us stand out among our competitors. Since we switched to Protractor we have not looked back. Protractor has streamlined our accounting procedures while still allowing us to track and project growth with a few short keystrokes. I would highly recommend this program to any business looking to increase productivity and profits.”
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“When it was time to upgrade, I looked at all the systems available. Protractor was way out in front, with built-in features such as integrated labour guides and online parts ordering right on to the work order and into payables automatically, email reminders, technician time clock, fast estimating, keeping track of deferred work and prompting the Advisors for the next service. These service additions pay for the price of the software alone!”
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“Other shop management software may be impressive, like a Ferrari or Lamborghini, but Protractor stands in a class of its own. It’s the Formula 1 of shop management systems—unmatched in performance and excellence.”
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“We were looking for something more robust. From an owner’s standpoint, my favorite feature is the reporting capabilities. With all the dashboards and reports, the technician time tracking and the efficiency monitoring within each job is one of the best features of Protractor. My service advisors really like the work order layout, history, deferred work tabs, and analysis tab – you can maximize your gross profit per billed hour within each work order. It’s been a true game-changer!”
