Parts & Inventory
Manage Your Parts and Inventory More Efficiently
Taking control of parts and inventory for your shop is easier with Protractor software. With advanced tools for catalog lookups, tracking, integrations, and warranty management, our system is built to save you time, reduce mistakes, and boost profits.
Parts Catalog Lookup
Find Parts Faster with Easy-to-Use Catalog Lookup
Our built-in parts catalog search tool helps you quickly look up parts, compare prices, and select the right vendors. This feature ensures you always have accurate and updated information at your fingertips.
- Save time with direct access to detailed parts information
- Make informed decisions with accurate pricing and availability data
- Tailor searches to meet vendor-specific needs
Parts Integration & Ordering
Order Parts Easily with Top Vendor Integrations
Speed up your parts ordering and receiving processes with our vendor-connected system – PartsTech, Nexpart, and more. Stay updated in real time and create smoother workflows to keep your shop running efficiently.
- Connect directly with vendor catalogs for up-to-date access
- Simplify ordering processes with automatic updates and confirmations
- Minimize errors with accurate order tracking and management
Comprehensive Inventory Management
Enhance Your Inventory Workflow with Smart Features
Protractor’s Inventory Manager provides advanced tools to enhance the efficiency of your inventory management. With support for unlimited stock items and pricing levels, it includes powerful features like unit conversions and fractional quantities. This advanced system ensures you always have the right parts available while providing detailed purchase and sales histories. It also supports FIFO (First In, First Out) accounting, ensuring precise inventory valuation with ease and accuracy.
- Ensure accurate inventory valuation with FIFO accounting and detailed purchase and sales histories
- Maintain optimal stock levels with powerful tools like reorder tracking, core tracking, and unit conversions
- Manage unlimited stock items and pricing levels, tailored to your specific inventory needs
Warranty Tracking
Simplify Warranty and Labor Chargeback Management
Track warranties and labor chargebacks directly from the repair order screen. This feature makes an otherwise complex process straightforward, ensuring you never miss a claim or reimbursement.
- Centralize warranty tracking for easier management
- Keep accurate records for all warranty-related tasks
- Increase profitability by identifying labor chargeback opportunities
Core Management
Keep Core Returns Organized to Maximize Value
Effortlessly manage cores and their returns with unified software designed to simplify the entire process. Ensure you receive the correct credits without any confusion or errors, streamlining operations and saving valuable time.
- Manage all core tracking within a single system
- Avoid missed returns to maximize credits and profitability
- Maintain organized records for smoother core management
Parts Return Management
Handle Parts Returns with Clear and Efficient Processes
Easily manage parts returns with built-in tracking tools designed to enhance your shop’s productivity and minimize errors. When every return is tracked efficiently, your team can stay focused on what matters most – delivering excellent service to your customers.
- Track parts returns within the Protractor software
- Reduce mistakes with accurate documentation and tracking
- Save time and foster better vendor relationships with structured return workflows
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!”
