Mitchell Improves Shop Workflow With New RepairCenter ToolStore Add-Ons

Latest Updates Offer Better Functionality and Seamless Parts Processing With Third Party Services in RepairCenter


SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - Aug 15, 2013) - Mitchell, a leading provider of technology, connectivity and information solutions to the Property & Casualty claims and Collision Repair industries, today announced the release of five new add-ons to the RepairCenter ToolStore. These add-ons bring extensive functionality from third party partners into Mitchell's RepairCenter platform. They will be joining a wide selection of other add-ons in the ToolStore catalogue, where all the add-ons can be browsed and added instantly.

"Shops will now have even more expanded and powerful capabilities at their fingertips with Mitchell's RepairCenter through their ToolStore add-ons. The third party services that shops use on a day-to-day basis will now be available to them all in one place, through easy-to-use add-ons in their RepairCenter," said Brian Elmi, Senior Product Manager, Auto Physical Damage solutions. "With these new add-ons, shops will be able to do everything from shipping and ordering parts, to managing their parts inventory with third party services in their RepairCenter."

RepairCenter's ToolStore integrates partners from across the auto collision repair industry into a shop's workflow through powerful add-ons. The add-ons enable seamless flow of information between RepairCenter and third party partners, saving manual input and research time while eliminating the risk of data entry error. ToolStore add-ons will also reduce the number of accounts and websites shop must keep track of by enabling automatic access to all partners in one platform.

The latest add-ons include:
Nuventory (Parts Inventory Management add-on)

  • Manage extra parts and material inventory
  • Track & generate invoices of parts used for specific Repair Orders

BASF & AkzoNobel (Paint Interface add-ons)

  • Transfer Repair Order information seamlessly to your paint booth without ever having to manually transfer vehicle paint information
  • Paint scales will automatically push vehicle paint costs back to RepairCenter to track job costs

Car-Part Pro (Parts Procurement add-on)

  • Automatically search & order all the parts need for specific Repair Orders from Car-Part's live inventory database
  • Contact vendors through Car-Part Pro's built in live communication tool

Freight Buddy (Shipping add-on)

  • Schedule a shipment for car parts from within your RepairCenter
  • Track your shipments through the Freight Buddy add-on

For more information about ToolStore add-ons, please visit http://www.mitchell.com/auto-repair-shop-software/shop-management-software/repaircenter-toolstore.asp

About Mitchell
Mitchell empowers clients to achieve measurably better outcomes. Providing unparalleled breadth of technology, connectivity and information solutions to the Property & Casualty claims and Collision Repair industries, Mitchell is uniquely able to simplify and accelerate the claims management and collision repair processes.

As a leading provider of Property & Casualty claims technology solutions, Mitchell processes over 50 million transactions annually for over 300 insurance companies/claims payers and over 30,000 collision repair facilities throughout North America. Founded in 1946, Mitchell is headquartered in San Diego, California, and has 1,700 employees. The company is privately owned primarily by the Aurora Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based investment group. For more information about Mitchell, visit www.mitchell.com.