Automotive
Finding where installs were losing money
An independent workshop asks ORA why a job type keeps coming in under margin, and gets the loss traced to specific lines.
Before
Quotes were built from habit. The owner suspected certain jobs lost money but had no time to compare quoted against actual across a month.
The request
“Find where we are losing margin on installs”
The work packages 8ORA made
- 01Pull the jobsGather install jobs for the period with their quoted values.
- 02Gather actual costsMatch labour hours and parts spend to each job.
- 03Compare line by lineShow quoted against actual, and which line caused the gap.
- 04Group the patternRank job types and sites by how consistently they fall short.
- 05Propose quote changesSuggest revised allowances for the lines that keep slipping.
Where IrisKey steps in
Changing a live price list is a consequential action, so IrisKey holds it until the owner approves the new figures.
What changes
Honest outcomes.
- The loss is attributed to specific lines — usually labour allowance or a parts price that moved — rather than a general feeling.
- A month's comparison happens in one sitting instead of being postponed again.
- Price changes are made deliberately, with the evidence next to them.
What it does not do
- It needs access to your job and cost records; without them the comparison cannot be made.
- Suggested allowances are proposals for you to accept or reject, not automatic price updates.
This is an illustrative example written by us to show how 8ORA works. It is not a customer story, and it contains no client names, figures or claimed results.