Fleet Maintenance and repair
Fleet Maintenance and repair
Service, Maintenance and Repair (SMR) Costs
Fleet Maintenance and repair.There are a number of aspects that affect fleet maintenance administration and one of the primary considerations is to take account of the varying arrangements that can be in place with your company vehicles. These include the following:
Maintenance Inclusive Packs
Some manufacturers include routine servicing and repairs for an agreed time and mileage (such as 3 years or 60,000 miles) as part of the original purchase price of the vehicle and this can be particularly beneficial from a fixed cost budget perspective.
All servicing and repairs are carried out by the manufacturer’s approved dealer network and all invoicing is arranged between the dealer and manufacturer concerned.Fleet Maintenance and repair
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Variable fleet maintenance cost dependent upon the area where service and fleet maintenance work is undertaken is resolved by Fleet National Pricing and there are now many manufacturers who offer these schemes.Fleet Maintenance and repair
The basis of the Fleet National Pricing schemes is that the manufacturers arrange time or mileage based fleet maintenance on a fixed cost basis and there is no breakdown of costs in the traditional sense, specifically no declared labour rates for the Fleet National Pricing work.
The success of the Fleet National Pricing offering is heavily geared towards a low cost fixed price solution and additional elements such as Collection / Delivery or Courtesy Cars are charged extra, which is in contrast to the previous ‘free’ offering for these elements.Fleet Maintenance and repair
Many vehicles have moved away from the traditional time or mileage-based service intervals and rely on the onboard computer systems to warn the driver when a service is due. The actual output from the onboard computer can be very varied and is affected by a whole raft of influences surrounding the exact usage pattern for the vehicle concerned.
Options on Fleet Maintenance Control
There is a range of ways in which service, fleet maintenance and repair can be provided, each of which has its own administrative perspective. The alternatives are:
- Via the Leasing Company which provides the vehicle
- Designated dealers or a dealer group
- A maintenance specialist Fleet Management company
- Use of local direct arrangements
- In-house workshop Fleet Maintenance and repair
Potential Decisions to enhance fleet maintenance control
The alternatives suggested above will all have specific benefits and are likely to give rise to a number of issues. The factors which will be used to evaluate the alternatives will include:Fleet Maintenance and repair
- Cost; the fleet maintenance labour rates and parts discounts that will be available to the fleet operator. includes payment terms etc.
- Control; the ability to exercise fleet maintenance constraints over the work actually undertaken, the extent to which the network is compliant with recognised time and quality standards and the need to secure cost contributions from manufacturers and previous repairers where this is appropriate.Fleet Maintenance and repair
- Convenience; the minimising of the disruptive effect on the driver’s function perhaps through the availability of collection and delivery, provision of courtesy cars or by while you wait servicing.
- Compliance; applies the manufacturers recommended service schedule of fleet maintenance work and uses approved components.
- Information; the ability of the process used to generate data sets in such a manner that they can be readily assembled into fleet maintenance management informationFleet Maintenance and repair