Bookings

The first stop for a job in Avance is the booking screen. Quotes can be prepared and managed and jobs can be booked on the same simple screen. The screen has been optimised for speed: despite the graphical user interface, experienced users can fly through bookings using keyboard shortcuts.

Jobs are created or quoted by entering the customer code, part of the name or the primary telephone number. The cost of freight, number of kilometers, type of service, and breakdowns of pricing are shown on the one screen. Also, the screen includes:

• Automatically allocated, unique job numbers.
• A manual charging grid that allows a user with the appropriate access level to modify the individual charges and quantities in a job or even completely manually quote a job.

Avance automatically generates quotations for, and prices jobs based on service, service level, distance, time, weight, number of items and other criteria. A range of automatic surcharges can also be applied to a job. Jobs can also be manually discounted, have specific charges added manually or removed, or have automatic charges tweaked.