Luminatech was happy to help Wentz Auto Center with the following
project:
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1 -
Wentz was
having to enter duplicate information in two separate
applications, in an auto financing calculation tool they use
and in an on-line automobile database they were leasing by the
month... |
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2 -
Outside of
the leased database, Wentz had no Web presence to allow
customers to contact them and they had no options for adding
content to the existing site... |
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3 - In addition to displaying
vehicles for sale on-line,
they also
wanted to be able to display vehicle warranty information
dynamically on the new site. |
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Reduce
Costs, Provide Service & Control, Add Value and, Add
Functionality... |
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1 -
(reduce
costs) By providing Wentz with an application they can host on
their own server, the application existed of a Website, Visual
Basic & .NET Code and tied in their Financial Calculation
Database... "saving $3,600.00 per
year in lease fees + $300.00 per year in hosting fees" |
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2 -
(service
and control) By building a tool to display more views of the
autos for sale & the ability to upload the photos themselves
with a simple form, plus the control of being able to quickly
remove a sold vehicle from the on-line listings...
"from one view to five & the form
resizes the pictures on-the-fly" |
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3 - (add value) By having to
key in vehicle information only once, Wentz staff persons save
time...
"about an hour for each automobile" |
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4 - (add functionality) By
allowing Wentz staff to upload warranty information with the
auto photos. The warranty information is kept in a table we
added to their
Financial
Calculation Database. "the warranty
information is served with the other vehicle data" |
The Teams:
Host2Host
installed the server operating system, coded the site design,
graphics and the user interface...
AYPcomputer
provided the server hardware, installation, networking and
support... and (of course) we at Luminatech
coded the backend VB scripts, database and .NET forms & controls.
Link to the
Application:
Wentz Home Page &
Wentz Auto Dealership Search Page.
Link to the Financial Calculation Software (
Supreme Software & Consulting, Inc.'s Dealership Tracker ) Wentz was
using. (any dealership already using this
software can save about $1,000.00 on our application installation)
Costs & ROI:
Wentz' total "one-time" investment for this project was
approximately $7,000.00 and it included Website Design, Server Hardware,
Server Operating System, Labor & Luminatech's ECarlot Application.
"Expected return on investment for Wentz is less than two years,
and is a one-time investment with no monthly fees!"
Variations:
Each installation of this solution will be unique, and final
costs will vary depending on your businesses needs. This application
can easily be modified to display other formats of vehicles to be
posted for sale, such as Tractor / Trailer Combinations, School
Buses, Coach Buses, Urban Transit Buses, Transit Trolleys, Train
Cars, Earth Moving Equipment, Limousines, Aircraft, Construction
Equipment & Farming Implements.
Use the following form
to contact Luminatech to request this or a similar solution for your
dealership.
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Our Technologies Include:
- Database Design and Development
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Custom Software
Based on Your Specifications
- Website Development
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Pre-programmed
Solutions
- Website & Internet Applications
-
Legacy Data
Integration
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