REPAIR SHOPS WORK REPORTING PROCEDURE

THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF A COMPUTERIZED WORK ACCOMPLISHMENT METHOD OF SHOP REPAIRS AND VEHICLE MANAGEMENT FOR MAINTENANCE OPERATION IN KANSAS. THE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM COVERS ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS OF ABOUT 160 MECHANICS AND SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO WORK IN 34 SHOPS THAT ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IN JULY 1971, KANSAS BEGAN AN ACTIVITY-ORIENTED REPAIR SHOPS WORK ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTING PROCEDURE. THE TERM ACTIVITY-ORIENTED MEANS THAT THE WORK IN THE REPAIR SHOP IS CLASSIFIED BY GENERAL TYPES. COMMERCIAL REPAIR SHOPS TEND TO SPECIALIZE BY BRAND AND TYPE OF EQUIPMENT. IN CONTRAST, THE HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT REPAIR SHOP WORKS ON ANYTHING THAT COMES IN THE DOOR: PASSENGER CARS, STATION WAGONS, TRUCKS, MOTOR GRADERS, WHEEL TRACTORS, FRONT LOADERS, CRAWLER TRACTORS, MOWERS, AIR COMPRESSORS AND AUGERS. THE LABOR CLASS CODES FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS CONSIST OF SIX MAJOR CLASSIFICATIONS: (A) SERVICE; (B) POWER PLANT, (C) POWER TRAIN, (D) SUSPENSION, (E) CAB, AND (F) BODY AND CHASIS. EACH OF THE SIX MAJOR CLASSIFICATIONS IS SUBDIVIDED. SUBSIDIARY CHARGES, WHICH ARE CHARGED DIRECTLY TO A SPECIFIC VEHICLE, MAKE UP A SEVENTH CLASSIFICATION. FOR GOOD MANAGEMENT CONTROL, A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF HOW WORK ORGINATES IS REQUIRED. THIS CAN BE DONE BY USING A WORK GENERATOR CODE. EACH REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) SCHEDULED REPAIR; (B) UNSCHEDULED REPAIR; (C) ROAD CALL; (D) ACCIDENT REPAIR; (A) EQUIPMENT PREPARATION AND ALTERATION; OR (F) MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT REPAIR. THE RECORD-KEEPING SYSTEM IS SIMPLE. THE MECHANIC MAINTAINS A WEEKLY PENCIL COPY OF A REPORT THAT IS COMPUTER TABULATED. THERE IS NO CLERK OR BOOKKEPER BETWEEN THE MECHANIC AND THE COMPUTER. THE MECHANIC'S REPORT CONSIST OF FOUR ITEMS. THE COMPUTER TABULATIONS CONSIST OF FIVE GENERAL REPORTS. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1972/391/391-007.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by Committee on Maintenance Equipment. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Delp, LaRue
• Conference:
  • 51st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1972-1-17 to 1972-1-21
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: pp 48-50
• Monograph Title: Maintenance systems: estimating maintenance costs, solid-waste disposal systems, maintenance station locations, manager training, and equipment management
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 391
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile repair shops; Information processing; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Management; Motor vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Maintenance administration; Repair shops
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219006
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 30 1972 12:00AM