The timing belt on the Golf is booked in for Thursday – but will the locking tool be there? In the Tulz booking calendar every tool is a row and every day a column: on loan, reserved, on a planned pick list, at the calibration service or under repair. A tap on a free day reserves it. The shortage forecast shows double-booked days before two mechanics stand in front of the same empty drawer in the morning.
When a job comes in, the vehicle is enough: enter brand, model or engine code and Tulz lists every matching special tool with its storage location – and puts the free ones straight onto a pick list. Whatever keeps going missing, employees report as a purchase request. Colleagues add their support, and the foreman decides with figures instead of gut feeling.
How it works in the workshop
- Plan – see in the booking calendar when a tool is free and reserve the right day (Booking calendar).
- Sort out shortages – conflicts appear above the calendar and reach the tool crib and foremen as a daily notification (Shortage forecast).
- Prepare the job – under "By vehicle" enter brand, model or engine code and put the free tools on a pick list with the job number, or plan them for the appointment (Job by vehicle).
- Report what is missing – "Request a purchase", colleagues press "I need it too", the foreman adds the request to a purchase order (Purchase requests).
What comes with it
- Accessories and "often used together": counterhold, adapter and setting tool are suggested at check-out (Accessories)
- Bookings per tool right on the tool page, with every appointment for the next four weeks
- Tools at other sites and in the workshop network in the same vehicle search
- Matching job templates for the vehicle, turned into a pick list with one click
- Purchase requests with reason, number, vehicle and link – every supporter hears when the tool has arrived
- Number of undecided requests in the menu of foremen and the tool crib
Who it is for
Workshops where appointments are fixed the day before and special tools are scarce – and foremen who want to know which tool is really missing before they order.
Frequently asked questions
How does Tulz know which tool fits which vehicle?
From the vehicles stored on the tool: brand, model and engine code. The more complete these details, the more precise the list; spellings such as VW and Volkswagen are recognised automatically.
Can all employees see the purchase requests?
Yes, so that colleagues can add their support instead of entering the same request again. Only foremen, the tool crib and administrators can decide and order.
What happens if two mechanics need the same tool on the same day?
The shortage forecast shows the conflict in good time, with names and day. The reservation can then be moved, the tool handed over or a second unit requested from another site.