59%


Scottie McKinzie, the shop foreman for Fulton County Schools in Georgia, said his district integrated a software from Napa Auto Parts, a partner since 2000, to control inventory. He explained the Napa Integrated Busi- ness Solutions parts management system, or HUB, has increased productivity and removed the district’s parts investment burden. McKinzie added the system invoices parts at the time


of installation and all pertinent information is saved and transmitted to the separate School Transportation Infor- mation Management System (STIMS). “HUB provides a record of all parts history which can


be viewed and printed at any time,” he noted. “STIMS software interfaces with Napa online and has worked well for both Fulton County shops. STIMS allows us to keep records of all work performed on each of our vehi- cles. A repair or inspection work order is created, then given to the appropriate shop staff. From there, the tech- nician completes the work and inputs labor and notes of the repair into STIMS. Then, the work order is given to a Napa employee and the parts are added to the work or- der. Lastly, STIMS gathers all the information from Napa,


of transportation directors/supervisors said their maintenance facility


utilizes technology to streamline repairs. (Out of 88 responses to an STN reader survey.)


52% of transportation directors/supervisors said they’re are not interested in virtual training for their mechanics. Meanwhile, 38% are interested in virtual training, and


10% responded, “What is that?” (Out of 60 responses.)


16%


of transportation directors/supervisors said their maintenance operation is paper-free. (Out of 61 responses.)


23%


of transportation directors/supervisors said their maintenance department uses software to order new parts.


(Out of 60 responses.)


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