Serial numbers & dealers
Sold serial numbers are imported with the corresponding dealer assignment.
Bespoke software · Product registration · Dealer management
Warranty handling for outboard engines was largely manual. Product, dealer and end-customer information had to be brought together laboriously whenever service was required. An integrated registration process connects this information.
An individual client project. Results are not a forecast for other engagements. Preview: figures, definitions and publication require final approval.
01 / Starting point
Sales records for serial numbers identified which dealer had purchased an engine. The subsequent end customer, however, was not reliably linked to the product. Warranty and service cases required information to be researched and coordinated.
02 / Idea
End customers register their engine on the importer’s website. The model developed in this project links registration with an extension of the warranty from two to five years, subject to the applicable terms. Serial number, product, dealer and end customer are brought together in a structured record.
03 / Implementation
Sold serial numbers are imported with the corresponding dealer assignment.
End customers enter the required information themselves on the website.
Product, serial number, dealer and customer are linked together.
The data supports RMA, warranty handling and targeted communication about relevant product matters – with the dealer involved.
04 / Impact
Dealers receive better service support, end customers gain a tangible benefit from registration, and the importer gains a more reliable data foundation. Manual research is reduced, warranty and RMA processes are supported, and relationships with customers and dealers are strengthened.