Estimating Practices and Procedures

1 Estimating Practices and ProceduresScottsdale, AZ July 23, 2008 July 23, 2008 Estimating Practices and Procedures CommitteeTrue to our mission statement; True to our mission statement; present updates from each present updates from each providers Pproviders P--page reference page reference information, share updates and information, share updates and specific applications in order to specific applications in order to improve the efficiency and improve the efficiency and accuracy of writing estimates. accuracy of writing estimates. Back Back to to --BasicsBasicsDatabase Review Review use of each database provider Review use of each database provider for common reference to committee for common reference to committee issues studied.

2 General overview of each providers General overview of each providers process to Pprocess to P--Page Reference Reference items. How are each providers information How are each providers information used and and Practices and Procedures Committee1. Provide a general overview of documents 1. Provide a general overview of documents and information that is available and where and information that is available and where they are are Practices and Procedures CommitteeAudatexAudatexMr. Rick TuuriMr. Rick TuuriAssociate Vice PresidentAssociate Vice PresidentIndustry RelationsIndustry Practices and Procedures CommitteeAudatexAudatex Online TrainingOnline Training Database Reference ManualDatabase Reference Manual Imbedded in all productsImbedded in all products No charge, available to clients and nonNo charge.

3 Available to clients and non--clientsclientsEstimating Practices and Procedures CommitteeEstimating Practices and Procedures CommitteeEstimating Practices and Procedures CommitteeExplain how your rules books/pages are Explain how your rules books/pages are designed and how should they be applied?designed and how should they be applied?Audatex: Very carefullyAudatex: Very carefullyInterInter--Industry input, defined and refined Industry input, defined and refined Practices and Procedures CommitteeSpecific applications:Specific applications:Body: Treatment of Feather, fill and edge?

4 Body: Treatment of Feather, fill and edge? Estimating Practices and Procedures CommitteeSpecific applications:Specific applications:Body: Treatment of Feather, fill and edge?Body: Treatment of Feather, fill and edge?Audatex: UserAudatex: User--judgment; Audatex plans to judgment; Audatex plans to provide decision support for repaired panels provide decision support for repaired panels in December release of ADXEin December release of ADXEE stimating Practices and Procedures CommitteeSpecific applications:Specific applications:General: Is there a specific reference of General: Is there a specific reference of included/not included items?

5 Included/not included items?Audatex: YesAudatex: YesEstimating Practices and Procedures CommitteeEstimating Practices and Procedures CommitteeSpecific applications:Specific applications:Paint: Treatment of paint blend and blend Paint: Treatment of paint blend and blend within a panel?within a panel?Audatex: Blend is defined as application of Audatex: Blend is defined as application of color and clear to an undamaged adjacent color and clear to an undamaged adjacent panel to facilitate the appearance of colorpanel to facilitate the appearance of color--match.

6 Intelligently automated to prevent match. Intelligently automated to prevent unintentional use for other use for other Practices and Procedures CommitteeSpecific applications:Specific applications:General: How does your application treat General: How does your application treat materials handling (seam sealers, corrosion materials handling (seam sealers, corrosion protection, etcprotection, )?)?Audatex: The time is included in replacement Audatex: The time is included in replacement panels; the materials are a userpanels; the materials are a user--entered entered value.

7 Value. Estimating Practices and Procedures CommitteeSpecific applications:Specific applications:General: Explain how reference pages address General: Explain how reference pages address component classifications (M,S,B,R etccomponent classifications (M,S,B,R ))Audatex: Substrate materials are identified in Audatex: Substrate materials are identified in the database and displayed to the user the database and displayed to the user during estimate preparation. December during estimate preparation. December release of ADXE plan is to include substrate release of ADXE plan is to include substrate print on estimate and labor on estimate and labor Practices and Procedures CommitteeSpecific applications:Specific applications:Paint: Tint and blend, block and fill, dePaint.

8 Tint and blend, block and fill, de--nib and nib and polishpolish Tint to blend (one cycle) included in refinish timesTint to blend (one cycle) included in refinish times Block and fillBlock and fill included for replaced panelsincluded for replaced panels judgment time for repaired time for repaired panels. DeDe--nib and polish: not includednib and polish: not included All in reference ManualAll in reference ManualEstimating Practices and Procedures CommitteeEstimating Practices and Procedures CommitteeSpecific applications:Specific applications:Body: Treatment of adjacent damage Body.

9 Treatment of adjacent damage applications (welding, grinding, access to applications (welding, grinding, access to repair area)repair area) NotNot--includedincluded Noted in Reference ManualNoted in Reference ManualEstimating Practices and Procedures CommitteeMitchellMitchellMr. Tom FlemingMr. Tom FlemingVice President Vice President Industry RelationsIndustry RelationsWeb site reference:Web site reference: Estimating Practices and Procedures Committee1. Provide a general overview of documents 1. Provide a general overview of documents and information that is available and where and information that is available and where they are are Practices and Procedures CommitteeMitchell Mitchell Database Estimating reference information is available for easy Database Estimating reference information is available for easy reference in both electronic and print products, and by web accereference in both electronic and print products, and by web accessss PP--Pages Pages one click, dropone click, drop--downdown from estimate in UltraMate.

10 And from estimate in UltraMate, and in the front of all Collision Estimating Guides. in the front of all Collision Estimating Guides. Mitchell web site for easy access to Procedure Reference in Mitchell web site for easy access to Procedure Reference in English, French and Spanish for both user and nonEnglish, French and Spanish for both user and non--customer alike customer alike Labor and Part information notes located on individual database Labor and Part information notes located on individual database entry lines for reference when creating an estimateentry lines for reference when creating an estimate TollToll--free phone and efree phone and e--mail access to database editorial staff for mail access to database editorial staff for reference information and clarification (1reference information and clarification (1--800800--854854--7030))