Approval readiness
Keep unapproved or revised work out of committed production capacity.
REPAIR CAPACITY AND READINESS
Workshop scheduling software that books around skills, bays, and parts
Build a repair schedule from work that is genuinely ready, then expose conflicts before they become missed customer promises.
The populated calendar combines appointment time, technician, bay and readiness blockers so an empty slot is not mistaken for usable repair capacity.
Free for up to five users. No credit card required.
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The gallery contains fictional sample records. Open a view to inspect how the fields, handoffs and decisions work before installing your own copy.
11connected forms for customers, jobs, decisions, work, parts, communication and quality
45sample records across waiting, blocked, rework, ready, follow-up and completed states
5 usersincluded on Jodoo’s Free plan; no credit card required
- 01
Qualify
Confirm job type, expected effort and required skill.
- 02
Check
Verify estimate authorization and parts readiness.
- 03
Assign
Match technician, bay and service window.
- 04
Adjust
Respond to overruns, findings, absences and late parts.
- 05
Learn
Compare planned and actual work to improve future promises.
Do not fill the calendar with work that cannot start
Scheduling becomes reliable only when commercial and material dependencies are part of the booking decision.
Parts readiness
See which required items are available, ordered, late or not yet identified.
Skill and bay fit
Match the operation to qualified people and the physical workspace it needs.
Make replanning explainable when reality changes
A useful schedule shows which promise moved, why it moved and who needs the update.
Overrun with downstream impact
See which later jobs and pickup promises are affected by extra time.
New finding with a hold
Pause only the affected operation while authorization is sought.
Technician absence with alternatives
Identify work that can move based on skill, readiness and bay requirements.
Protect promises with a readiness-aware schedule
Use constraints to decide what should enter production next.
| What changed | What the team needs to see | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Estimate not approved | Decision owner, expiry and proposed slot | Hold the slot or choose ready work |
| Part ETA after booking | Required operation and customer promise | Reschedule or source an alternative |
| Job exceeds planned hours | Remaining work, skill and downstream slots | Rebalance and notify affected customers |
| Bay unavailable | Bay requirement and eligible work | Move compatible work or revise capacity |
WHY JODOO FITS THIS JOB
Change scheduling rules as the workshop changes
Jodoo lets planners add local constraints and views without waiting for a vendor roadmap.
Teams can start with a focused schedule in hours and refine it using actual duration, delay and exception data.- 01Add skills, bays, branches or shift patterns
- 02Define readiness checks by repair type
- 03Create views by technician, date, promise risk or blocker
- 04Adjust capacity measures and escalation reminders
Use Jodoo for repair workflow—not specialist machine functions
Jodoo fits when the shop needs configurable records, clear handoffs, exception queues, mobile forms and management visibility.
Strong fit
Repair intake, estimates, approvals, scheduling, work steps, parts dependencies, inspections, status updates, handover and comeback follow-up.
Keep specialist tools
Continue using vehicle diagnostics, labor-time databases, native POS and payment processing, accounting ledgers, insurance estimating or device imaging where those functions are required.
Connect the systems you keep
Use links, imports, exports or integrations to keep Jodoo’s repair record aligned with specialist systems that remain authoritative.
Questions about workshop scheduling software
Why is a normal calendar not enough for workshop scheduling?
A calendar shows time but not whether the estimate is approved, parts are ready, the technician has the skill or the right bay is available.
Can Jodoo schedule technicians and workshop bays?
Yes. Appointments can include technician, bay, planned hours, readiness and the linked repair job, with views for daily capacity and conflicts.
How should late parts affect the workshop schedule?
Expose the required operation and ETA, release unusable capacity and update the affected promise rather than leaving the job silently booked.
OPEN THE POPULATED REPAIR APP
Build the schedule from work that can actually move
Open the populated readiness-aware schedule and adapt skills, bays, shift patterns and exception rules to your workshop.
Open the workshop schedule