Ebbon-Dacs has updated its Leaselink e-procurement platform as it also reveals plans for more streamlined updates in the future.

Leaselink product manager, Angela Trendell

The solution is used to electronically source more than 210,000 vehicles a year and has historically received large updates around every six months. However, from the end of April, releases of new functionality will be typically monthly and delivered in smaller batches of code, thanks to the use of new tools and technology.

The result will be quicker deployment of platform enhancements, providing faster resolution times where issues are identified.

The move has been announced as Ebbon-Dacs also revealed the latest developments for the procurement module for both light and heavy commercial vehicles within Leaselink. These include a new supplier portal for major third-party suppliers, including conversion specialists, fitters of ancillary equipment and racking providers, to update the progress of special fitments and adaptation work to commercial vehicles in the order pipeline. As a result, the supplier portal will provide suppliers with greater transparency, allow lead suppliers to better manage dates for fitments, and link with Leaselink to provide real-time, accurate updates.

Ebbon-Dacs has released a data warehouse access module (DWAM) module for dealers and groups. This builds on the success of the DWAM provided for lease companies and enables dealers and groups to interrogate data on four main areas – enquiries, orders, vehicle status history and demonstrator and brochure requests – and feed the results directly into their back-office systems to help make better informed decisions. In addition, they are able to use a set template dashboards to report on key metrics and SLAs.

Ebbon-Dacs has also revealed it will be releasing a version of Leaselink accessible on multiple browsers to expand its reach and scope.

Leaselink product manager, Angela Trendell said: “These latest enhancements to Leaselink will increase not just functionality across a number of key areas, but will streamline upgrades to the platform, reducing reaction and implementation time so that our users can benefit from important changes more quickly.

“This is part of our ongoing strategy to closely and more frequently connect with our customers to help plan future developments to the platform for everyone’s benefit,” she added.