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Rex St. John
Sep 2010Volkswagendashboard

Volkswagen MBO

Extending the dashboard Volkswagen uses to allocate specifically configured cars across its national dealer network.

Numbers

3
Team size
1 month
Build time

Problem

Volkswagen allocates specifically configured cars to a nationwide dealer network through an internal tool, and the set of configurable variables had outgrown the dashboard that managed them.

Solution

Extended the MBO dashboard to cover the new vehicle capabilities and variables.

Analysis

On an internal tool that specialists drive all day, the instinct to simplify works against you. These people operate the dashboard rather than visiting it, they want everything on screen at once, and every control hidden in the name of a cleaner layout adds a step to their day.

Photos

  • The MBO allocation dashboard, a dense dark interface of configuration variables and allocation controls
    An allocation tool. Dense on purpose — the people using it do so all day and know exactly what every field means.
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