Warranty managing process
First Claim
1. A method of processing a customer claim against a manufacturer'"'"'s product, said method includes the steps of:
- inputting the claim through a computer to a database at a first management level;
determining the value of the claim;
approving or denying the claim at the first management level when the value of the claim is below a first predetermined level;
a second management level acting to review all claims input at the first management level and acting to approve or deny the claim when the value of the claim is above the first predetermined level and below a second predetermined level; and
a third management level acting to review all claims input at the first and second management levels and acting to approve or deny the claim when the value of the claim is above the second predetermined level.
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Abstract
The warranty managing process includes a method of processing a customer claim against a manufacturer'"'"'s product that includes the steps of inputting the claim through a computer to a database at a first management level, determining the value of the claim, and acting to approve or deny the claim at the first management level when the value of the claim is below a first predetermined amount. A second management level acts to review all claims input at the first management level and acts to approve or deny the claim when the value of the claim is above the first predetermined amount and below a second predetermined amount. A third management level acts to review all claims input at the first and second management levels and acts to approve or deny the claim when the value of the claim is above the second predetermined amount when the value of the claim is above the second predetermined amount.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of processing a customer claim against a manufacturer'"'"'s product, said method includes the steps of:
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inputting the claim through a computer to a database at a first management level;
determining the value of the claim;
approving or denying the claim at the first management level when the value of the claim is below a first predetermined level;
a second management level acting to review all claims input at the first management level and acting to approve or deny the claim when the value of the claim is above the first predetermined level and below a second predetermined level; and
a third management level acting to review all claims input at the first and second management levels and acting to approve or deny the claim when the value of the claim is above the second predetermined level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of processing a customer claim against a manufacturer'"'"'s product when the claim is made for repair or replacement of the product after the expiration of a specified warranty period, said method includes the steps of:
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inputting the claim through a computer to a database at a first management level;
determining the value of the claim;
approving or denying the claim at the first management level when the value of the claim is below a first predetermined level;
a second management level acting to review all claims input at the first management level and acting to approve or deny the claim when the value of the claim is above the first predetermined level and below a second predetermined level;
a third management level acting to review all claims input at the first and second management levels and acting to approve or deny the claim when the value of the claim is above the second predetermined level; and
providing a fourth management level to review all approved claims for accuracy and completeness and to inform the customer when a claim is denied and to inform an accounting management level when a claim has been approved and direct the accounting management level to reimburse the customer.
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20. A method of processing a customer claim against a manufacturer'"'"'s product when the claim is made for ancillary costs arising from customer expenses associated with the servicing of the product while still within the manufacturer'"'"'s specified warranty period, said method includes the steps of:
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inputting the claim through a computer to a database at a first management level;
determining the value of the claim;
approving or denying the claim at the first management level when the value of the claim is below a first predetermined level;
a second management level acting to review all claims input at the first management level and acting to approve or deny the claim when the value of the claim is above the first predetermined level and below a second predetermined level;
a third management level acting to review all claims input at the first and second management levels and acting to approve or deny the claim when the value of the claim is above the second predetermined level; and
providing a fourth management level to review all approved claims for accuracy and completeness and to inform the customer when a claim is denied and to inform an accounting management level when a claim has been approved and direct the accounting management level to reimburse the customer.
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