Methods, systems, computer readable media and related aspects for transportation device reconditioning management

A system, comprising a controller comprising, or capable of accessing, computer readable media comprising non-transitory computer-executable instructions which, when executed by at least one electronic processor perform at least:

• creating a pending reconditioning task record that comprises at least one pending reconditioning task associated with at least one transportation device;
• identifying a minimum target profit margin value for a sale of the transportation device, wherein the minimum target profit margin value comprises a minimum target sales price value of the transportation device less a maximum total actual cost value of the transportation device, which maximum total actual cost value comprises at least one maximum total reconditioning task cost value that comprises at least one maximum pending reconditioning task cost value for completing the pending reconditioning task;
• sending at least one outbound bid and/or at least one inbound bid request to perform the pending reconditioning task at or less than the maximum pending reconditioning task cost value to a population of target vendors;
• receiving at least one acceptance of the outbound bid to perform the pending reconditioning task at or less than the maximum pending reconditioning task cost value from at least one of the target vendors and/or accepting at least one inbound bid received in response to the inbound bid request to perform the pending reconditioning task at or less than the maximum pending reconditioning task cost value from at least one of the target vendors to form at least one pending reconditioning task agreement with a selected vendor from the population of target vendors;
• tracking performance of the pending reconditioning task agreement by the selected vendor;
• and,
• updating the pending reconditioning task record at least when the selected vendor completes performance of the pending reconditioning task agreement to produce an updated reconditioning task record.

A computer readable media comprising non-transitory computer-executable instructions which, when executed by at least one electronic processor perform at least:

• creating a pending reconditioning task record that comprises at least one pending reconditioning task associated with at least one transportation device;
• identifying a minimum target profit margin value for a sale of the transportation device, wherein the minimum target profit margin value comprises a minimum target sales price value of the transportation device less a maximum total actual cost value of the transportation device, which maximum total actual cost value comprises at least one maximum total reconditioning task cost value that comprises at least one maximum pending reconditioning task cost value for completing the pending reconditioning task;
• sending at least one outbound bid and/or at least one inbound bid request to perform the pending reconditioning task at or less than the maximum pending reconditioning task cost value to a population of target vendors;
• receiving at least one acceptance of the outbound bid to perform the pending reconditioning task at or less than the maximum pending reconditioning task cost value from at least one of the target vendors and/or accepting at least one inbound bid received in response to the inbound bid request to perform the pending reconditioning task at or less than the maximum pending reconditioning task cost value from at least one of the target vendors to form at least one pending reconditioning task agreement with a selected vendor from the population of target vendors;
• tracking performance of the pending reconditioning task agreement by the selected vendor;
• and,
• updating the pending reconditioning task record at least when the selected vendor completes performance of the pending reconditioning task agreement to produce an updated reconditioning task record.