Workshop management
Two Branches, One Shelf
The second site changes the question. With one workshop, parts is a stock problem: what is on the shelf, what is promised, what needs ordering.
The Money Sitting in Your Surcharge Box
There is a box somewhere in your workshop. Behind the racking, under a bench, or out in the yard under a sheet. In it are
Reconditioning Is Not Free Just Because You Did It Yourself
A dealer with a workshop has an advantage and a blind spot, and they are the same thing. The advantage is obvious. You bought the
The Part Arrived on Thursday and the Job Did Not Know
Here is a small, expensive thing that happens in workshops every week. A car comes in on Tuesday and needs a part you do not
Stop Pricing Parts in Your Head
Two identical cars, two weeks apart, same set of front pads. The first was written up by the advisor who has been there nine years
The Last Cambelt Kit: Why Two Advisors Sold the Same Part
Somebody is getting the phone call. On Monday an advisor books a cambelt for Tuesday morning, checks the shelf, sees the kit, promises the car
Eleven on the System, Seven on the Shelf
The stock take is not the painful bit. The painful bit is the twenty minutes afterwards. Somebody counts bin A1-03 and finds seven oil
What a Part Costs Is Not What You Paid for It
You have six of the same filter on the shelf. You did not buy them at the same time and you did not pay the
Your Labour Figure Is Honest. Your Parts Figure Is a Guess.
Ask a workshop owner how last month went and you will get a labour answer. Hours sold, hours attended, efficiency, maybe recovery rate against the
You Do Not Need a Stores Man to Know What Parts Make You
Every parts system you have ever been shown was built for somebody bigger than you. It opens on a catalogue you are expected to build.
Vehicle Health Checks & Job Cards: Digitising Your Workshop
Digital vehicle health checks and job cards cut paperwork, boost upsell conversion, and give every service - and every prepped car - a proper record. Here's how to digitise your workshop.
Workshop & Garage Management Software for Dealers
A buyer's guide to workshop management software for car dealers - job cards, digital vehicle health checks, service scheduling, parts and labour, and invoicing, plus why it works best inside your DMS.
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