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The Importance of Adequate Resources

The Importance of Adequate Resources

The Importance of Adequate Resources  From the outside looking in, managing a parts department seems straight-forward. The reality is that managing a parts department, “the right way”, is a full-time job and fairly complex. There are numerous tasks that must be...
Parts Management: 5 Essential Duties in Deciding this Career Path

Parts Management: 5 Essential Duties in Deciding this Career Path

Are you considering a career in Parts Management? The importance of parts is an essential and multifaceted component to any dealership and/or shop. The tasks and responsibilities that come into play are of upmost importance to meet both customer satisfaction and...
Performance Efficiency

Performance Efficiency

By Dave Wood    In the Parts Department, every activity is connected to sales performance efficiency. Sales, ordering, stock keeping, everything! Whatever training you may have had, or not had, whether it be...
Database Accuracy: Speaking on the topic

Database Accuracy: Speaking on the topic

Database accuracy is an often-overlooked aspect of inventory management.  It has been said that you can’t sell out of an empty basket. The same holds true when you or your potential customer don’t know what’s in your basket.  How can you sell an item you don’t show as...
Parts Investment Philosophy

Parts Investment Philosophy

What’s in a title?  It really doesn’t matter if your title is “Parts Manager,” “Parts Director,” or “Senior Grand Poobah of Parts,” because if you are making the final decisions on what parts to stock, you are the Parts Investment Manager.  You are, in fact, investing...