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Time to Line is Great News for Changing Times

I’m talking to the choir here, but auto dealers are champions of making lemonade from lemons, and you’ll need as much of this optimism as you can grasp going forward.

Using the Deming Wheel to Drive CPI and Used Car Profits

When I helped develop workflow models for Hewlett-Packard systems years ago, we applied the Deming Wheel to our efforts. I submit that you should consider applying it to your dealership operations as well. What this device describes and encourages is fundamental to any continuous process improvement (CPI) effort to make your dealership more profitable. Precisely

Why You Need Rapid Reconditioning

At its core, the process of reconditioning trade-in and auction vehicles is a ‘time-equals-profit’ business. Intuitively, used car managers understand this.

Easing Recon Woes for Fixed Ops Directors

“We sometimes lose sight that used cars should be the most profitable department in the entire dealership. The reconditioning department can play a lesser or greater role in that outcome.”

First, Know Your ADR, and Improve From There

“…the ideal in contemporary recon is progress, not perfection. However, to progress you must know the facts as they relate to your operation — and how you operate.”

Average Days in Recon: ADR Spells Higher Gross

Last month I discussed Average Days in Recon (ADR), which laser focuses how reconditioning efficiency and accountability are measured when using reconditioning Time-to-Market workflow software. ADR holds the recon department responsible for only what it can physically touch. It does not include In-transit times or title-release delays. The clock on ADR starts when the used