by PartsEdge | Mar 14, 2023 | Parts Inventory Management
Idle stock can clutter inventory shelves and drag down overall parts department health. Creating a systematic plan to identify and remove idle inventory is key to keeping things moving smoothly. In many cases, we find idle inventory originating from manufacturer...
by PartsEdge | Feb 27, 2023 | Parts Inventory Management
We get lots of questions about how to improve inventory health and how PartsEdge helps. Here are the most common questions and answers plus tips and tricks for further optimization. Q: What should we do with really old, non-returnable obsolescence? A: We suggest first...
by PartsEdge | Feb 14, 2023 | Automotive Industry
One of the biggest issues facing dealerships in the past few years, now decades, has been finding skilled labor for their shops. It is a huge issue that is talked about repeatedly, yet most dealerships still struggle to find technicians. There are many reasons why we...
by PartsEdge | Jan 24, 2023 | Automotive Industry
According to the US Department of Energy, Propane Vehicles (also known as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or propane autogas) is considered an alternative fuel with roughly 60,000 on-road propane vehicles with certified fuel systems in the United States currently....
by PartsEdge | Jan 10, 2023 | Automotive Industry, Parts Inventory Management
With staffing, parts, and new car shortages, increasing costs, and ever-changing protocols, parts departments have evolved immensely since 2020. 2022 was no exception with constraints leading to innovation, breakthroughs, and new priorities across the board. Here are...
by PartsEdge | Dec 20, 2022 | Parts Inventory Management
Manufacturer ASR Parts Programs are typically advertised to dealerships as a way to achieve higher levels of service and potentially higher profits with the promise of less work for parts management. Some manufacturer programs guarantee the returnability of suggested...
by PartsEdge | Dec 8, 2022 | Parts Inventory Management
Every parts operation deals with obsolescence, and while there any many great strategies for discarding already accumulated obsolescence, there’s no cure quite like prevention. Even now, there are parts in your inventory that don’t meet stocking criteria and are...
by PartsEdge | Nov 21, 2022 | Automotive Industry
Hydrogen cars have certainly entered the chat in discussions online and off across the industry. But with only about 15,000 total cars on the road and all of them located in California, it’s too soon to say if they will be a viable competitor to other renewable energy...
by PartsEdge | Nov 8, 2022 | Parts Inventory Management
While our main offering is a parts inventory management and optimization tool, one of our other core missions is to provide free helpful, accessible, and ongoing parts education to all operations and individuals in our business. After working within the parts...
by PartsEdge | Oct 25, 2022 | Parts Inventory Management
Successful parts Inventory management is a delicate balance of having all the parts you need without overstocking and holding onto obsolete parts. Your fill rate can be a fantastic indicator of whether your inventory has enough width in the right areas to support a...
