With Ford’s rollout of RIM and Hyundia’s switch from Smartstock to PartsEye, we explore how dealers might make the transition with ease as well as best practices for managing any Manufacturer program successfully.

I’ve started an informal study with the ultimate goal of answering the question; “what percentage of Part Numbers, added to a Dealership’s DMS, actually achieve an active stocking status?” Here’s what I have found so far. A shocking 3.71% of all part numbers...

Probably the top question that I get from Parts Managers day in and day out is, “How does my inventory rate compared to others you have seen?” So today I want to try and develop a clear picture of what exactly the average inventory looks like organized by...