Why Are Dealerships Losing Margin on Parts? Many dealerships focus heavily on inventory while overlooking how pricing directly affects profitability. Chuck Hartle explains that one of the biggest issues across dealership parts departments is shrinking margin...

How Bryan McIntosh Reduced Idle Inventory Without Adding Complexity INDUSTRY Automotive Parts CHALLENGE Mike Murphy Ford was carrying excessive idle inventory that tied up cash, consumed shelf space, and made inventory management harder than it needed to be....

How Better Inventory Rules Helped Mitch Brady Reduce Obsolete Stock Watch NOW INDUSTRY Automotive Fixed Operations CHALLENGE Using the same phase-in and phase-out rules for every part created inventory inefficiencies, slower decisions, and unnecessary aging...

Why Are More Dealers Centralizing Inventory? Joe Castelino, Vice President of Fixed Operations at American Motors Group, oversees 12 stores across brands including Toyota, Volkswagen, Chevrolet, Cadillac, and Alfa Romeo. One of the group’s biggest operational...

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