


The Future of the Industry: 2017 In Review
With the new year upon us, now is the time to review, reflect, and plan for the future. In the automotive industry, there is a lot to reflect on. Hopefully, by reviewing some advancements in the past year, we can better understand the future ahead.

The Future of the Industry: Fuel Alternatives
A few months back, we discussed electric cars and the likelihood of an electric car dominance in the future. A reader astutely asked why we assumed electric cars were the inevitable next step for the auto industry, and although we responded with the factors...
The Future of the Industry: The Ethical Dilemma of Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars are estimated to save 29,447 lives each year once they become a mainstay. Although it’s exciting to realize the benefits of a computer making decisions (it’s never tired, it doesn’t drunk drive, it doesn’t have road rage, it will obey all...

Tips from Chuck Hartle: Source Optimization
Parts inventory management in today’s dealerships is ever evolving. With all the variables involved in inventory control, how do you produce the most efficient and profitable parts inventory?

The Future of the Industry: Self Driving Delivery
Ford and Dominos have recently partnered to test self-driving pizza delivery by randomly selecting customers to receive pizzas delivered in self-driving vehicles (there is a Ford safety technician as well as other researchers in the vehicle). Although this...

Forecasting Obsolete Inventory
Inventories age. So you’ve used your return allowance to throw away all of your obsolete parts but they keep coming back.

Tips & Tricks For Inventory Health
We get lots of questions about how to improve inventory health….here are some of our most requested tips and tricks!
The Future of the Industry: Electric Cars
Electric cars have been on the automotive horizon as a feasible replacement for fuel cars for over 100 years. As a matter of fact, the first electric car was built in 1890 and was already a worthy contender in the technology of the time. Because of the...
