The Ultimate OEM Inventory Showdown
How much of your dealership’s parts inventory is actually productive? Parts managers are often measured by inventory turns, day supply, obsolescence, sales, and gross profit. But...
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Insights for Parts Managers and Dealership Leaders on inventory performance, stocking, pricing, DMS strategy, OEM programs, and putting more inventory dollars to work.
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Protecting Your Retail Profit Margins
Why the 40% Gross Profit Rule No Longer Tells the Whole Story For years, dealerships could often rely on the traditional 40% gross profit rule. The calculation is straightforward: cost plus 67% produces approximately a 40% gross profit margin. However,...
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Inventory Isn't A Guessing Game
How are dealerships getting inventory wrong? Strong parts departments do not treat every part the same. They understand that fast-moving oil filters, slow-moving specialty parts,...
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What Do the Best Parts Departments Do Differently?
How Do Strong Parts Departments Use Their Time? Strong parts departments do not rely on month-end statements, outdated reports, or intuition alone. They consistently review sales,...
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How Can Parts Managers See What Their DMS Is Missing?
Why Do So Many Inventory Problems Go Unnoticed? Kaylee Felio and Blake Featherly explored how advanced reporting can help parts managers uncover inventory blind spots, improve...
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How Do Parts Managers Reclaim Lost Gross Profit?
Why Are Dealerships Losing Margin on Parts? Many dealerships focus heavily on inventory while overlooking how pricing directly affects profitability. Chuck Hartle explains that...
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Why Parts Reconciliations Break Down | Webinar Series
Why Reconciliation Turns Into a Problem
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Chuck Hartle: How Should Parts Managers Structure Inventory Sources?
Why Does Source Structuring Drive Inventory Performance?
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How Can Parts Managers Fix Pricing Leaks and Protect Gross?
What Is the Roadmap for Better Parts Pricing?
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Why Are Dealerships Losing Gross on Parts Pricing Without Realizing It?
What Pricing Mistakes Reduce Gross Profit in Parts Departments? Chuck Hartle explains that many departments fail to review pricing consistently. Relying heavily on manufacturer...
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Go beyond the articles and see how Parts Managers and dealership leaders are improving inventory performance, reducing obsolescence, strengthening DMS structure and putting more inventory dollars to work.
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Real Dealerships. Real Inventory Results.
See how dealerships are using PartsEdge to improve productive inventory, reduce idle and obsolete stock and create stronger inventory performance.
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See the Numbers Behind the Stories.
Dig into measurable dealership results — from reductions in obsolescence and idle inventory to improvements in productive inventory and gross profit opportunity.
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From Insight to Your Inventory
See What's Actually Happening Inside Your Own Parts Inventory.
Start with a complimentary PartsEdge Inventory Analysis to see your inventory mix, aging, manufacturer influence and where opportunities may be hiding beneath the usual high-level numbers.
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