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When I hear people talk about the parts department in dealerships, I am always amazed at how simple they believe it would be to work behind the counter. Most people think that parts people just hang out, look things up, and hand parts to customers. Nice, simple, and easy.   If you are in the parts department, you know that is not what happens. During season, there may be eight people waiting by the locked [...]

By |2016-04-12T11:48:10-05:00April 12th, 2016|Management, Service, Uncategorized|

The Importance of Triage

During the triage process and for most outdoor power equipment, a technician allows himself 10-15 minutes to look over a piece of equipment to see if he can figure out why it is not working properly. He will also determine what parts he will need to complete the job. In our dealership process, the Service Coordinator does a “pre-triage” before passing the piece of equipment on to the technician. The Service Coordinator looks over and [...]

By |2016-03-30T11:23:46-05:00March 30th, 2016|Service|

The Service Coordinator

Looking for a Service Coordinator, but unsure where to start because you don't know what the job truly entails? Do you have a Service Coordinator, but do not know what responsibilities (s)he should have? Here is a comprehensive list of things to keep in mind when hiring or appointing a Service Coordinator: Target Responsibilities Stage equipment for service techs throughout the day. Prepare the triage process for both morning and afternoon. Check in equipment, and [...]

By |2016-03-22T14:04:49-05:00March 22nd, 2016|Service|

The Ribbon Process

Every day, we visit with dealers who have questions about our Ribbon Process. How does it work? What do the colors mean? Our process is simple. Place the correct ribbon color on the machine you are working on to signify to yourself and others in the dealership, what stage the machine is in for its repair or service. So what do these colors mean? Red- The tech has not yet looked at the piece of [...]

By |2016-03-15T13:51:11-05:00March 15th, 2016|Service, Uncategorized|
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