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WATCH YOUR WASTE-LINE
PARTSCHECK IS NOT TALKING ABOUT YOUR WEIGHT, BUT ABOUT THE NEED TO BECOME LEANER.
ORKSHOPS ARE UNDER
constant pressure from work providers to do more for less. There are many way to achieve better returns by managing your workshop
so there is less waste.
Repairing a vehicle in a traditional
workshop environment produces about 4km of waste. Think how long it would take you to walk 4km? Although this may be good for your waistline, it doesn’t do your wallet any good. A huge amount of travelling takes place during a repair. Add to this the jumping to conclusions, false starts, running back and forth, the stum- bling blocks, sprinting to a deadline and it’s amazing we aren’t all finely tuned ath-
letes. Any moment a hand isn't touching a car and your waste-line gets bigger.
Lean management processes focus on slowing down the repair planning so that everything for each job is coordinated from the outset. Those who strip down have had their role upgraded to a starring role.. Imagine a repair bay set up for me- ticulous disassembly and comprehensive identification of any extra damage. Doing this early on is the key. Think of a pit stop in motorsports - they don't walk from bay to bay, tool box to tool box. Thorough prep- aration is vital. Working lean means key to key times can be drastically reduced.
PartsCheck is designed to reduce the amount of staff walking the floor to frees
up resources. Suppliers receive more in- formation to provide an accurate quote. You are able to improve profit margins by sending the requests to 10 different sup- pliers. Once you have made your selec- tions, you can specify delivery times and track orders so you can manage your in- ventory better and coordinate workflow.
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