Posts Tagged ‘improve productivity’
Actions and Reactions in Automotive Repair Operations
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 17:24
In automotive repair operations – actions taken will result in reactions occurring. Like all people – employees will respond to incentives and avoid consequences. And actions taken to improve processes will result in greater throughput and higher business volume. Being … Continue reading
Improving Automotive Repair Operations by Using Key Performance Indicators
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 17:47
Automotive repair operations can be evaluated using a number of key performance indicators. In this area the effectiveness and efficiency of business processes can be measured and improved if necessary. As in any area key performance indicators should be compared … Continue reading
Handling Increased Service Demands Due to Economic Expansion
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 18:31
In times of economic expansion such as the United States is experiencing at the time of this writing demand for small business services will grow as well. As the economy grows more and more people enter the workforce resulting in … Continue reading
Eliminating Waste in Auto Repair Operations
Monday, July 2, 2018 0:17
Eliminating waste in automotive repair operations will reduce cycle time, increase vehicle throughput, achieve greater sales volume and increase profits. Waste in the repair cycle can be found in redundancy, unneeded actions and information lag time. Waste can be costly … Continue reading
Eliminating Information Lag Time in Automotive Repair Operations
Monday, July 2, 2018 0:04
Whenever there is a period of time between when an event occurs and that activity is recorded in the shop management system information lag occurs. This means that there is a delay in when the completion of part of … Continue reading
Removing Unnecessary Steps in Auto Repair Processes
Sunday, July 1, 2018 23:55
Achieving maximum efficiency in automotive repair operations involves identifying and eliminating unnecessary and wasteful steps in business processes. This type of analysis requires looking at and identifying unnecessary activities and process flow disconnects. Anytime efficiencies can be improved the … Continue reading
The Impact of Redundancy in Auto Repair Operations
Sunday, July 1, 2018 23:47
Redundancy exists in auto repair operations when the same work is performed more than once. The most common occurrence of this is when information is written on paper then entered into the shop management system as opposed to entering it … Continue reading
A Look at Leadership Styles
Thursday, March 29, 2018 17:12
One of the primary functions of management in automotive repair is to lead. And there are many different leadership styles that can be assumed by an auto repair shop owner or manager. Often in these types of discussions people tend … Continue reading
The Situational Leadership Style
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 19:31
Situational leadership refers to providing direction in accordance with a given set of circumstances. This often requires a good degree of flexibility on the part of the leader but can be very effective in handling business issues and moving … Continue reading
The Servant Leadership Style
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 20:37
Servant leadership refers to a style by which a power sharing model of authority is employed and collective decision making is practiced. The essence of servant leadership is to foster leadership in subordinates. The more people can contribute – … Continue reading
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