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Averting a Slump in Auto Repair Recommendation Capture Rates

Auto Shop Management, Tire Shop Management

In automotive repair a good portion of business is generated through recommended repairs resulting from inspections and diagnoses. The recommendation capture rate is a measure of the percentage of recommended services that are purchased by customers. For example within a given month if 100 repairs are recommended and 60 recommended repairs are purchased by customers

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Countering a Drop in Auto Repair Quote Capture Rates

Auto Shop Management, Tire Shop Management

In automotive repair the quote capture rate is a measure of the percentage of quotes that turn into sales within a given time period. So if a shop provides 10 quotes in a month and 4 quotes turn into repair orders within that month then the quote capture rate would be 40 percent. Quotes can

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Impeding a Downturn in Auto Repair Customer Retention Rates

Auto Shop Management, Tire Shop Management

In automotive repair the customer retention rate is a measure of the percentage of customers that return for service within a given time period. For example, if a shop has one hundred customers at the beginning of the year and by the end of the year seventy of those customers returned for service – the

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Counteracting Declining Customer Acquisition Rates in Auto Repair

Auto Shop Management, Tire Shop Management

For an automotive repair shop the customer acquisition rate refers to the percentage of increase in the customer base within a given time period. For example if a shop starts the year with 100 active customers and 20 new customers are added during the year the acquisition rate would be 20 percent. Another way to

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Using Key Performance Indicators in Automotive Repair

Auto Shop Management, Tire Shop Management

There are numerous key performance indicators that can be used to measure the performance of an automotive repair shop. Taking the measurements is the first step. In order for the measurements to be effective they must be compared to one or more benchmarks. A widely used technique in utilizing performance indicators is to compare them

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Financial Controls in Automotive Repair

Auto Shop Management, Tire Shop Management

Managing an automotive repair business – like any small business – will require some degree of control on finances. It’s not necessary to have an in depth understanding of accounting to so this as a good deal of financial management can be accomplished using simple spreadsheets. Controls applied in a business environment are based on

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Employing Operational Controls in Automotive Repair

Auto Shop Management, Tire Shop Management

An automotive repair operation can be a very complex environment. As volume increases so can complexity. Regardless, the primary concerns of the customer remain the same. Overall – customers want to have quality work performed on their vehicles with as little demand on their time as possible. There are many factors that contribute to achieving

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The Situational Leadership Style

Auto Shop Management, Tire Shop Management

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 the organization forward. Following are four things that situational leaders do: Diagnose – When practicing situational

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The Servant Leadership Style

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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 – the more the company will advance. Following are three attributes of people who practice the servant

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The Transformational Leadership Style

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Transformational leadership refers to a style by which an intellectually stimulating environment is created in the workplace through effective communication. This leadership style profoundly influences others and raises the performance level of the other members of the organization. Following are things that transformational leaders do: Inspire – Transformational leaders challenge the status quo and encourage

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