Hello, This is Alex from Progi. We are already on our second article focusing on collision shop waste. The good old waste well known in Lean methodology. Today, the focus is on waiting, one of the major sources of unproductivity, and I offer a few [...]
When planning our capacity, it’s quite simple: we want to bring to our collision shop as much work as possible, while keeping a workload that makes us efficient, so that we can deliver in the optimal cycle time for our operations. The severity grid is [...]
I refer to “Death Valley” as a mindset in which collision shop managers deny the opportunity to evolve. It’s a kind of mental prison that condemns to failure. Of course, it is never a fault to be unsure of how to go further. But refusing [...]
We are Canadians. And in Canada, as in the Game of Thrones show, Winter is coming. This is an inescapable reality. And winter, in the collision shop industry across Canada, is what we call our high season. Soon, order books will explode and the yards [...]
The 2020s brought its share of surprises. COVID-19 hit us hard. There was no work left in the market. Once things gradually returned to normal, delays to get parts were endless. Then the pandemic subsided, some collision shops closed down and the labour shortage hit. [...]
Hello, I’m Alex from Progi. November is Capacity Month. And Capacity Month means time to get ready for the peak season. Here are three articles on capacity planning to help you prepare. Collision shop managers, now is the time to familiarize (or refamiliarize) yourself with [...]
Hello, Winter is just around the corner. Let's take advantage of November, capacity month, to create the winning conditions for a successful high season. We offer you four texts addressing the main capacity issues and possible avenues for improvement. We are also starting a new [...]
On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, the very first class in the ProgiAcademy Basic program took place, sponsored by the leaders ServiceAuto HD, NAPA/CMAX and UniParts O.E.M., among others. This program, called “Progi Training Program for Collision Shops” (PA-2022-05-016), is a theoretical course divided into three [...]
For Capacity Month at Progi, I had a conversation with Charles Aubry about what he calls the three platinum rules of collision shops. These rules, he says, are like the eggs, flour, and yeast in a bread recipe: each ingredient is essential. Likewise, to have [...]
