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Parts Shortage: Three Pros from the Body Shop Industry Provide Insights on How to Face the Challenge.
This has become a daily situation; there is one coveted part left at the dealership and three body shops buy it at the same time. Only one of them will get it, creating mayhem for the other two. Next arrival: days, months? These days, anything [...]
Work in Progress at the Shop: Consequences of Too High a Load.
Whenever they can, Charles Aubry and his wife watch the show My 600 Lb Life. While reflecting on the collision shop industry, Charles draws a parallel between the drama around the show’s subjects and shops that maintain excessive work-in-progress (WIP) loads. He calls it “My life [...]
Missing Parts, Lost Repairs
A few Tips to Get Through the Crisis. 2021 will have seen a return to the repair levels of 2019. Of course, many entrepreneur collision shops suffered a lot from the travel pause that took place at the height of COVID-19. Now that we are [...]
