In this article we discuss how you can set up daily alerts to be sent to your inbox. This allows you to be aware of all the vehicles that have an open recall as well as new recalls that may be issued on existing inventory.
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For departments where the due date varies, its hard to pin them down to a specific number of hours (for example, vendors that service once a week) In such scenarios, it makes sense to change the due date to the next time they are scheduled to be at the dealership In this article we walk you through how to do that
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In this article we review the ability for dealerships to quickly view the recall status of each vehicle they have in inventory using one central dashboard
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There is no denying the fact that reconciliation is an integral part of getting a car ready for the frontline. However, it is nothing more than a subset of the time-to-market. There was a time when the General Managers were happy to see the inventory manager, service manager, and UCM going through a spreadsheet for the metrics and accountability. However, now, the Dealer Principal or General Manager has a more direct role to play in time-to-market because of three strategic reasons. It has become much easier for them to remain on top of their metrics without much effort.
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The reconditioning process followed by a dealership impacts its bottomline by a significant amount. Similar patterns are repeated a number of times, and this can lead to either savings or additional expenses for the dealership. Maximization of profit on each reconditioned vehicle is only possible by minimizing the turnaround. This can be accomplished by a well-organized plan that allows the dealership to complete all necessary jobs within the least possible time. On the other hand, poor planning not only leads to wastage of time and money, but also keeps the entire workforce busy without sufficient return.
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Simple Recon allows you to send instant notifications via email and/or text when work is assigned to a department or a vendor In this article we discuss how to configure alerts when work gets assigned for each department
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Most of the industry experts suggest that each vehicle suffers a net value depreciation of 1.50% to 1.75% every month. This depreciation percentage may not look like an alarming one. However, this percentage refers to a monthly depreciation of $30,000 for a dealership with 100 vehicles, each worth $15,000. This is equal to a depreciation of one thousand dollars per day. Therefore, it is possible to improve a dealership’s bottom line significantly even by improving the reconditioning process by a few days.
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When looking at emails and notifications, its valuable to be able to pick which identifying information about the vehicle you would like to see on your email This article talks about how to customize the subject of those emails
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This article talks about how you can configure the average time you expect a vehicle to be in a department. For example: On average a vehicle should go through detailing in 24 hours.
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You can configure Simple Recon to send daily summary emails to each department This allows your managers to stay on top of inventory in their departments and make sure they get work done in a timely manner.
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