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PROFITABILITY

Use Of Express Service To Boost Cycle Time Numbers In The Shop

Express service is not that complicated of a concept — it is really about improving cycle time numbers on smaller jobs.

This story explains the three different models in the express service world. The first is a stand-alone facility designed specifically for this type or repair.

The second is a dedicated space and team within the full-service repair facility. The last model injects the express repair into the daily repair stream.

OPERATIONS

Inventory Optimization: Right-size Your Paint Department Supplies

Shops must carefully consider how much inventory they maintain. Stock too little and repairers risk running out of critical products, which has a negative cascading effect on cycle times through a shop.

Stocking too much causes shops to tie up funds. Excess inventory also is an invitation to employees to work inefficiently and waste supplies. Great shops handle this challenge by implementing systems and SOPs that allow them to maintain optimum levels of stock.

MANAGEMENT

Establishing Express Service In Your Shop

Carbon fiber material for car design is growing in popularity with OEM’s, due to its superior strength and light weight. Carbon laminate is extremely strong and stiff because of its woven layers of nearly pure carbon fibers bonded together by a hardened plastic, such as epoxy resin.

Although the repairs to Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) is similar to repairs to Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) and Sheet Molded Compound (SMC), it is important to understand the difference between a cosmetic and a structural repair when it involves CFRP.