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By Joe Marconi in Joe's BlogTypically, when productivity suffers, the shop owner or manager directs their attention to the technicians. Are they doing all they can do to maintain high billable hours? Are they as efficient as they can be? Is there time being wasted throughout the technician’s day?
All these reasons factor into production problems, but before we point fingers at the technicians, let’s consider a few other factors.
Are estimates being written properly? Are labor testing and inspections being billed out correctly? Are you charging enough for testing and inspecting, especially for highly specialized electrical, on-board computer issues, and other complex drivability work? Is there a clear workflow process everyone follows that details every step from the write-up to vehicle delivery? Do you track comebacks, and is that affecting production? Is the shop layout not conducive to high production? For example, is it unorganized, where shop tools, technical information, and equipment are not easily accessible to every technician? Are you charging the correct labor rate and allowing for variables such as rust, vehicle age, and the fact that most labor guides are wrong? Also, is there effective communication between the tech and the service advisor to ensure that extra labor time is accounted for and billed to the customer? These are a few of the top reasons for low productivity problems. There are others, but the main point is to look at the entire operation. Productivity is a team effort. Blaming the techs or other staff members does not get to the root cause in most cases.
Maintaining adequate production levels is the responsibility of management to create the processes that will lead to high production while holding everyone accountable.
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By bantar
By Hunt Demarest. I heard about this guy, but only vaguely. He was on my eventual to-listen-to list, but it hadn't bubbled up. Who wants to listen to an accounting podcast???? Well, the timing was right and I saw a new Podcast entitled "Accounting for Internal and Warranty Work". I listened and was pleasantly surprised. First, a shout-out to Hunt. He's not boring. This is very important as I normally listen to these while commuting. I don't want to fall asleep while driving! He's likeable, and he covers his subjects quite well After listening to this podcast, I immediately revamped my Warranty Work accounting method. I know knew WHY it was important to follow his process for dealing with warranty work. Previously, we just ate the costs and didn't document them religiously. I spent the time to fix up all of 2022 with some correcting journal entries.
His CPA firm focuses on auto-shops. It seems that he is crowd-sourcing his topics by asking for topics or creating topics from frequently asked questions. There was a podcast on advertising. How much should you spend? Is zero enough? Is 100K monthly enough? There was another on Tax Tips and common questions, such as "Can I pay for my goomah with business funds?" (OK, not really, but you get the picture). Where are the legal boundaries with taxes? What qualifies and what doesn't? Is accelerated depreciation best?
TLDR: Great podcast. Not boring, in spite of being accounting. Auto Shop focused. I recommend that you listen.
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By carmcapriotto
This week Hunt talks about incentivizing key employees with profit sharing and how to hold them accountable for the overall company and its profits.
How to motivate key employees to think like owners Pros and cons of giving key employees minority ownership What are alternative options for incentivization? Caveats for expansion and/or quick growth
The Show is sponsored by:
Shop-Ware on the web at getshopware.com
NAPA Auto Care Repair Shop of Tomorrow at https://repairshopoftomorrow.com
Hunt Demarest, CPA
Paar Melis and Associates – Accountants Specializing in Automotive Repair
Visit us Online : www.paarmelis.com
Email Hunt: [email protected]
Get a copy of my Book : Download Here
Click to go to the Podcast on Remarkable Results Radio
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By Joe Marconi
Let's face it, no one or no entity will help us with the Tech shortage. The truth is, this is not new. This shortage has been created largely from decades of steering young people to college, and not the trades. I believe we need to get involved with apprenticeship programs. Below is an article in Motor Magazine.
Your thoughts? Comments?
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By carmcapriotto
This week, Hunt talks about ROI (return on investment) and how to use it in your day-to-day decisions.
• What is ROI, and how can you calculate it?
• How does time relate to ROI and can your decision be changed based on time even if ROI is the same?
• How does your involvement in an investment dictate what the ROI has to be to make it a prudent choice?
• How can you use ROI to make day-to-day decisions in your business and personal life?
The Show is sponsored by:
Shop-Ware on the web at getshopware.com
NAPA Auto Care Repair Shop of Tomorrow at https://repairshopoftomorrow.com
Hunt Demarest, CPA
Paar Melis and Associates – Accountants Specializing in Automotive Repair
Visit us Online : www.paarmelis.com
Email Hunt: [email protected]
Get a copy of my Book : Download Here
Click to go to the Podcast on Remarkable Results Radio
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By carmcapriotto
Recorded Live at the Transformers Summit with Aftermarket Radio Network host, Hunt Demarest, CPA at Paar Mellis and Associates and host of the Business by the Numbers Podcast. Hunt's firm specializes in automotive repair clients and he gives us an inside scoop on common new client questions and concerns as well as some behind the scenes about his podcast!
Hunt Demarest, CPA, Paar Mellis and Associates, Business by the Numbers Podcast
Show Notes
Finance and accounting with new clients- “I want to know more about my finances, but I don't understand them.” Clients have to see the value in their numbers themselves How do you want to make more money if you don't even know how much money you're making right now? You need to set up your financials in a way that makes sense to you. Profit is used to pay down debt. Profit is used for your distributions. Profit is used for you to buy inventory and equipment. Paar Melis gives you a report card at the end of the month. Focus on the red items and that's going to tell you everything that you need to know. Numbers don't lie, but they can be misleading Instead of charging credit card fees, instead, raise your labor rate, and raise your parts margin 3%. Now you're making that credit card fee on every person
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Learn more about NAPA AutoCare and the benefits of being part of the NAPA family by visiting www.NAPAAutoCare.com
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