Technician Time Management [AW 107]
Guest host and a shop tour with Casey McGowan, Casey’s Independent Auto Repair, Vancouver, WA. Casey discusses the difference between productivity and efficiency in a shop and the importance of measuring technician time management.
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Key Talking Points
- Technician time management- performance-based pay plan
- Tech time manager- clocking in with tablets, job clock is a work in progress screen
- Resistance? Has to be implemented at the beginning of the hiring process
- Labor rate- most profitable item
- Idle time? Parts? Equipment? Why?
- Productivity vs Efficiency
- Building a schedule and promising customers can only be done with a history of time management
- 300% rule- 100% of cars get 100% inspections and they report 100% of the findings
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About the author, Carm Capriotto, AAP
Carm is the founder and host of the Remarkable Results Radio Podcast and the pioneer of automotive aftermarket podcasts. Carm calls on his years of experience in the aftermarket to bring engaging stories from his guests.
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