Socrates Says

Musings & Words of Wisdom

Fredreich Hayek from Austria and Keynes from England have opposing views of economics among other things. The following is but a short expose. Fiscal policy, Austrians: Lower Taxes (down-arrow T), reduce government spending (down-arrow G), and balance the budget (Taxes minus government spending equals zero).  Note: Paul Krugman would likely condemn this policy as “fiscal […]

Parts Pondering v2.4

The more things change the more they stay the same. A common expression isn’t it? Well I also want to repeat that “continuing to do what you have always done while expecting different results is insanity.” We seem to have reached a level of social equilibrium in our parts businesses. We are continuing to do […]

Standards of Performance Webinar – March 20th 12:00 Noon Pacific

It is not too late to register at aednet.org/products/seminars. What does it looks like when it is right? Performance in a Parts Department must maximize productivity, manage assets and satisfy customers.  The first step to understanding and accepting what needs to be done is to have meaningful, measureable and achievable standards. How to develop your […]

Parts Best Practices Webinar – March 20th @ 9:00 AM Pacific

Wednesday is when the action is on best practices. Don’t miss it. With standards of performance we dealt with what it looks like when it is right. With Best Practices we aim for performance excellence. What is it that the most successful dealers are doing to achieve excellence? This is discussed in detail in this […]

Purchasing & Expediting Webinar – March 19th @ 12:00 PM Noon Pacific

It is not too late to registyer for tomorrows dynamic webinar. When you have the part in stock you are the same as everyone else. The only part that matters is the one you don’t have in stock. The equipment and parts suppliers have made the ordering process so simple we have lost sight of […]

Instore Merchanidising Webinar – March 19th @ 9:00 AM Pacific

Don’t miss this lively event. The days of your customers walking into your business have long since passed. This is truly a shame. Some thirty to forty years ago we taught our customers that our inventory management meant that those parts that the customer wanted would not all be available when they came to our […]