Socrates Says

The organization of a service department is about more than technicians and clerks and management. Designing the structure is about facts and not feelings. The time for shop and field jobs starts the design. The technology, tooling and processes used take us the rest of the way. Exploring the service department organization from a factual […]

Too often dealerships call around to the neighboring dealers and ask for their service pricing. While it is understandable to know what the pricing is in your territory it is more important to develop a price structure that is required to attract the business and also produce the profit necessary to operate a dealership. We […]

The core function within every Service Department is the work order process. Yet little attention seems to have been given to this most important function. During this webinar we will take you through the complete process from the “Service Request” up to and including the Invoicing of the finished job. The process is not complicated […]

Customers, for the dealership service department, have grown used to performing service maintenance and minor repairs either themselves, or with the help of independent mechanics.  This has led them to the conclusion that repairs are easily done and that they can diagnose problems with their equipment without much help from anybody. While it is true […]

Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out? Anon Everyone I meet is in some way my superior. William Shakespeare You got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there. Yogi Berra The time is now.

‘My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you’ll join with me as we try to change it.’ — Barrack Obama ‘Life’s tough…..it’s even tougher if you’re stupid.” — John Wayne