Reviewing Dealership Performance โOnce your busy season winds down and you find a little time to breathe, itโs time to start reviewing several key metrics and processes in your dealership. โWith the help of dealership expert Bob Clements, weโve come up with an effective plan to evaluate your departments during your postseason. โA good dealer management system can be your best employee when it comes to this aspect of your […]
How did I do? Your employees are the highest cost you have in your business so once your busy season starts to slow down, youโre going to want to take a look at your entire staff and evaluate each individual performance. Whether itโs a service, parts, or sales manager, evaluate how they did and if they are the right person to take you into next year. With the help of […]
If youโre reading this, thereโs a good chance you view your inventory as a love-hate relationship. You love the fact that the merchandise you carry makes you money, but hate the fact itโs something you constantly have to monitor. Letโs face it, you have other things in your business to focus on, and quite frankly would rather spend time on. So it tends to be one of the first things […]
My inventory is organized and counted. What now? Once youโve accurately counted and organized your inventory, itโs essential to set inventory goals to make sure itย never ends up in poor state again. Jeff Sheets, who has provided dealership consulting as a member of Bob Clements International, explains how to do just that in this guide. Download Full Guide >>ย Put your Parts Manager in charge Weโve mentioned before that keeping […]
Your inventory count is doneโฆNow what? Once youโve conquered the daunting task of counting inventory, itโs time to decide how to make your merchandise more profitable. With help from Jon Schreibfeder, president of Effective Inventory Management, Inc., and Jeff Sheets, independent dealership consultant, weโll show you how to get rid of obsolete items, add new stock and organize your inventory in a way that will improve your cash flow. Download […]
1) What is trending when it comes to business management software systems for the OPE industry, and what factors are driving these trends? Mobile Technology Iโd say mobile technology continues to become more and more a part of our everyday world and weโve spent a lot of time incorporating this technology into our product. Service and parts personnel can now perform key tasks from anywhere in the dealership. Dealers are […]
We strongly advise you to hold off on updating your Android and iOS devices to Android 7 โ Nougat and iOS 10 respectively. Both Android 7 and iOS 10 are currently available as a Beta version and are not supported by the Ideal Mobile App. We plan to update the Ideal Mobile App to support the new Android and iOS platforms soon and we will send out a communication an […]
The Ideal Price List Department would like to let you know that there is a new Rotary Cross Reference available. This file includes all of the latest cross references. If youโd like to receive this new cross reference, please email pricelists@idealcomputersystems.com or contact Rita at 319-261-1224 or Sheila at 319-261-1223.
If you havenโt signed up yet for the 2016 Ideal Fall Training Seminar, hereโs 5 reasons why you should consider attending: #1 – You will learn something new about Ideal Whether youโre a new customer, a new employee, or a long-time veteran, you will come away from this seminar with new knowledge on the system. Every year attendees are amazed at what they learned about the system and are excited […]
If you purchase from Midwest Engines, you are aware that their systems will be unavailable from July 1 โ July 4, 2016. This affects systems including CODIS, Persona, and mwe.net. Interfaces will not work. Midwest Engine Warehouse account numbers need to be updated to a new Power Distributors account number. Theyโve sent letters out with your new Account Number (beginning with PD). Between July 1 and July 5, 2016 you […]
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