When I first heard that we need to eliminate waste to become lean in the I-CAR class I took, I thought of hazardous waste. However, they explained the waste that they were referring to was wasted time, steps, work, etc. Basically, eliminating anything that is not being paid for by the customer. For example, shuffling […]
Are Academic Skills Needed for a Technical Career?
____________________________________________________________ CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS It seems like many people have the perception that technical careers do not require academic skills. In collision repair, not only do students need to learn and stay updated with today’s sophisticated vehicles, they also need to have basic academic skills. While four-year […]
Enroll Now or Wait Another Year
The Collision Repair Program is filling fast. There are currently only 4 openings left in the Collision Repair program at Butler CC, as we only accept 15 new students per year. Enrollment for this program is only offered once per year, which is now, the fall semester. Once this program is full, you will have […]
P-Page Logic at ASA MOKAN Wichita Collision Chapter
The ASA MOKAN chapter in Wichita, Kansas held their monthly meeting Tuesday, June 23, 2009. We had a speaker, Craig Baltz, explain the importance of following the procedure pages of estimating systems. Many shops have been denied items that they originally had written on their estimate. As mentioned in the meeting, many times the items […]
ASA MoKan Joined Together with SCRS and AASP for the 4th Annual Midwest Collision Industry Forum
This was my 1st year to attend the event, but this was the 4th year for the Midwest Collision Industry Forum in Columbia, Missouri to join together. I’m starting to meet others in the collision industry in this area, as I moved to Kansas from Texas about two years ago. I’m learning that the Kansas […]