Jody DeVere is dedicated to helping women buy and maintaining their vehicles. The current economy may compel us to ignore car maintenance to save money. However, the dollars saved will cost us in the end. Proper maintenance is crucial to keeping our cars safe and running longer. Watch Jody’s interview, which will give you (man or women) some tips that […]
Staying organized to produce a lean working environment in the collision industry.
I recently attended an I-CAR class, Cycle Times, which touched on the subject of lean. It was a great class. If you’re interested in improving the time it takes repair a vehicle at your shop, then I would recommend you attend this class. They mention in the class that cycle time is not only the […]
There is no letter (I) in the word team – working together in a lean working environment.
I’ve been hearing about the collision industry going lean. Therefore, I thought that I better check into the lean process to stay up with current trends and to determine what lean means for the collision industry. I’m still learning about this process, but I believe that we’ve been teaching some of the concepts already. For […]
Summer is Here – Back to the Mustang Project
Summer is here and we’re starting to work on the Mustang. Here are the first three parts of our project. Part 1 – The Start This project is not being performed at the college, but at home with my boys, Jordan and Jacob. We bought this 1966 Mustang last summer as a father-son project. […]
Where Does it End?
I recently wrote a blog about insurance companies requiring shops to cut corners to lower the auto repair costs. This really happens; however, I like to give my students as many opinions and point-of-views that I can. There is a lot going on out there in the automotive/insurance industries, which makes it hard to determine […]