“Work smarter, not harder” – is a popular business mantra of many successful GM’s. Yet, multiple-levels of finger pointing still remain within their dealerships. The right hand doesn’t always know what the left hand is doing, leaving actual time-to-market (TTM) metrics in the dust and big bucks on the table. An online software tool can change this.

“Everyone on the same page at the same time” – is the by-product of a true “time-to-market” environment. Dealerships need real-time visibility into every step for precise TTM results ~ starting at vehicle acquired all the way through to front-line ready. A web-based, workflow management system provides this transparency with the data to ensure that anyone who touches a vehicle is visible to all, cultivating a no finger-pointing atmosphere. Lot attendants, techs, detailers, body shop, sublets, vendors, parts, sales, and service and sales management are all held accountable by the system.

“A Time-To-Market Culture is critical" – because it binds all recon resources together. With workflow, the GM has easy access to real-time information in order to make quick changes and adjust reconditioning volume accordingly. Further, as an example, the impact on an average-size dealership, stocking 100 used vehicles, is that for every 2.5 days of recon time, it equals one additional inventory turn. You do the math. Equally important, dealers who have institutionalized a TTM culture are just as excited by the system’s efficiencies and accountability.