Fixed Ops Magazine - 2021 Vol18 02 - 34

We will give you tips on how to get
a handle on your obsolete parts inventory.  Employing these five tips
alone, if well-executed and consis-

Pre-payment
from the customer

can include choking the obsolete

is an easy and

problem off at its root. 

most impactful
THE FIVE TIPS
1. Pre-Pay Special Order Parts

to curb the obsolete parts problem. When a customer pays for a
part, they will come back to get it

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der part becomes a problem is the
day you order a special-order part
There are a few reasons why Parts
Managers are reluctant to ask for
pre-payment. But those fears are
not real. Some issues you might
think of are push back from cus-

way to curb

Pre-payment from the customer is
an easy and most impactful way

to that part. The day a special-or-

without pre-payment. 

tently applied, will have major pay
offs in the near future. The results

because they are financially tied

the obsolete
parts problem.

tomers, parts counter staff, or issues with accounting and the DMS. 
I have implemented this many
times in various dealerships and
found that it is not difficult. Once
the customer is told that it is a



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