CREATING LEAN
DEALERS
Car manufacturing has been
transformed by Lean over the last 20 years yet car dealerships have
remained virtually untouched by Lean. Now that’s changing.
Dealerships experimenting with Lean have experienced a doubling of
throughput, increases in productivity of 50% or more, and returns
on sales several times the industry norm. These are not ‘freak’
results. They occur every time Lean principles are applied in a
disciplined way – as has already been proven in sectors as diverse
as banking, healthcare and grocery retailing. Creating Lean
Dealers is a step-by-step guide to improving dealer
operations, starting from service and repair. With 115 ring-bound
pages of detailed instructions, it shows you how to create visual
images to help remove the many barriers to the smooth flow of work
in your dealership. This workbook is the result of almost ten
years’ research and practical experience with pioneering dealers of
all sizes and franchises across Europe – shows how Lean can deliver
a step-change improvement across your business
in:
- ‘Customer fulfilment’ - the right
first time on time experience for customers – leading to greater
customer satisfaction, word-of- mouth recommendation and
profitability.
- The involvement and
commitment of staff – leading to greater job satisfaction, higher
staff retention and productivity and better customer
service.
- The returns for shareholders – by
progressively eliminating non-value-creating activity.
…all without major investment in IT, staff
numbers, plant, machinery or buildings.
Price: A$115 including GST with a 20%
discount for 10 or more copies.
Author: David Brunt and John Kiff
Publisher: Lean Enterprise Academy
ISBN: 978-0-955473-1-9
Number of Pages: 115
List Price: A$121.00 including GST
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