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BodyShop Business Reader’s Choice 2013

Five readers win $50 each after their questions on various collision repair topics make the cut and get answered by collision experts.

BodyShop Business Staff Writers
By BodyShop Business Staff Writers

For 2013, five lucky readers won $50 each by submitting questions on various collision repair topics that we selected to have answered by experts. This year’s questions touched on parts procurement, post-repair inspections, plastic repair, cycle time and parts inventory.

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To submit a question for your chance to win $50 in our upcoming 15th Annual Reader’s Choice Issue in 2014, click HERE.

To view this year’s winning questions, click on the following links:

What is the direction parts procurement is going, and why?

What are some things you look for in post-repair inspections?

With all the different kinds of plastics out there, how do I determine what kind I’m working on and the ideal method of repair?

Why is cycle time so important?

We have an inventory of parts we ordered and never returned to the
vendor for whatever reason. What percentage of depreciation (from price
when originally purchased) is calculated into our selling of the part to
the customer?

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