I-CAR Reveals New Production Management Role at NACE | CARS
Available beginning August 10th, Production Management will be part of I-CAR’s Professional Development Program (PDP).
U.S. Congress Introduces Bill to Allow Limited Production of Turn-Key Replica Cars
Supported by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), the “Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015” (H.R. 2675) would allow companies to construct up to 500 replica vehicles (resembling classic cars produced at least 25 years ago) per year subject to federal regulatory oversight.
Ford Trains Workers at Kansas City Assembly Plant to Support Upcoming F-150 Production
Production training program was designed to support F-150’s manufacturing process, which incorporates advanced materials and forming and joining technologies, including a riveting operation system versus conventional welding.
Optima Automotive Signs Exclusive Video Production Deal With YDraw
Web presence management firm specializing in the automotive repair industry can now offer clients unique animation videos that can be used on auto repair shop websites and social media accounts.
Tips to Improve Sales, Production and Finance
A concerted effort to improve sales and close rates and understand and improve your repair statistics will put more money in the till than a single-minded focus on cycle times or production efficiency.
Axalta Coating Systems Launches Damage Analysis and Production Management Courses
New courses are specifically tailored for commercial fleet repair centers and appropriate for owners, managers, estimators, production managers, insurers and distributors.
Cycle Time/Production, Management Classes to be Held in Santa Barbara, Calif.
The Masters School of Autobody Management will hold two classes in Santa Barbara, Calif., in November. Nov. 5: Cycle Time and Production Management Cost: $595 Register here. This class focuses on identifying production resources and maximizing each one. A real-world approach to getting cars out the door, taught by people who are in the collision
Production Management, Estimating, Marketing Classes Being Offered in Illinois March 28-30
The Masters School of Autobody Management is offering classes on sales and estimating, cycle time and production, and marketing, sales and operations March 28-30 in Galesburg, Ill. Monday, March 28 — The Nuts and Bolts of Sales and Estimating ($595) is a real-world-based estimating class focusing on the “forgettables” that can add directly to a
AkzoNobel and Toyota Create the ‘Toyota Production System for Collision’
AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Americas and Toyota Motor Sales, USA have agreed to combine experience and resources surrounding process improvement methods for collision repair operations, resulting in the Toyota Production System for Collision (TPS-C). The endeavor weaves the Process Centered Environment methodology, launched by AkzoNobel in 2008, and the experiences of Toyota’s Production System, into a
DuPont Performance Coatings Offers New Production Management Pre-Lean Course
DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) has developed a Production Management Pre-Lean course with up-to-date best practices for three key areas of repair center operations: blueprinting, parts management and production controls. Repairers who have attended this course reported that they picked up several ideas to help them refine their current-state processes in these three areas, according to