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    • March 2024 FenderBender

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    Maintaining Operational Excellence

    Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa
    March 25, 2024
    Krish Chand makes it a point to achieve and maintain operational excellence and the Fix Auto Network has recognized his work.
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    The Independent Advantage

    Noah Brown
    March 21, 2024
    Independent shops have unique advantages that can help take on larger operations. Make sure you’re capitalizing on them.
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    Tricks to Ease Lean Production Flow 

    March 20, 2024
    Ensure consistent work flows with high quality and fast cycle times
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    Menefee: The Journey to Becoming a Better Leader 

    Tiffany Menefee
    March 18, 2024
    Attending Discover Leadership training has made me a stronger, better version of myself.
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    Q&A: Are You Covered for Business Interruption?

    Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa
    March 15, 2024
    David Willett, chief underwriting officer at Spark Underwriters, explains what collision repairers should know about business interruption insurance.

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    Lobsiger: Building a Waste-Free Repair, Part 3

    Greg Lobsiger
    March 13, 2024
    With this final installment, we explore the processes you need to capture needed repairs and procedures.
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    Build a Learning Culture 

    March 11, 2024
    Are you contributing to the tech shortage? If your shop isn’t emphasizing learning, you might be.
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    Bryant: Strategic Naivete in Collision Repair

    Drew Bryant
    March 1, 2024
    Knowledge serves as armor against the strategies insurers might use to undermine fair compensation claims.
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    Choosing an ADAS System to Meet Your Shop’s Needs 

    March 1, 2024
    Before making investments, consider what your business is doing the most.
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    Capitalize on a Younger Workforce

    Jay Sicht
    March 1, 2024
    Pacific BMW’s body shop manager attracts staff with a road map for success.
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    Subaru and Collision Advice bring together stakeholders in workshop

    Jay Sicht
    Feb. 28, 2024
    Collision repair shop owners and operators and parts suppliers gain perspective on their respective business challenges.
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    Post-repair inspection study reveals 90% totaled, half with unrepaired structural damage

    Jay Sicht
    Feb. 23, 2024
    OEM repair procedures not being followed, missing ADAS calibrations, and lack of quality control were common.