The team at Jeff’s Small Engine pitches in wherever they are needed. From left: Jon Christensen, Andy Kruse, Jeff Kruse (owner), Dane Olson and Kyle Filip. Jeff Kruse says his team has been a huge part of his dealership’s success.
since 1998 to manage inventory and purchasing. He places his main parts orders in the spring based on the past year’s sales history and orders parts several times a week, sometimes get- ting multiple shipments a day. He uses PartSmart for online parts lookup software. Kruse says PartSmart is an investment for a dealership his
size, but it’s a tool he can’t do without. Kruse overhauled his parts storage about four years ago by installing six Stanley Vidmar parts cabinets. “We took half of our inventory and moved it into the cabinets. That’s been one of our greatest improvements,” he says. “Inventory control is a big issue. We’ve got a good system now for stor-
ing parts and knowing exactly where everything is.”
Kruse says the cabinets make grab- bing a part much quicker than rifl ing through a bin. One area that still could be improved is returns on parts that aren’t in demand. However, it’s just those uncommon parts that make him a dealer people can rely on.
Visit
RuralLifestyleDealer.com/RS and indicate No. 116
RURAL LIFESTYLE DEALER SPRING 2013 27
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80