Fixed Ops Journal - April 2021 - F3
FIXED OPS JOURNAL
inside
April 2021
18
features
10 Cover story: Tool helps stock the
right parts, minimize excess inventory
14 Crash test: Complex, costly
collision repairs make the body
shop business enticing
22
16 Snap action: Tool company
buys Dealer-FX to bolster service
software business
18 Quantum touch: Training
company's AI helps dealership
staff, customers connect
24 Safety first: Staying
compliant in the face of new
regulations, enforcement
25
25 Hail wary: Dealership
develops protective
netting to prevent storm
damage
4 Editor's Letter
6 Service Counter
15 Feedback
FIXED OPS JOURNAL ILLUSTRATION
departments
17 Legal Lane
22 Richard Truett
26 Fixed In Time
26
Fixed Ops Journal Staff
EDITOR: Dan Shine l CHIEF OF EDITORIAL OPERATIONS: Dave Versical
DESIGNER: Steve Massie l REPORTER: Richard Truett
COPY EDITORS: Amy Butters, Tim Good, Elizabeth Hardy, Cindy Orosco-Wright
CORRESPONDENTS: Eric Freedman, Alex Kwanten, Rick Popely, Ken Wysocky
ADVERTISING: Karen Rentschler, Associate Publisher, krentschler@crain.com
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