From stock file to 90-day recovery plan
Inventory analysis only creates value when it becomes sequenced work with owners, controls and a way to verify the result.
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Original Vertex articles on operational decisions. This collection excludes legacy WordPress sample posts.
The hidden cost of poor parts data
Bad data does not only make reporting untidy. It changes the decisions a parts team can safely make.
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Inventory policy should protect availability and cash — in that order
The purpose of parts inventory is not to be small. It is to support demand economically and reliably.
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Why warranty claims get rejected: five evidence failures to find first
Many warranty losses are not caused by the repair itself. They are caused by an evidence chain that cannot prove the repair was valid, necessary and compliant.
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A recall is a customer operation, not a mailshot
A safety recall succeeds only when the affected population is identified, customers are reached, repairs are completed and the result can be evidenced.
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Vehicle off road is a customer-at-risk event
VOR should not be managed as a parts status. It is a live customer-risk condition with time, cost and trust attached to every day.
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Warranty audit should improve control, not punish the retailer
A warranty audit is most valuable when it reveals how the process can become more reliable before the next claim is submitted.
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Scaling warranty capacity without waiting to recruit
Growing brands and importer teams can hit warranty workload before permanent headcount, systems and network capability are ready.
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The evidence chain: from repair order to paid warranty claim
A defensible claim is a connected narrative built from evidence created by several people, often across several systems.
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Used EV battery health is becoming commercial evidence
As more battery-electric vehicles enter the used market, buyers need evidence that helps them understand condition, range context and risk — not just age and mileage.
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The EU Battery Passport: what aftersales should prepare for
From 18 February 2027, electric-vehicle batteries placed on the EU market or put into service fall within the Battery Regulation’s digital battery-passport requirement.
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State of Health is a signal, not the whole battery story
A single battery percentage is attractive because it is easy to communicate. It is also easy to over-interpret.
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The ZEV mandate is not only a sales problem
The UK’s 2026 ZEV target is 33% for new cars and 24% for new vans. As electrified parc grows, the operational consequences move directly into aftersales.
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Battery testing belongs in used-EV appraisal
Mileage, age, condition and provenance remain important. For a used EV, battery evidence adds a dimension that traditional appraisal cannot see.
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Used EV confidence will be won with evidence, not reassurance
The used EV market is growing faster than the industry’s shared language for explaining battery condition.
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China changed the speed of the automotive industry. Aftersales has to catch up.
The rise of Chinese vehicle manufacturers is not only a product story. It is a challenge to the speed at which established markets build networks, parts capability, warranty control and customer trust.
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India’s automotive rise: scale is not the same as readiness
India’s automotive story is a reminder that market size creates possibility, not automatic execution.
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What Japan taught the world: process discipline beats heroic recovery
The enduring lesson from Japan’s automotive rise is not a single production technique. It is the management belief that reliable processes can be improved continuously.
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Detroit’s warning: legacy strength can become operating inertia
The history of the American auto industry shows how scale, brand and installed infrastructure can be enormous strengths — until they make change harder.
Read insight →A connected car still needs a connected response
A vehicle sending more information does not guarantee that the customer receives better support. The signal still needs an authorised response from an operation able to act.
Read insight →If the stock definitions change the performance story changes with them
A management team can appear to improve stock health without moving a single component. All it takes is a change in the definition behind a category.
Read insight →Jano should help the accountable person think better
An aftersales manager rarely needs another fluent account of a problem they already understand. They need to see what is missing, what matters most and which decision deserves their attention.
Read insight →A vehicle off road has more than one clock running
A vehicle can sit in the same parking space while several costs continue to move: mobility support, workshop disruption, administration and the customer's patience.
Read insight →TekCor4: a better campaign starts with a record you can trust
A relevant message begins with a reliable understanding of the customer and vehicle.
Read insight →Your stock file should lead to a decision someone can defend
A parts report can identify a large potential opportunity and still leave the manager unable to defend the first action it suggests.
Read insight →A credible AI demonstration has to include the difficult case
The easiest way to make an AI system look ready is to show it the question it was prepared to answer. The useful test begins when the evidence is incomplete or the requested action…
Read insight →Perrys: aftersales strength deserves a place at the strategy table
Aftersales should influence the growth plan before the sales forecast is finalised.
Read insight →Group 1 and the service relationship: earn the next visit
The next vehicle sale may depend on a service conversation that nobody in the sales department ever sees.
Read insight →Your dealer system records the work but management still has to make the decision
A strong dealer system can connect a substantial amount of operational work. The remaining question is which management decisions still require people to reconcile the evidence themselves.
Read insight →The size of the knowledge base is a poor measure of its judgement
A knowledge base can keep growing while its answers become harder to trust. More records create more opportunity to retrieve material that is outdated, irrelevant or inappropriate to the user's question.
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