what does your trunk stock look like

[FrohnB]

Re: what does your trunk stock look like

I've got a minivan ('06 Chevy Venture) that has all the seats removed (except driver and front passenger), and it's filled halfway to the top from front to back. I service only Ricoh (many models), and our service area is fairly large, so on any given day I could have 3 - 6 calls, but they could all be 30-80 miles from home, and some of those calls might not come in until after I've gotten on the road (so predicting what machines might need what in the morning isn't always an option). Carrying tens of thousands of dollars of stock at any given time might seem crazy to some, but it's been a time saver and money saver in the long run, always have what you need no matter where you are, and fewer "return visits" for not having the part on hand.

[tsbservice]

Re: what does your trunk stock look like

Ideally my car stock would be two cases of beer
But I guess it depends on what service coverage area you have and how many brands/models tech service. I really like the idea to have truck stuffed(always outnumbered, never outgunned) but that would empty most of our parts stock.

[CompyTech]

Re: what does your trunk stock look like

Pretty much carry nothing... I have maybe a set of rollers for the 4 series bizhubs. A few odds and ends still left maybe. Most time we are all close enough to comeback to the office for something if needed. We generally have our calls planned out day before and stuff is waiting for us to take on the road for the calls.

Gone are the days when we needed all kinds of stuff, although, it was nice having something you knew would likely need and didn't have to order it. The worse was Kyocera parts, huge boxes full of parts and cardboard. We do a car stock inventory check once maybe twice a year. That list does gets smaller and smaller each time.