HD Repair Forum

Cost: $38 single course

Duration: 30 minutes

Description:

Workplace Safety will help you identify safety protocols when working at a repair facility. You will learn work and tool safety, storage regulations, repair facility maintenance and emergency handling protocols, and workplace education requirements.

Link: https://www.i-car.com/s/product-detail?productId=a1R1I000001McG4UAK

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Cost: $38 single course

Duration: 1 hour

Description:

Working Safely Around Hazardous Materials discusses the ways workers may be exposed to hazardous materials and their effects on the body. You will learn to identify hazardous material exposure situations and hazardous material categories. Learners will receive instruction on how to identify protective clothing, eye protection, hearing protection, and respiratory protection recommended for use around hazardous materials.

Link: https://www.i-car.com/s/product-detail?productId=a1R1I000001McG4UAK

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Cost: $41 single course

Duration: 1 hour

Description:

Workflow Essentials provides an understanding of supplements and how they affect costs and key performance indicators (KPIs). Students learn how to evaluate the work in process with an introduction to the tools used by a production manager. The course introduces students to the concept of determining what the capacity of their shop is by looking at the big picture first.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Understand how supplements affect production, costs, and staff by identifying missing items, time involved, and repair or replace decisions for each job
• Survey the shop floor using the quality control, roadblock, and parts status techniques taught in this course
• Determine the facility capacity by using the big picture approach
• Identify the right technicians for the jobs to increase efficiency
• Understand how to analyze paint shop and estimating capacity for the facility
• Match up the equipment needs to the jobs in process
• Apply the proper staff at the right times while encouraging a learning culture

Link: https://www.i-car.com/s/product-detail?productId=a1R1I000001McG4UAK

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Cost: $38 single course

Duration: 30 minutes

Description:

Vehicle Protection During the Repair Process will help identify steps to promote vehicle safety during the initial inspection. Learn to identify steps for safe vehicle check-in, towing, and moving. Steps to promote production shop safety are provided. Learn to identify production shop safety steps related to teardown, alternate fuel vehicles, parts storage, frame rack, major mechanical, body repairs, welding and heating, and refinishing.

Link: https://www.i-car.com/s/product-detail?productId=a1R1I000001McG4UAK

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Cost: $38 single course

Duration: 1 hour

Description:

Vehicle Construction Material Types introduces how vehicle makers use a variety of materials to transfer collision energy around the passenger compartment and how to identify the different material types.

Link: https://www.i-car.com/s/product-detail?productId=a1R1I000001McG4UAK

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Cost: $41 single course

Duration: 1 hour

Description:

Understanding the connection between the profit and loss (P&L) statement and all components within the collision repair process is critical to the success of any business. In this online course a P&L statement is reviewed, and common categories and sub-categories are addressed to help identify areas where profits for a shop may be negatively impacted. Areas of the P&L statement a production manager can have the most influence over are covered as well as strategies to measure and improve performance in those negatively impacted areas. Suggestions for communicating performance results to the team are provided to engage the whole shop in its success.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Learn how to perform gross profits and net profits calculations
• Determine how to use a P&L statement to monitor labor gross profits
• Understand how to monitor parts gross profits
• Discuss ways of positively impacting sublet gross profits

Link: https://www.i-car.com/s/product-detail?productId=a1R1I000001McG4UAK

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Cost: $190 single course

Duration: 3 hours

Description:

Understanding Cycle Time explains what cycle time is and how reducing it can benefit the collision repair facility. This course discusses the basics of measuring cycle time, identifies the waste that hurts cycle time, and lists lean processes and SOPs that can be used to reduce cycle time. The importance of proper upfront damage analysis (i.e. blueprinting) can be used to reduce problems that commonly occur toward the back end of the repair process. Finally, cycle time issues that commonly occur in different departments of the repair facility are examined.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Determine how to measure cycle time
• Identify waste in the collision repair process
• Overview of repair process tasks that can affect cycle time
• Identify programs that can be used to reduce cycle time issues
• List ideas for cycle time improvement for each department

Link: https://www.i-car.com/s/product-detail?productId=a1R1I000001McG4UAK

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