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ODS Secures 2 New Canadian Profit Forum Groups |
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continued success of the VW Canada DP Profit Forum Group, ODS
has secured 2 new Canadian groups, a PO Managers Group and an
Aftersales Managers Group... |
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Porsche NA Appoint ODS to Take Over PO Profit Forum |
| Porsche Cars North America have appointed ODS to take over their
current PO Profit Forum Group... |
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Kia NA Appoint ODS for National Operational Reviews |
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Kia Motors North America retains ODS to perform National Operational
Reviews. Following the success of the project pilots, Kia is
rolling the project out to the entire NA network... |
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ASE Chooses ODS for NA
Partnership |
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ASE (Automotive Services Europe) who operate across Europe and Asia, has
chosen ODS as it’s NA
partner... |
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ODS Services |
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Knowledge is power and key to the success
of your business |
ODS Composite Services are powered by
Automotive Services Europe (ASE). ASE are Europe's
leading provider of Business Management Services and
currently provide services to over 85% of the UK
Automotive market* as well as several major franchises
throughout Europe and the Far East, receiving
and processing over 3,500 monthly
dealer financial statement submissions.
This enables us to gain an accurate picture of the health of
the dealer network (the effect of
any current franchise initiatives for
example) and feed the information back into the
manufacturer and the dealer network.
ODS develops
bespoke Business Management Composite and Network
Performance Measurement systems, individually tailored to
each customer. Our team of professionals works with our
clients to design customized franchise composite input and
reporting from start to finish. The composites are essential
to gain a fast and accurate understanding of the trends
currently impacting the franchise.
Our Composite service is 100%
web-based, embracing cutting-edge technology to increase the
speed information is submitted and distributed. Dealers have
a dedicated site from which they can submit information,
access Composite reports and find real world solutions to
correcting deficiencies and increasing profitability.
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*Of the franchises that
outsource their composite needs. |
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For more information about Composite
Services,
contact@consultods.com |
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Plan to move your business forward |
The Projector Financial Planning software package is the
most comprehensive, dynamic and user-friendly dealer
planning package in the motor industry. It was designed,
written and developed by ASE. It has now been adopted and
promoted by several franchises as their budgeting package of
choice. It is the result of our many years’ experience in
financial planning on behalf of dealerships and franchises
and has at its base the principles of: simplicity of input,
formats that reflect quality reporting systems, instant
update of data and total flexibility for ‘what if’
exercises.
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- It has been designed to suit the entire spectrum of
user needs, from the simple annual budget to a full five
year business plan, including Key Ratios, monthly
budgets, cash flow projections and balance sheet.
- It combines sophistication and power with maximum
user-friendly approaches to input and output. We are
confident that it has a host of built-in advantages over
any other dealer planning systems on the market.
- Simple layout screens mean that the user can easily
identify the differences between the inputted data and
the calculated fields.
- Each screen provides an overview of the figures for
comparison purposes along with an area where Budget,
Actual and Composite figures can be presented.
- Projector is a windows application and therefore
inherits the simplicity of a similar graphical
interface.
- A summary report is available for each section of
input, which can be printed to paper or PDF, E-mailed or
saved to the local computer.
- Projector gives the franchise the ability to collect
all dealer plans in the same format and incorporate the
information in the composite program. A consolidation
routine can be performed on selected plans.
- Default plans can be created to ensure all dealers
are reporting on the same basis, specific franchise data
can be preloaded into Projector to create a bespoke
plan.
- Projector is fully BER compliant giving the user the
ability to select the departments to match their
dealership.
- Projector is available in PC/Web based format, and
incorporates cash flow forecasting.
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For more information about Business
Planning,
contact@consultods.com |
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Like minded people talking about success,
failure and getting it right. |
ODS designs and hosts stimulating forum groups for either
mixed or single franchise stores. ODS profit forum hosting
has a true independent spirit which enhances the search to
"do it better". ODS provide reports specifically designed
to meet each individual groups needs, delivered to our
members desktop electronically within 48 hrs of your month
end.
For complete dealer support, ODS profit forum hosting
doesn't start and end at the 3 or 4 meetings held annually.
ODS provides all it's members with full business development
support 365 days a year, including access to the ODS
benchmark website. ODSProfitByAction.com is a unique site
dedicated to automotive industry best practice, including an
on-line Virtual Consultant, a large sales, service and parts
best practice library, on-line reporting and on-line forums.
ODS can and does make the change happen where it counts...in
your workplace! ODS Profit Forum members
out perform average dealers by more than 50% on average.*
"ODS doesn't put dealers in a room to discuss the 'why',
ODS has moved the forum hosting needle to create an
environment where we encourage the 'how'. It is all about
knowing what is actually possible."
Garry Palmer Vice President Consulting Operations
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*Based on 2005 to 2006 comparison |
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For more information about ODS Profit
Forums,
contact@consultods.com |
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Transforming automotive retailing. |
Is customer retention below 45%? Are salesperson closing
rates too low for conquest business? Do less than 20% of
used car buyers return to you for servicing? Happy with the
profitability of your business?
Customer and vehicle retention are the major factors
affecting retailer profitability and, all over the world,
the problem is much the same with auto retailing generally
less profitable than other sectors.
There’s something wrong with the current model and ‘Pilots’
running the revolutionary 21 Retail™ in the USA are
producing startling results:
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- New business closing rates are running at 1 in 3½
- Vehicle service retention has doubled for new and
used
- Customers are happier and so are the staff, with no
increase in heads or salaries
- RoS in the ‘Pilots’ is forecast to exceed 4.5%.
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Sounds incredible? Well, it’s true - and
it's also about to change the retail model in Europe.
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For more information about 21 Retail,
contact@consultods.com |
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Support and guidance when and where you
need it. |
ODS senior consultants provide on-site
analysis, reviews and advice to manufacturers and dealers
alike.
ODS offers: |
- Operational Reviews
- Business/Action Planning
- Management Mentoring
- Advisor Training
- Warranty Compliancy Reviews
- Manufacturer Designed Programs
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For more information about ODS
Consulting,
contact@consultods.com |
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Maintiain your business continuity |
To ensure the essential continuity of business operation,
ODS provides interim General Management to assist the Dealer
Principal or Dealership Group. The ODS Interim Management
service helps maintain the effectiveness of your business
while pursuing new managers, business growth or covering for
periods of absence.
“In today’s business world you need to plan for every
eventuality, but some events you cannot plan for; that’s
when you need to be able to call on someone you can trust”
Garry Palmer, Vice President Consulting Operations
ODS Managers are all subject matter experts, not from a
theoretical classroom background, but successful automotive
business leaders who know what it’s like to operate and
succeed at the highest levels of automotive retailing.
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For more information about Interim
Management,
contact@consultods.com |
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Real World training that really makes a
difference |
ODS offers a comprehensive bespoke
training portfolio to both individual dealers and whole
dealer networks.
ODS Academy guarantees to deliver real world, practical
training programs delivered by subject matter experts and
not theoretical off the shelf courses delivered by trainers.
ODS academy offers both on-line and face to face training
solutions, depending on your requirements. |
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For more information about Training,
contact@consultods.com |
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