If you’re still managing your dealership using Excel, you’re not alone. Many automotive dealerships start with spreadsheets because they seem simple, flexible, and cheap. But as your operations grow, what once felt “manageable” starts falling apart—silently, and then suddenly. The truth? Excel is not a Dealership Management System. And forcing your team to build a…
It’s not theft. It’s not a missing shipment. It’s not even a visible error. It’s dead stock. It’s fast movers that aren’t restocked in time. It’s inventory decisions based on instinct—not insight. If you’re running an automotive dealership, your parts department might be costing you more than you realize. The Silent Cost of Untracked Inventory Movement Most dealerships…
Last Tuesday, a regional manager of a fast-growing organic retail chain in Bengaluru discovered that three stores were out of their top-selling breakfast cereal—while another outlet had it overstocked and expiring next week. Why? The warehouse never got the updated order email, and the Excel-based reporting came in three days too late. One mistake cost…
If you’re not tracking your data in real-time, you’re bleeding margin every day. In the food dealership business, timing is everything. Orders shift by the hour. Perishables lose value by the day. Routes and stock levels fluctuate constantly. And yet, many dealership leaders are still making critical decisions based on yesterday’s spreadsheets. By the time…
