September 14, 2024

What Parts Managers Can Do When CDK Is Back Up with Chuck Hartle

25 minutes

Chuck Hartle is the co-founder and President of PartsEdge, a powertool for Dealerships Parts Operations, helping to increase DMS utilization, improves efficiency, accuracy, and profitability with solid and consistent plans for eliminating all types of idle inventory in a Parts Operations. With over 40 years in the auto industry Chuck has the know-how and love for the industry that has enabled PartsEdge to identify the biggest needs of dealerships.

Today, Kaylee sits down with Chuck Hartle for an enlightening discussion on how parts managers can navigate the recent CDK outage and efficiently bring their operations back online when CDK systems are restored. Chuck shares invaluable insights into managing sales records during downtime, the importance of manual processes, and the critical steps to take when the system comes back online. The episode also looks ahead to future solutions, emphasizing that dealerships across all DMS platforms should be prepared for unforeseen disruptions.

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Takeaways

1. Record parts sales accurately during outages.

2. Keep offsite backups of critical data.

3. Improve preparedness plans and strategies.

Quote

“We have to make sure we keep some critical files somewhere at the dealership.” -Chuck Hartle

Connect:

Chuck Hartle

LinkedIn: / chuck-hartle-1923ab14

Website: https://www.partsedge.com

Kaylee Felio