Collision Repair Software and Management Consulting Services

Collision Resources, Inc. was founded in 2001 by David McCreight and Kent Carlson. At Collision Resources, our driving purpose is to help collision repair centers become more profitable. We understand the self-inflicted damage poor scheduling can have on collision repair centers and strive to help your auto body shop achieve success. With our easy-to-use collision repair management software solutions and collision repair consulting services, we can help your collision repair facility improve your processes for a more efficient workflow.

How Do We Get Results?

At Collision Resources, we utilize this strategic process to consistently deliver outstanding value while helping our clients succeed.

  • Craft a Vision – We work together to clarify what success looks like for your collision repair center.

  • Assess the Situation – We gather information to understand your current situation, including available resources and potential barriers to success.

  • Generate Options – We identify and analyze various options for achieving the vision.

  • Select Best Option – We make recommendations and together agree upon the steps to take.

  • Implement – We work with you and your collision repair facility to ensure the appropriate processes and technologies are implemented to streamline your body shop’s operations and maximize your profits.

  • Review – We work with you to verify that the desired results are being obtained from the steps taken and to revise the plan as necessary.

Our Collision Repair Management Software Solutions

Managing work in process is key to having the best-in-class cycle time for collision repair centers. Body shops need collision repair software solutions that are continually learning, monitoring, adjusting, and recommending the best, most efficient schedule. With our collision repair management software solutions, we help collision repair centers create a level workflow into their shops and help them maintain a level workflow through the entire repair process.

Our team starts by working with collision repair centers to develop a scheduling matrix that is customized to their shop and balances the workload throughout the week. With the use of our collision repair software and consulting services, we help you take control of the scheduling and production of your repair center, which makes you wonder how you ever did it before without the use of these tools!

CR Auto Scheduler - Estimate showing estimators calendars for scheduling purposes

CR Auto Scheduler® – Estimate

Our CR Auto Scheduler® – Estimate software Is designed to help streamline efficiency and increase your collision repair center’s sales opportunities by automating the estimate scheduling process. For more information regarding our CR Auto Scheduler® – Estimate software, visit our CR Auto Scheduler® – Estimate page.

CR Auto Scheduler - Production software showing repair capacity

CR Auto Scheduler® – Production

Our CR Auto Scheduler® – Production software automates the production scheduling process to help reduce cycle time and maximize your collision repair center’s capacity. To learn more about our CR Auto Scheduler® – Production scheduling software, check out our CR Auto Scheduler® – Production page.

Our Collision Repair Consulting Services

With over 25 years of experience collision repair consulting, our experts at Collision Resources have the expertise to assist you in a wide variety of areas.

Cycle Time CoachTM

With our Cycle Time CoachTM collision repair consulting services, we can help you create a customized plan to help improve your facility’s efficiency and cost-management. Explore our Cycle Time CoachTM page to learn more about our Cycle Time CoachTM program.

Operations Consulting

We provide operations consulting services to help your collision repair facility plan and implement more efficient internal operations procedures. Our operations consulting services include:

  • Process Improvement
  • Cycle Time Improvement
  • Workflow Leveling
  • Value Stream Mapping

Strategic Planning

To help streamline your priorities and achieve your business goals, we provide quality strategic planning services. Our strategic planning services include the following:

  • Benchmarking of Performance
  • Business Review
  • Business Planning
  • Profitability Improvement
  • Business Investment Analysis
  • Cash Flow Management

Marketing

With our marketing consulting services, we strive to help your collision repair center bring in more customers. Our marketing services include:

  • Market Analysis
  • Marketing Planning
  • Communication Planning
  • Business Resume Development

Talent Management

Talent management consulting can help improve employee engagement and productivity. At Collision Resources, our talent management consulting services include the following:

  • ‘True’ Labor Cost Analysis
  • Compensation Plan Creation
  • Advisory Team Management
  • Personnel Training
  • Leadership Development

Contact Our Team Today

At Collision Resources, we strive to help your collision repair center improve your organization and efficiency. For more information about our collision repair software solutions, or to learn more about our collision repair consulting services, contact us today!

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