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This article originally appeared in the October 2002 Issue of INSIGHT

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Productivity

What is the productivity percentage for each of these body shop departments in your facility?
Metal department164%
Refinish department153%
Structural department159%
Recognizing that some technicians out-perform and some technicians under-perform, what is your facility's target overall productivity percentage?162%
How do you see a trend at the present time in productivity in the metal department?
Increasing productivity48%
Decreasing productivity17%
No change35%
How do you see a trend at the present time in productivity in the refinish department?
Increasing productivity48%
Decreasing productivity22%
No change30%
How do you see a trend at the present time in productivity in the structural department?
Increasing productivity32%
Decreasing productivity18%
No change50%
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