Stall Allocation

[pmterry]

-I was wondering, how many stalls are allocated to techs in different deppartments.
I am in a shop where I have several techs that think they need three or four stalls. When I was wrenching, If you got 2 stalls you were lucky. I am struggling with stall efficiency and have techs that store parts hold cars on racks. The question is: How many stalls per tech (by dept),what stall efficiency is everyone running?

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Terry Tucker
Plaza Motors
Palm Springs, Ca

[Rob Kealey]

When I have a full compliment of techs I run 1:1 for all except my trans techs who use 2 stalls or 1 stall and a flat. We run 120%.
Hope this helps.

[Alan Nicholson]

Rob,
Where are you located, what size town and how many techs? Also, how many name brands?

[FixedCons]

1 t0 1 is by far the most profitable in most shops but then that will always be determined by your shop size and number of techs and how much work is available.

[LRobinett]

we currently have 27 stalls and are running 1:1.. usually 120% production..

[pmterry]

Thank you all for your responses. 1:1 seems to be the norm. As far as heavy work, how do you move vehicles around ie.. Cadilliac Northstar with trans removed???? Also, how do your techs take to it.. have any of you made the transition yourself (taking stalls away from techs)...


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Terry Tucker
Plaza Motors
Palm Springs, Ca

[Doug]

My hat's off to all of you who have one stall per tech and don't run into problems.

Each of our techs has one "hoist stall" and one "flat stall", with a car in each. If he is waiting for parts or authorization on one job he can work on the other job.

For those with one stall per tech how do you handle delays ? Example, car partially torn down in stall, need to get addt'l authorization or wait for a part, do you push car outside and then push it back in an hour later when part or auth comes thru ? If not, what does the tech do for that hour ? I'm not being sarcastic but I am curious.This is a common scenario in our shop with 15 techs and 5 carlines.

[ChrisC]

Thank you Doug. How do you produce any work with only one stall. I am in a big shop and most techs are 2 stalls like Doug one with a lift and one flat stall. In some cases like both my brake men have two lifts and one flat each. I still run in problems needing a part and the something is torn down on a rack. Perfect example is Differentail work. I have a least one rack disabled for two or three days per week waiting on Diff parts. I three in a row this last week that needed Housing assemblies and parts had to be SPAC'd to get them.

[This message has been edited by ChrisC (edited 02-26-2000).]