P&A/A&L Inventory Management
What you will learn in this course
- Optimizing P&A/A&L Inventory return on investment
- Understanding the NCM Dealer Dashboard P&A/A&L Inventory Management KPI's
- Managing P&A/A&L Inventories for Performance
- DealerVu P&A/A&L Inventory Management Reports
- Managing P&A/A&L Inventory Groups and Categories
| Module # | P&A and A&L Inventory Management Module Descriptions |
| CG01-01 | Optimizing P&A/A&L Inventory return on investment |
| Description | This course will explain all the business concepts related to measuring performance (ROA) of the dealership's investment in P&A/A&L inventories |
| Objective | On completion of this course, the learner will be able to: o  Understand all the business concepts related to managing and measuring P&A/A&L inventory performance |
| CG01-02 | Understanding the NCM Dealer Dashboard P&A/A&L Inventory Management KPI's |
| Description | This course shows the learner how to use the NCM DDB and understand all the KPI's relevant to measuring the return on investment in dealer P&A and A&L inventories |
| Objective | On completion of this course, the learner will be able to: o  Use the NCM DDB to review the key P&A and A&L Inventory KPIs o  Understand which KPI's are most important for measuring P&A and A&L inventory performance. o  Define the formulas for measuring P&A and A&L inventory return on investment. |
| CG01-03 | Managing P&A/A&L Inventories for Performance |
| Description | This course will show learner how to use the tools and reports provided by HDC (i.e., PAM Turns Tool and Seasonal Sell-Thru) and DealerVu to identify P&A/A&L inventory performance by defined HDMC category to optimize results and return on investment |
| Objective | On completion of this course, the learner will be able to: o  Use and Understanding the H-DC PAM Turns Tool to identify inventory turns and non-moving % by HDMC category o  Use the HDC A&L Seasonal Program Sell-through Report o  Use DealerVu Non-Moving reports - Parts Aging to identify items for clearance or write down o  Understand and action Markdown policies and Clearance strategies o  Understand and use DealerVu-H-DC Suggested Order Management functions |
| CG01-04 | DealerVu P&A/A&L Inventory Management Reports |
| Description | This course will show the learner the best DealerVu P&A/A&L inventory reports to use to optimize return on P&A/A&L inventory investment |
| Objective | On completion of this course, the learner will be able to use and understand the importance of the following DealerVu reports: o  Part Inventory Group Category o  Part Inventory Quantity Exceptions o  Part Inventory Adjustments o  Part Inventory Worksheet |
| CG01-05 | Managing P&A/A&L Inventory Groups and Categories |
| Description | This course will show the learner how to use the utilities in DealerVu to ensure P&A/A&L inventories align with HDMC categorizes |
| Objective | On completion the learner will be able to use the utilities in DealerVu to ensure P&A/A&L inventories align with HDMC categorizes. o  Managing Standard HDMC, Licensee and Aftermarket Vendor Group/Category Settings o  Maintaining Proper Group/Category Classification of PAM Inventories o  Cleaning Up PAM Inventory Groups & Categories for Reporting |