Fred and the department managers at Marine Center of Indiana thought customers, technicians, salespeople and everyone else inside the dealership should also be able to look at a monitor and be able to easily determine the status of a boat scheduled for service.
“We felt if we were all looking at the same data that there wouldn’t be as much confusion,” Fred said. “As service comes in, the service coordinator puts it on that service schedule, and from day to day our technicians can see exactly what they’re required to do — whose boat they’re working on and what timeframe has been allotted to do that.”
Up and running for several years now, Marine Center of Indiana has seen a marked improvement in both interdepartmental collaboration and the number of service tickets the dealership completes.
Customers have often taken notice as well, which Fred thinks is the No. 1 dividend.
Share:
Related Posts

How to Drive Boat Use and Keep Boaters for Life
By Valerie Ziebron, President of VRZ Consulting and Dealer Week 2025 Educator The more customers use their boat, the more likely they are to stay in boating. Those of us

Maximize Boat Use and Customer Retention
• How to Develop a Winning Post-Sale Engagement Strategy at Your Marine Dealerships By Derrick Marshall, New Business Account Executive at Lightspeed, an MRAA Strategic Partner In today’s marine market,

The Untapped Potential of F&I
• Why Structured Product Programs Are Essential for Modern Marine Dealerships By JD Baker, Vice President of Specialty Sales, Protective Asset Protection, an MRAA Platinum Partner For marine dealers navigating