From BodyShop Business

Sherwin-Williams announced it has launched Collision Core, a suite of programs that addresses key business operations in a shop including inventory, production, color, quality and scorecard (diagnostics).

“Collision Core is a series of interconnected solutions, or apps, that provide visibility across all key business operations, supporting better decisions and accountability with real-time information,” said Robert Mowson, vice president of marketing, Automotive Finishes division of Sherwin-Williams. “These e-solutions are easy to use and accessible with mobile platforms, keeping everyone connected, informed and productive.”

Collision Core focuses on optimizing labor through connected metrics from production and cycle time to customer satisfaction and profitability. The five solutions, which can be adopted individually or all together, are:

1. Collision Core Inventory – optimizes the inventory process, reduces unnecessary inventory and eliminates the costly time it takes your business to maintain adequate stock levels and place orders.

2. Collision Core Production – provides a real-time, at-a-glance production and scheduling solution with unparalleled management insights surrounding utilization capabilities with a focus on labor optimization through predictive and flexible scheduling.

3. Collision Core Quality – provides in-process, post process, timestamped, peer-to-peer quality verification and validation assurance, manageable data insights, cost savings and improved customer satisfaction.

4. Collision Core Scorecard – provides an automatic key performance indicator (KPI) report which focuses on the most impactful lead and lag measures driving profitability and business improvement across all business functions and departments.

5. Collision Core Color – offers 24/7 access to a continuously updated library of color formulas, accessible from any web-enabled device with fully optimized touchscreen technology and management system connectivity for an intuitive, speedy and instantaneous color retrieval user experience.

The adoption of Collision Core across the shop is made easy as it’s accessible on mobile devices as well as and simple to deploy, with a fast return on investment, saving time and resources.

“Collision Core not only reduces chaos in day-to-day operations, but it alleviates reactive management, allowing shop owners to focus on growing the business rather than fighting fires,” said Mowson.

Sherwin-Williams Collision Core is an interconnectable suite of intelligent applications designed to build strength and stability into the core of any collision center’s business — removing silos and connecting data, refining and validating processes, optimizing labor and resources, educating and engaging employees, reducing waste and identifying root cause and effect. 

To request more information, visit Collision Core.