{"id":24910,"date":"2024-03-31T21:06:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T21:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/?p=24910"},"modified":"2024-03-31T17:07:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T21:07:07","slug":"inventory-management-ill-be-your-first-investor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/inventory-management-ill-be-your-first-investor\/","title":{"rendered":"Inventory Management I\u2019ll be your first investor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s 2024 and inventory management is *still* a shit show at most car dealerships.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Cars going missing.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Keys left in cars.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Vehicles marked in wrong locations.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The list goes on.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Yes, yes.. I know some of the top 100 dealer groups have slick solutions.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Some even built great tech in-house.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">But what about the thousands of other dealers?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Every car is a mobile computer, yet we\u2019re focusing on solving everything else but every dealers most expensive problem:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">INVENTORY MANAGEMENT.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019ve tried relying on humans.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019ve tried physical tags.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019ve tried RFID and Bluetooth.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">They\u2019re okay, but we need better.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Who\u2019s going to fix this once and for all?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ll be your first investor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/guydealership\/status\/1774540874640232942?s=43&amp;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\"><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"border:1px solid #ccd6dd; border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"500\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;\" height=\"12\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"18\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 18px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"464\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/guydealership?s=43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1730588385033539584\/2cTo-CCR_normal.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; padding: 0px;\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"8\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width:8px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/email\/self_serve\/media\/spacer.png\" width=\"8\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"388\" style=\"min-width: 388px;\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" width=\"388\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"388\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/guydealership?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; color: #292c2f; text-decoration: none;\">Car Dealership Guy<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/guydealership?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; color: #7e8c98;\">\u2066\u202a@GuyDealership\u202c\u2069<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/email\/self_serve\/media\/logo_twitter-1497383721365.png\" height=\"20\" width=\"24\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"9\" colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height:0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/self_serve\/media\/spacer_464x1-1582829598167.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"1\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif;color: #292c2f; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none;\">Forget ChatGPT and AI\u2026<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s 2024 and inventory management is *still* a shit show at most car dealerships.<\/p>\n<p>Cars going missing.<br \/>Keys left in cars.<br \/>Vehicles marked in wrong locations.<\/p>\n<p>The list goes on.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, yes.. I know some of the top 100 dealer groups have slick solutions.\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"3\" colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/guydealership\/status\/1774540874640232942?s=43&amp;t=NipKy21fekvPoZS5MA8-lQ\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif;color: #667785; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration:none;\">3\/31\/24, 3:54 PM<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"18\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 18px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;\" height=\"12\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">WordPress\u2019d from my personal iPhone,&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:650-283-8008\" dir=\"ltr\" x-apple-data-detectors=\"true\" x-apple-data-detectors-type=\"telephone\" x-apple-data-detectors-result=\"1\">650-283-8008<\/a>, number that&nbsp;Steve Jobs texted me on<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image0.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image0-46-rotated.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image1.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image1-49-rotated.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image2.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image2-44-rotated.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image3.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image3-43.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image4.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image4-42-rotated.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image5.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image5-31.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image6.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image6-30.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image7.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image7-32.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image8.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image8-26-rotated.jpeg\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><font color=\"#000000\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">https:\/\/www.YouTube.com\/watch?v=ejeIz4EhoJ0<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s 2024 and inventory management is *still* a shit show at most car dealerships. Cars going missing. Keys left in cars. Vehicles marked in wrong locations. The list goes on. Yes, yes.. I know some of the top 100 dealer groups have slick solutions. Some even built great tech in-house. 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