ABSAP Fundamentals Confirmation

Boost Productivity. Maximize Profit. Banish the Stress.

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WORKSHOP AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 16, 2025

8:30 AM –9:00 AM EDT :: REGISTRATION
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT :: TRAINING (lunch and workbook provided)
Best Western Plus Windjammer Conference Center (1076 Williston Road, South Burlington, Vermont 05403)

You won’t just learn—you’ll build.

This workshop includes a hands-on workbook and a guided, fillable outline to help you create a custom action plan tailored to your shop’s unique needs. So when you head back to work, you’re not starting from scratch—you’re ready to take immediate action.

Here’s how we’ll break it down across three powerful modules:

MODULE 1: Take Control of Your Work-In-Process

Before anything else can run smoothly, you need to get your WIP under control. In this module, you’ll learn the proven formula for scheduling the right number of vehicles—and the right kind of work—to fit your shop’s unique capacity. When you dial this in, everything else starts to flow.

Create a simple but effective scheduling program.
Design your “optimum” work-in-process levels to manage to.
Dealing with tow-ins and non-drives.
How to schedule “priority customers.”
Getting the proper mix of small, medium, and large sized repairs.

MODULE 2: Master Repair Planning Accuracy

Accurate repair plans are the foundation of an efficient shop—but consistency is the real challenge. In this module, you’ll learn our proven one-touch approach to get it right the first time—every time—and eliminate costly delays and rework.

Triage & scheduling appraisals.
Blueprint Appraisal Method for higher profit.
Enhanced Repair Appraisals for lower severity repair jobs.
Incorporating OEM Procedures into appraisals.
ADAS Considerations.
Error-proofing techniques.

MODULE 3: Build a Bulletproof Parts Management System

With the right WIP and accurate repair plans in place, effective parts management becomes far easier—but it’s still critical. In this module, you’ll learn the essential rules for avoiding costly parts-related mistakes, and work alongside our trainers to build a practical, shop-ready Parts S.O.P. you can implement immediately.

Kitting and parts cart management.
Mirror matching.
Pre-order considerations.
Improving vendor relations and creating a vendor agreement.
Parts ordering and receiving best practices.
Using your management system to manage parts.

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GETTING TO THE WORKSHOP

WHO TO CONTACT AT ELITE

DAVE LUEHR

Elite Body Shop Solutions Founder

Dave Luehr believes the biggest opportunity available to independent collision shops is the person on the other side of the counter… The customer! Dave’s expertise in creating memorable customer experiences dates back to the early 1990’s where he grew his shop from zero to a million dollars entirely on word of mouth. With a deep understanding of behavioral science and collision customer buying habits, Dave challenges his clients to think more like a hospitality business to organically and dramatically grow their body shops.

BRENT HENKLE

Elite Body Shop Solutions Training Manager

Brent Henkle has worked in many production environments going back to his involvement with General Motors. With experience working at CCC Information Systems and managing a large multi-store body shop, Brent now combines his experiences as Elite’s Training Manager where he passionately teaches shops how to use technology to build powerful and profitable systems.