Yes, I’m talking about Special Order Parts.  They day they are returned, or put into parts inventory because a job has been canceled, or misdiagnosed – Special Order Parts are a problem at that moment.

Many dealers only classify idle parts as being a problem after month 9 or even 12.  But parts after 9 Months-No-Sale are only 50% of the idle inventory problem. The other 50% of the idle problem are these Special Order Parts.  This could mean Day 17 a part is a problem for your dealership – not day 300.  When the part is finally considered yours, the dealership – we call that Day 1: Problem.