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The second day of the conference followed a split schedule, with the Hollander Training Summit running concurrently with presentations in the main hall. The Summit included personalized training on many Hollander systems, including Hollander Powerlink, Production Management and EDEN. In the main hall, Paul D’Adamo returned for his second presentation, this time focusing on how recyclers can give their inventory the Heimlich Maneuver. It’s an apt metaphor, according to D’Adamo. Excessive inventory that isn’t selling can choke a recycling business. To clear it, you first have to identify what’s causing the blockage. “We found the blockage, folks. It’s us,” he said. D’Adamo noted that automotive recyclers often have something of an emotional attachment to their inventory, and this must fall by the wayside to make the business as efficient as possible. Marty Hollingshead of North Lake Auto Recyclers followed, discussing the importance of data to the modern world and recycling operations in particular. Holllingshead
summed up just how important data is by pointing out that Google and Facebook have a combined value that is nearly as high as that of 10 major industrial companies combined. Hollingshead ran over some of the biggest threats and noted how recyclers can limit their exposure by taking some very basic steps. “How many of you changed your passwords in the last month,” he asked. “How many people have it as ‘password?’” The second day concluded with a panel discussion moderated by Paul D’Adamo and consisting of panelists Bruce Woodbeck of Woodbeck Auto Parts, Dom Vetere of Dom’s Auto Parts, Dalbert Livingstone of Island Auto Supply and Andrew MacDonald of Maritime Auto Parts. At the conclusion of the panel, Steve Fletcher of OARA presented D’Adamo with a bottle of maple syrup, naming him an Honourary Canadian. For more information, please visit oara.com.
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Mike Carcone of Carcone’s Auto Parts and Brandon Suckow of Valley Automotive.
Don Fraser and Rob Smith of Erin Auto Recyclers.