Operations & Finance

A look at the business side of selling equipment, including what numbers to measure in your dealership and how successful farm equipment dealers manage absorption, cashflow and inventory turns.

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Compensation Plans

How to Use a Compensation Plan to Align the Sales Team with Dealership Goals

Zane Watson of Farmers Implement & Irrigation demonstrates how tying a compensation plan to the washout cycle encourages teamwork & benefits all dealership departments
No one compensation plan that is going to work for every dealership, but knowing what has worked at other dealerships can help identify what may be adaptable to your dealership. As market conditions change, it’s important to regularly assess your dealership’s sales compensation structure to ensure it is working for the business.
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Upselling Parts, Part 1

Upselling at the Parts Counter: Establishing Your Comfort Zone

Parts advisors may not consider themselves sales reps, but they are. This 3-part series will help them change their mindset.

The term “upselling” can make many parts advisors uncomfortable. They tend to think of upselling as a technique related to the sale of whole goods. However, because the parts department usually generates strong gross margins, it should be a priority.


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Jim-Henderson
Leadership Lessons

Revolutionizing Support Using Military-Style Logistics

Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) — a unified, iterative process that establishes the support of a capital asset, such as a piece of equipment — encompasses service manuals, test equipment, tools, training, stocking of parts, computer resources, facilities and transportation based on the equipment’s reliability and maintainability.


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2015 AEI Dealer Business Outlook and Trends (PDF) - Farm Equipment Forecast

$49.95

Based on surveys from more than 300 North American dealers, not only does the 2015 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends forecast report give you a "from the trenches" look at what dealers see for equipment sales in the year ahead, but it also identifies trends for individual product sales growth. In 48 pages, the report breaks out the dealers' 2015 outlook by country, by region, by the equipment brand and by the size of their dealership. Learn more.

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2016 AEI Dealer Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast (PDF)

$49.95

Based on surveys from more than 300 North American dealers, not only does the 2016 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends forecast report give you a "from the trenches" look at what dealers see for equipment sales in the year ahead, but it also identifies trends for individual product sales growth. In 48 pages, the report breaks out the dealers' 2016 outlook by country, by region, by the equipment brand and by the size of their dealership. Learn more.

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2018 AEI DBOT

2018 AEI Dealer Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast

$299.00
Compiled and written by the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence and in its 12th year, the 48-page Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Forecast breaks out dealers' 2017 outlook by country (U.S. and Canada), by U.S. region, by equipment brand and by the size of dealership. It also provides a status report and analysis of North American farm equipment industry retail sales & inventory data, and insightful used farm equipment pricing & inventory analysis. View
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2015 AEI Dealer Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast

$49.95

Based on surveys from more than 300 North American dealers, not only does the 2015 Dealer Business Outlook & Trends forecast report give you a "from the trenches" look at what dealers see for equipment sales in the year ahead, but it also identifies trends for individual product sales growth. In 48 pages, the report breaks out the dealers' 2015 outlook by country, by region, by the equipment brand and by the size of their dealership. Learn more.

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2014 AEI Annual Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast (PDF)

$29.95
Compiled and written by the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence, the 48-page Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Forecast breaks out dealers' 2014 outlook by country (U.S. and Canada), by U.S. region, by equipment brand and by the size of dealership. It also provides a status report and analysis of North American farm equipment industry retail sales & inventory data, and insightful used farm equipment pricing & inventory analysis. View
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2011 Benchmarking No-Till Farming in the U.S. (PDF)

$29.95
"Benchmarking No-Till Farming in the U.S. — 2011" is the only report of its kind for the farm equipment industry. Based on surveys of hundreds of U.S. farmers, this unique and valuable report represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date data available on U.S. no-till farming. View
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2013 AEI Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast (PDF)

$29.95
Compiled and written by the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence, the 48-page Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Forecast breaks out dealers' 2013 outlook by country (U.S. and Canada), by U.S. region, by equipment brand and by the size of dealership. It also provides a status report and analysis of North American farm equipment industry retail sales & inventory data, and insightful used farm equipment pricing & inventory analysis. View
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2010 Ag Equipment Intelligence Annual Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast(PDF)

$29.95

This annual report is the most popular of all of AEI's special management reports.

Based on grass roots surveys of hundreds of North American farm equipment dealers, this study plots how ag machinery retailers look at their prospects from year to year.

An excellent reference of the state of the North American farm equipment industry and trends that are shaping it, this study is available for sale in electronic format for the first time.

The report contains 48 pages filled with dozens of tables and charts and provides the most in-depth study of dealer views on an annual basis.

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2011 AEI Annual Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast (PDF)

$29.95
Compiled and written by the editors of Ag Equipment Intelligence, the 48-page Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Forecast breaks out dealers' 2011 outlook by country (U.S. and Canada), by U.S. region, by equipment brand and by the size of dealership. It also provides a status report and analysis of North American farm equipment industry retail sales & inventory data, and insightful used farm equipment pricing & inventory analysis. View
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2009 AEI Annual Business Outlook and Trends - Farm Equipment Forecast (PDF)

$29.95

This annual report is the most popular of all of AEI's special management reports.

Based on grass roots surveys of hundreds of North American farm equipment dealers, this study plots how ag machinery retailers look at their prospects from year to year.

An excellent reference of the state of the North American farm equipment industry and trends that are shaping it, this study is available for sale in electronic format for the first time.

The report contains 48 pages filled with dozens of tables and charts and provides the most in-depth study of dealer views on an annual basis.

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