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The 5-Year Workstation Plan: When to Refresh, When to Reimage

Most dealerships replace workstations reactively, when they break, when they're too slow to use, or when a new hire shows up and there's nothing on the shelf. That approach maximizes cost and minimizes uptime. Here's the planned alternative.

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