Benchmarking

Bench-Marking : Benchmarking is the practice of comparing business processes and performance metrics to industry bests and best practices from other companies. Dimensions typically measured are quality, time and cost.

Bench-Marking comprises of considerable procedures includes :

As per Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii's requirement for buying a car, I would like to benchmark some of the vehicles rn at market and suggest a car which comprises his needs ; His Family comprises five members including his wife, five-year-old boy, his father, and his mother. He visits his native place Madurai which is 500 kms away from Bangalore once in a month. Also, he will be using his car to commute to his office. His budget falls between 8 to 10 lakhs on road. Suggesting him with options so that he will buy a good car for his family. And Pughazhyendhii is fond of big cars as well.

Objective: To suggest Mr. Pughazhyendhii a suitable car as per his requirements.

Requirements :

• A car suitable for 5 members which includes a child.
• Has a good mileage.
• Car price range : 8 to 10 Lakhs.
• As he fond of big car.

Solution :

By analysing the present market, I have came up with following cars and specifications.

1. Renault Kiger RXZ MT Dual Tone,
2. TATA Nexon XM,
3. Toyota Urban Cruiser mid Grade MT,
4. Honda WR-V SM MT, and
5. Ford EcoSport Ambient 1.5 L Ti-CVT.

	Renault Kiger RXZ MT Dual Tone	TATA Nexon XM	Toyota Urban Cruiser mid Grade MT	Honda WR-V SM MT	Ford EcoSport Ambient 1.5 L Ti-CVT
Price	8.33 L	8.29 L	8.72 L	8.90 L	8.19 L
Mileage	19.17 kmpl	17.40 kmpl	17.03 kmpl	16.50 kmpl	15.90 kmpl
Max. Power	71 bhp @6250 rpm	118 bhp @5500 rpm	103 bhp @6000 rpm	89 bhp @6000 rpm	121 bhp @6500 rpm
Max. Torque	96 Nm @3500 rpm	170 Nm @1750 rpm	138 Nm @4400 rpm	110 Nm @4800 rpm	149 Nm @4500 rpm
Engine (cc)	999 cc	1199 cc	1462 cc	1199 cc	1496 cc

Conclusion : After comparing all these cars mentioned above, I would highly recommend Mr. Pughazhyendhii TATA Nexon XM (Petrol), as it has a good safety ratings with Maximum Power of 118 bhp at just 5500 rpm and Maximum Torque of 170 Nm at 1750 rpm which is obviously better than its major rival Tyota Urban Cruiser Mid Grade.

Besides Technical Specifications, TATA Nexon XM consists following features as well :

1. It consists of Dual Air bags.
2. Has a well built cabin.
3. Is moderately spacious for a family consisting 5 members.
4. Five-star G-NCAP safety.
5. Easy to drive.
6. Overspeed warning Feature.
7. Child Seat Anchor/strap points enabled for protection during crash.