Benchmarking

Aim: To expain about Benchmarking and finding a good car for Mr.D.S.Pughazhyendhii by comparing the cars.

Benchmarking :-

Benchmarking is a process of measuring the performance of a company’s products, services, or processes against those of another business

considered to be the best in the industry, “best in class.” The point of benchmarking is to identify internal opportunities for improvement. By

studying companies with superior performance, breaking down what makes such superior performance possible, and then comparing those

processes to how your business operates, you can implement changes that will yield significant improvements.

That might mean tweaking a product’s features to more closely match a competitor’s offering, or changing the scope of services you offer, or

installing a new customer relationship management (CRM) system to enable more personalized communications with customers.

There are two basic kinds of improvement opportunities: continuous and dramatic. Continuous improvement is incremental, involving only

small adjustments to reap sizeable advances. Dramatic improvement can only come about through reengineering the whole internal work

process.

Process benchmarking of this kind can operate at several levels:

• Between similar processes in the same factory or service branch
• Between different factories or service branches
• Between different competing organizations
• Between different sectors using the same process

Step-by-Step Benchmarking :

Benchmarking is a simple, but detailed, five-step process:

1. Choose a product, service, or internal department to benchmark.
2. Determine which best-in-class companies you should benchmark against, which organizations you’ll compare your business to.
3. Gather information on their internal performance, or metrics.
4. Compare the data from both organizations to identify gaps in your company’s performance.
5. Adopt the processes and policies in place within the best-in-class performers.

Benchmarking will point out what changes will make the most difference, but it’s up to you to actually put them in place.

In order to benchmark anything, you need to have quantitative data available to study. That means breaking down internal processes to

calculate performance metrics. Quantify everything, because only quantifiable information can be accurately compared.

Benifits:

In addition to helping companies become more efficient and profitable, benchmarking has other benefits, too, such as:

1. Improving employee understanding of cost structures and internal processes
2. Encouraging team-building and cooperation in the interests of becoming more competitive
3. Enhancing familiarity with key performance metrics and opportunities for improvement company-wide

In essence, benchmarking helps employees understand how one small piece of a company’s processes or products can be the key to major

success, just as one employee’s contributions can lead to a big win.

Requirement:

Benchmark with presently available cars in the market for the following case.

The vehicle benchmarking program considers 10 main attributes scoring up to 815 single criteria. The 10 main attributes are as follows:

• Performance
• Driveability
• Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
• Sound / NVH
• RDE: CO2 / Real life fuel consumption
• Pollutant emissions
• Friction
• Thermal, energy management
• Vehicle dynamics, handling
• Ride Comfort

Suitable cars :

• TATA NEXON
• HYUNDAI VENUE
• MARUTI SUZUKI VITARA BREZZA
• FORD ECO SPORT

• Mahindra XUV 300

Basic characteristics of cars:

1. Good seating arrangement.
2. Safety.
3. BS6 Engine used.
4. Good Mileage.
5. Good Interiors.
6. Lightweight Car body.
7. Specifications of cars

TATA NEXON

Pros:

1. Best in class safety package
2. Powerful engines (petrol & diesel)
3. Ride and feels like a big vehicle

Cons:

1. Quality of plastic inside the cabin
2. Sluggish infotainment
3. Slightly hard ride

MODELS / SPECIFICATIONS	TATA NEXON
ARAI Mileage	21.5 kmpl
Engine Displacement (cc)	1497
Max Torque (nm@rpm)	260Nm@1500-2750rpm
Transmission Type	Automatic
Fuel Tank Capacity	44
Max Power (bhp@rpm)	108.5bhp@4000rpm
Seating Capacity	5
Boot Space (Litres)	350
Body Type	SUV
Safety	16.06/17

HYUNDAI VENUE

Pros:

1. Ease of driving on offer
2. Three different engine options
3. Feature loaded

Cons:

1. Isn't as big as rivals
2. No diesel automatic on offer
3. 1.2 petrol is weak on punch

MODELS / SPECIFICATIONS	HYUNDAI VENUE
ARAI Mileage	18.14kmpl
Engine Displacement (cc)	998
Max Torque (nm@rpm)	171.6Nm@1500-4000rpm
Transmission Type	Automatic
Fuel Tank Capacity	45
Max Power (bhp@rpm)	118.35bhp@6000rpm
Seating Capacity	5
Boot Space (Litres)	350
Body Type	SUV
Safety	4 stars NCAP rating

MARUTI SUZUKI VITARA BREZZA

Pros:

1. Peppy & efficient 1.5 petrol
2. Good value for money
3. Neutral ride, easy to drive

Cons:

1. No more diesel option
2. Rivals offer more space
3. Design isn�t attractive as before

MODELS / SPECIFICATIONS	MARUTI SUZUKI VITARA BREZZA
ARAI Mileage	18.76kmpl
Engine Displacement (cc)	1462
Max Torque (nm@rpm)	138Nm@4400rpm
Transmission Type	Automatic
Fuel Tank Capacity	48
Max Power (bhp@rpm)	103.26bhp@6000rpm
Seating Capacity	5
Boot Space (Litres)	328
Body Type	SUV
Safety	12.51/17

FORD ECO SPORT

The Ford Ecosport is considered as one of the best sub-4m compact SUVs currently on sale in the Indian market. The car gets powerful and refined engines and also comes with an aggressive and appealing design language. If you in the market to buy a new compact SUV and wondering if the Ecosport is the best of all.

Pros:

1. Build Quality
2. Powerful and Responsive Engines
3. Looks
4. Driving Dynamics
5. Long List Of Safety Features

Cons:

1. Not So VFM
2. Feels Dated
3. Stiff Suspension Setup
4. Narrow Second Row
5. Thick A-Pillar Causes Blind Spot

MODELS / SPECIFICATIONS	FORD ECO SPORT
ARAI Mileage	21.7kmpl
Engine Displacement (cc)	1498
Max Torque (nm@rpm)	215Nm@1750-2500rpm
Transmission Type	Manual
Fuel Tank Capacity	52
Max Power (bhp@rpm)	98.63bhp@3750rpm
Seating Capacity	5
Boot Space (Litres)	352
Body Type	SUV
Safety	4 stars NCAP rating

Mahindra XUV 300 :

MODELS / SPECIFICATIONS	Mahindra XUV 300
ARAI Mileage	17kmpl
Engine Displacement (cc)	1197
Max Torque (nm@rpm)	171.6Nm@1500-4000rpm
Transmission Type	Manual
Fuel Tank Capacity	42
Max Power (bhp@rpm)	118.35bhp@6000rpm
Seating Capacity	5
Boot Space (Litres)	350
Body Type	SUV
Safety	4 stars NCAP rating

COMPARISON

MODELS / SPECIFICATIONS	TATA NEXON	HYUNDAI VENUE	MARUTI SUZUKI VITARA BREZZA	FORD ECO SPORT	Mahindra XUV 300
0ARAI Mileage	21.5 kmpl	18.14kmpl	18.76kmpl	21.7kmpl	17kmpl
Engine Displacement (cc)	1497	998	1462	1498	1197
Max Torque (nm@rpm)	260Nm@1500-2750rpm	171.6Nm@1500-4000rpm	138Nm@4400rpm	215Nm@1750-2500rpm	-
Transmission Type	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Manual	Manual
Fuel Tank Capacity	44	45	48	52	42
Max Power (bhp@rpm)	108.5bhp@4000rpm	118.35bhp@6000rpm	103.26bhp@6000rpm	98.63bhp@3750rpm	108.5bhp@4000rpm
Seating Capacity	5	5	5	5	5
Boot Space (Litres)	350	350	328	352	350
Body Type	SUV	SUV	SUV	SUV	SUV
Safety	16.06/17	4 stars NCAP rating	12.51/17	4 stars NCAP rating	4 stars NCAP rating

CONCLUSION:

The suggested of the best automotive car for Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii family is TATA NEXON. Among all the comparison it is suitable And the Five star G-NCAP Safety and it has more power (BHP),BS6 Complaint and spacious cabin compared to rivals.

• Over all it has good performance