Benchmarking

AIM:-

the writing of a report describing benchmarking, Compare a least three vehicles, then provide a thorough conclusion for the report, choosing an appropriate vehicle based on the comparison's findings.

OBJECTIVE:-

in response to Mr. D.S. Pughazhendi's request, to generate a benchmarking report.

Describe benchmarking as a concept.

INTRODUCTION:-

Benchmarking:-

In the car industry, benchmarking entails comparing similar goods, services, or operations in a structured manner along some performance dimensions.

It can be used to compare a product's features' delivery and availability, and in this form, it frequently serves as the foundation for user evaluations and reviews. These examine goods and services and make recommendations based on which are the best or how they rank in relation to rivals. It is especially helpful when comparing both performance and practise, or what different organisations do to enable that performance to be delivered and applied in this way. This makes it a powerful tool in process innovation because looking at how different organisations achieve their best performance can yield insightful information about how to alter the way processes work.

Step by step benchmarking :-

Benchmarking is five step process,

Choose a product, service, or internal department to benchmark.
Determine which best in class companies you should benchmark against, which organizations you will compare your business to.
Collect information on their internal performance, or metrics.
Compare the data from both organizations to identify flaws in your company’s performance.
Adopt the process and policies in place with in the best in class performance.

REQUIREMENT:-

Benchmark with presently available cars in the market for the following case Mr. D.S Pughazhendhii is a married man who lives in bangalore which is a highly crowded city. His family comprises five members including his wife, five year old boy, his father, and his mother. He visits his native place Madhurai 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. Please suggest to him with options so that he will buy a good car for his family and he is fond of big cars.

In my view, l would suggest petrol engine sedans and suv.

Suggestible cars:-

Tata Nexon
Hyundai venue
Maruti brezza

Tata Nexon (SUV)

It is a diesel made by XM (Base Model). In Pune, it costs Rs.Rs.11,79,440* on the open market. It has a gasoline engine, a manual transmission, and seats five people. It has a 17.5 km/l certified mileage. The engine in this XE model produces a maximum of 170 Nm of torque at 1750 rpm and 118 horsepower of power at 5500 rpm. The Tata Nexon XE comes in three colors—daytona grey, foliage green, and calgary white—and has a manual transmission

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Tata Nexone xe

Good things :-

Upmarket looks – Exciting and impact design, proper no – nonsense SUV stance.

G-NCAP safety- A five – star NCAP safety rating ensure buyers get a very safe car.

Performance- The powertrains offer a satisfying mid/ top -end grunt for most situations.

Spacious cabin- Despite the compact foot print, it is roomier than segment rivals.

Sorted ride/ handling – Nicely tuned suspension offers apt damping at most speeds.

Could be better :-

Interior quality, fit/ finish – scratchy hard plastics, rough edges , panel gaps.

Infotainment screen- slow responses low resolution screen, interface not intuitive.

KIA Sonet HTE 1.2

is the petrol variant in the kia sonet lineup and is priced at Rs. 9.06 lakhs. It returns a certified mileage of 18. 4 kmpl. This HTE 1.2 variant comes with an engine putting out 82 bhp at 6000 rpm and 115 Nm at 4200 rpm of max power and max torque respectively. Kia sonet is available in manual transmission and offered in 4 colours, that is gravity grey, sparkling silver, intense red and clear white.

Good things :-

Flamboyant styling- great concoction of modern or youthful looks with a rugged stance.

Refined motors or gear boxes – smooth performance, good refinement, frugal.

Easy to drive – compact size, steering that’s light with reasonable feedback.

Good quality – quality and fit or finish are on par with segment expectations.

Boot capacity – reasonably sized book good for occupans to last seven days.

Could be better :-

Firm ride quality – never feels settled. Bounces at high speeds under full load.

Rear seat space – the rear bench is a squeeze for anything more than two adults.

Rear visibility – is hampered by the chunky c-pillars and compact rear wind screen.

Maruti Brezza LXi

Maruti brezza Lxi is the petrol variant in the Maruti brezza lineup and is priced at Rs. 9.62 lakhs. It returns a certified mileage of 20.1 kmpl. This Lxi variant comes with an engine putting out 102 bhp at 6000 rpm and 136.8 Nm at 4400 rpm of max power and max torque respectively. Maruti brezza Lxi available in manual transmission and offered in 5 colours. That is exuberant blue, magma grey, sizzling red, splendid silver and pearl arctic white.

Good things :-

Lots of features- get a slew of notable features that add convenience.

Interior space- the cabin feels airy with ample storage spaces all over.

Tall seating – offers a commanding driving position with good outward visibility.

Ease of driving- light controls and the compact propotions make it nimble.

Service network- is backed by Maruti suzuki’s exhaustive and robust network.

Could be better :-

Engine lacks punch- the mid range grunt could have been more exciting.

Pricey- top end variants are expenstive when stacked against segment rivals.

Ride quality at slow speeds- conspicuous vertical movement over broken roads.

Maruti brezza Lxi is the petrol variant in the Maruti brezza lineup and is priced at Rs. 9.26 lakhs in pune . It returns a certified mileage of 20.1 kmpl. This Lxi variant comes with an engine putting out 102 bhp at 6000 rpm and 136.8 Nm at 4400 rpm of max power and max torque respectively. Maruti brezza Lxi available in manual transmission and offered in 5 colours. That is exuberant blue, magma grey, sizzling red, splendid silver and pearl arctic white.

MODELS	TATA NEXON	MARUTI BREZZA	KIA SONET
ARAI MILEAGE	17.5 kmpl	20.1 kmpl	18.4 kmpl
ENGINE DISPLACEMENT (CC)	1199 cc	1462 cc	1197 cc
MAX TORQUE (Nm @ rpm)	170 Nm @1750 rpm	136.8 Nm @4400 rpm	115 Nm @4200 rpm
TRANSMISSION TYPE	manual	manual	manual
FUEL TANK CAPACITY (L)	44 L	48 L	45 L
MAX POWER (bhp @ rpm )	118 bhp @5500 rpm	102 bhp @6000 rpm	82 bhp @6000 rpm
SEATING CAPACITY	5	5	5
BOOT SPACE (L)	350 L	328 L	392 L
BODY TYPE	SUV	SUV	SUV
SAFETY - NCAP rating	5 star	4 star	5 star
PRICE	7.70 Lakhs	7,99 Lakhs	7.69 Lakhs