Benchmarking

BENCH MARKING

OBJECTIVE:

Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii 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 Madurai which is 500kms 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.

Pughazhyendhii is fond of big cars

WHAT IS BENCHMARK:

Benchmark involves structured comparision between similar products,structure,services or process on some dimensions of performance.It is particularly usefull when comparing not only performance but also practice - in other words what to do the different organizations do to enable that performance to be delivered? and applied in this way it is a powerful tool in process innovation sin studying how the best achive their performance can provide powerful clues for changing the way processes operate.Process benchmarking of this kind can operate at several levels.

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

CARS OF MY SUGGESIONS:

1. MARUTI SUZUKI VITARA BREEZA
2. HYUNDAI VERNA
3. MAHINDRA XUV300
4. FORD ECO SPORT

MARUTI SUZUKI VITARA BREEZA:

Summary:

Maruti suzuku is available with updated styling,additional equipment and a new petrol engine.The vitara breeza available with 3 new dual tone colors options. sizziling red with midnight black roof ,Torque blue with midnight black roof and granite gray with autumn orange roof.

Maruti Suzuki is powered by a BS6 1.5 liter K- series petrol engine that produces 103bhp and 138NM of torque.It is offered with a 5 speed manual transmission and an automatic transmission with smart hybrid technology.

However,the one here is a facelifted version of the compact SUV that was once in the best selling in this segment.It is less than a 4 m vechicle.

SPECIFICATIONS:

PRICE:

MILEAGE: 17- 19 KM/L

ENGINE: 1462 cc

TRANSMISSION: MANNUAL,AUTOMATIC

FUEL TYPE: PETROL

SEATING CAPACITY: 5 SEATER

LENGTH: < 4m

FUEL CAPACITY: 48L

BOOT SPACE: 328mm

KEY FEATURES:

• AC
• ABS
• DUAL AIR BAGS
• POWER STEARING
• POWER WINDOWS
• CENTRAL LOCKING
• CD PLAYER
• STEERING ADJUSTMENT
• ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE MIRROR

HYUNDAI VERNA:

SUMMARY:

HYUNDAI VERNA is a well known and one of the most sucessfull SEDANs of india.Hyndai Verna,a sedan has 13 versions available in india.It comes in 6 colors namely Fiery Red,phanthom black,polar white,starry night,titan gray and Typoon silver.

The (1497cc) 1.5 liter, four cylinder petrol engine generates 113bhp at 6,300 rpm and 144 NM of torque at 4,500 rpm.This engine is availlable in SIX-speed manual and IVT options.The diesel engine is available in SIX-speed manual and automatic options.

It is gratter that 4m vehicle.Mostly sedan type cars are always looks stylish.

SPECIFICATION:

PRICE:

MILEAGE: 18-25km/l

ENGINE: 998-1497 cc

TRANSMISSION: MANUAL,AUTOMATIC

FUEL TYPE: PETROL,DIESEL

SEATING CAPACITY: 5 SEATER

LENGTH: 4.44 m

FUEL CAPACITY: 45L

BOOT SPACE: 480 mm

KEY FEATURES:

• AC
• ABS
• DUAL AIR BAGS
• POWER STEARING
• POWER WINDOWS
• CENTRAL LOCKING
• CD PLAYERSTEERING ADJUSTMENT
• STEERING MOUNTED CONTROLS
• ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE MIRROR
• REAR AC VENT

MAHINDRA XUV 300:

SUMMARY:

Mahindra,the popular utility car manufacturer in india has strengthened its foothold in the country with the XUV300 compact SUV.The vehicle available in 4 varients-W4,W6,W8 and W8(O).The company boats of offering some first in segments features in form of sun roof,front parking sensors,auto dimming mirrors and more.

The petrol version of the XUV300 is powerd by a 1.2 liter engine that produces 110bhp of power at 5000 rpm and 200NM of torque at 2000 - 3500 rpm.

The diesel version is powered by a 1.5 liter engine that generates 115bhp of power at 3750 rpm and 300NM of torque at 1500- 2500 rpm.Both the engines are mated to a six speed manual transmission.

It is less than 4m vehicle.

SPECIFICATIONS:

PRICE:

MILEAGE: 16-18km/l

ENGINE: 1197-1497 cc

TRANSMISSION: MANUAL,AUTOMATIC

FUEL TYPE: PETROL,DIESEL

SEATING CAPACITY: 5 SEATER

LENGTH: <4 m

FUEL CAPACITY: 42L

BOOT SPACE: 457 mm

KEY FEATURES:

• AC
• DUAL AIR BAGS
• POWER STEARING
• POWER WINDOWS
• CENTRAL LOCKING
• ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE MIRROR

FORD ECO SPORT:

SUMMARY:

FORD ECOSPORT has been one of the highest selling ford cars in india scince it launch in 2014.Ford Eco Sport , a SUV has 12 versions available in india.Eco sport has 5 diesel cars, 7 petrol cars.Ford ecosport comes in 7 colors namely absolute black, canyon ridge,diamond white,lightining blue,moondust silver,Race red and smokey gray.

Under the hood of the new ecosport is a new 1.5 liter -three pot petrol engine of the dragon family.The naturally aspairated motor produces 120bhp at 6500 rpm and and max torque of 150NM at 4500 rpm.The engine can be hold with either 5 - speed manual or 6-speed automatic.

The diesel engine on the other side, is the same 1.5 liter turbo diesel putting out 99bhp at 3750 rpm and 205NM torque of 1750 rpm.The ecosport is the only compact crossover with a petrol automatic option.

It is lessthan 4m vehicle.

SPECIFICATIONS:

PRICE:

MILEAGE: 17-23km/l

ENGINE: 1496-1498 cc

TRANSMISSION: MANUAL,AUTOMATIC

FUEL TYPE: PETROL,DIESEL

SEATING CAPACITY: 5 SEATER

LENGTH: <4 m

FUEL CAPACITY: 52L

BOOT SPACE: 352 mm

KEY FEATURES:

• AC
• DUAL AIR BAGS
• POWER STEARING
• POWER WINDOWS
• CENTRAL LOCKING
• ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE MIRROR

CONCLUSION:

The above mentioned cars had good specifications , key features and also they are very good in indian market.

Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii 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 Madurai which is 500kms 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.

Pughazhyendhii is fond of big cars

As per the pughazyendhii's requirement i would suggest him to buy HYUNDAI VERNA.Because its specifications and featurs are better compared to maruti suzuki vitara breeza,mahindra xuv300 and ford ecosport.It is a sedan type vehicle and its length is above 4 m.while considering safety it has dual air bags and ABS system.sedan type vehicles are are always look stylish.Hundai verna titan gray color gives stylish and beautiful look to that car.