Benchmarking
CAR BENCHMARKING AND RECOMMENDATION UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS
AIM:
To create a benchmarking and recommend a car to Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii who is a married man lives in Bangalore which is a highly crowded city. His Family comprises of five members including his wife, five-year-old boy, his father and 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 him with options so that he will buy a good car for his family.
Note: Pughazhyendhii is fond of big cars
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this project is to benchmark the available car according to the key requirements given by Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii and to recommend a best car from the benchmarking.
ABSTRACT:
In this project the main requirements given by Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii are
- Budget: 8 to 10Lakhs (on road price)
- of passengers: 5-seater
- Car usage Priority: 1. City Drive 2. Highway (long drive-500km)
- Big Cars
According to the given requirements the benchmarking must be done and to recommend a best car from the benchmarking.
BENCHMARKING:
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. Benchmarking is used to measure performance using a specific indicatior resulting in a metric of performance that is then compared to others
Also referred to as "best practice benchmarking" or "process benchmarking", this process is used in management in which organizations evaluate various aspects of their processes in relation to best-practice companies' processes, usually within a peer group defined for the purposes of comparison. This then allows organizations to develop plans on how to make improvements or adapt specific best practices, usually with the aim of increasing some aspect of performance. Benchmarking may be a one-off event, but is often treated as a continuous process in which organizations continually seek to improve their practices.
Benchmarking- By Price:
|
Si. No |
CAR MODEL AND VERSION |
ON-ROAD PRICE (INR Lakhs) |
|
1. |
Ford Aspire Titanium Plus (Petrol) |
9.20 L |
|
2. |
Maruti Baleno Alpha (Petrol) |
9.44 L |
|
3. |
Honda Amaze VX (Petrol) |
9.68 L |
|
4. |
Maruti Vitara Brezza VXi (Petrol) |
9.69 L |
|
5. |
Maruti Ertiga VXI (Petrol) |
9.70 L |
|
6. |
Hyundai Venue S plus 1.2 (petrol) |
9.70 L |
|
7. |
Tata Nexon XE (Diesel) |
9.70 L |
|
8. |
Maruti Dzire ZXI Plus (Petrol) |
9.71 L |
|
9. |
Kia Sonet HET 1.5 (Diesel) |
9.91 L |
|
10. |
Ford Eco Sport Ambient 1.5 Ti-VCT (Petrol) |
9.93 L |
|
11. |
Honda WR-V SV-MT (Petrol) |
9.98 L |
|
12. |
Mahindra XUV 300 1.5 W4 (Diesel) |
10.10 L |
Benchmarking- By Mileage:
|
Si. No |
CAR MODEL AND VERSION |
MILEAGE |
ENGINE CC |
|
1. |
Kia Sonet HET 1.5 (Diesel) |
24 Kmpl |
1462 cc |
|
2. |
Maruti Dzire ZXI Plus (Petrol) |
23 Kmpl |
1197 cc |
|
3. |
Maruti Baleno Alpha (Petrol) |
20.8 Kmpl |
1197 cc |
|
4. |
Ford Aspire Titanium Plus (Petrol) |
20.4 Kmpl |
1194 cc |
|
5. |
Tata Nexon XE (Diesel) |
20 Kmpl |
1497 cc |
|
6. |
Mahindra XUV 300 1.5 W4 (Diesel) |
20 Kmpl |
1497 cc |
|
7. |
Maruti Ertiga VXI (Petrol) |
19 Kmpl |
1462 cc |
|
8. |
Honda Amaze VX (Petrol) |
18.6 Kmpl |
1199 cc |
|
9. |
Maruti Vitara Brezza VXi (Petrol) |
17 Kmpl |
1462 cc |
|
10. |
Hyundai Venue S plus 1.2 (petrol) |
17 Kmpl |
1197 cc |
|
11. |
Ford Eco Sport Ambient 1.5 Ti-VCT (Petrol) |
17 Kmpl |
1498 cc |
|
12. |
Honda WR-V SV-MT (Petrol) |
16.5 Kmpl |
1199 cc |
AESTHETIC APPEARANCE OF BENCHMARKING CARS:
BENCHMARKING UNDER KEY SPECIFICATION OF CARS:
|
Si. No |
CAR MODEL AND VERSION |
BODY TYPE |
TRANSMISSION TYPE |
MAX TORQUE (nm@rpm) |
MAX POWER (bhp@rpm) |
SEATING CAPACITY |
|
1. |
Kia Sonet HET 1.5 (Diesel) |
SUV |
Manual |
240Nm@ 1500-1700rpm |
98.63bhp@ 4000rpm |
5 |
|
2. |
Maruti Dzire ZXI Plus (Petrol) |
Sedan |
Manual |
113 Nm @4400 rpm |
88.50bhp@ 6000rpm |
5 |
|
3. |
Maruti Baleno Alpha (Petrol) |
Hatchback |
Manual |
113 Nm @4200 rpm |
81.80bhp@ 6000rpm |
5 |
|
4. |
Ford Aspire Titanium Plus (Petrol) |
Sedan |
Manual |
119 Nm @4250rpm |
94.93bhp@ 6500rpm |
5 |
|
5. |
Tata Nexon XE (Diesel) |
SUV |
Manual |
260 Nm @1500-2750rpm |
108.50bhp@ 4000rpm |
5 |
|
6. |
Mahindra XUV 300 1.5 W4 (Diesel) |
SUV |
Manual |
300 Nm @1500-2500rpm |
115bhp@ 37500rpm |
5 |
|
7. |
Maruti Ertiga VXI (Petrol) |
MUV |
Manual |
138 Nm @4400rpm |
103.26bhp@ 6000rpm |
7 |
Recommendations:
I Recommend Kia Sonet HET 1.5 (Diesel) which is priced at INR 9.91 Lakhs is the best car for the Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii and his family. The Kia Sonet will provide a smooth city ride even in the congested traffic because of the advanced feature called Electronic Stability Control and Vehicle Stability Management to ensure excellent breaking performance maximized safety. Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii is fond of big cars so the Kia Sonet is a big and spacious car.
Kia Sonet gives the comprehensive safety by its structure uses high strength steel to reducing the impact in case of a crash and also has six airbags keep you and your family safe from any kind of uncertainty on the road. Kia Sonet has also constructed more safety gadgets like ABS, Rear parking sensors and emergency stop signal.
THE TIMES OF INDIA also published an article about Kia Sonet that “worth your wait, nightmare for rivals” and also “it is here to relay to the success of the brand kia once again it is a head turner with brilliant design, Kia Sonet has got a good build”.
The spacious interiors, legroom packed with 392 liters boot space will be beneficial for comfortable long rides without worrying much about the luggage. The car also gives a mileage of 24Kmpl which is the best among all the other cars falling in the price bracket and also in the safety.