Benchmarking
(Week- 1 challenge)
AIM:
To define Benchmarking and benchmarking at least 4 vehicles for Mr.D.S.Pughazhendhii requirements limits and pick the suitable vehicle among them.
OBJECTIVES:
1. Benchmark with presently available cars in the market for the following case.
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, a five-year-old boy, his father, and his mother. He visits his native place Madurai which is 500kms away from Bangalore once 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 options so that he will buy a good car for his family.
Note: Pughazhyendhii is fond of big cars
2. Prepare a report explaining what is Bench-Marking
3. Compare at least 4 vehicles.
4. Provide a proper conclusion for the report, suggesting a single suitable vehicle among the comparison made with images.
WHAT IS 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 and cost.
Basically, It is called the comparison of two or more products or services( it may be inside the same organization or outside to improve and discoveries).
The basic 12-stage methodology consists of:
- Select subject
- Define the process
- Identify potential partners
- Identify data sources
- Collect data and select all partners
- Determine the gap
- Establish process differences
- Target future performance
- Communicate
- Adjust goal
- Implement
- Review and recalibrate
BENCHMARKING OF VEHICLES:
We have to do benchmarking on several vehicles according to with Mr.D.S.Pughazhyendii's requirements. The cars that we going to Benchmark are;
- Toyota Urban Cruiser Mid Grade MT
- Maruti Suzuki S-Cross sigma
- Honda WR-V SV MT Petrol
- Mahindra XUV300 W4 1.5 Diesel
- Tata Nexon XM Diesel
Toyota Urban Cruiser Mid Grade MT
Toyota Urban Cruiser Mid Grade MT is the petrol variant in the Urban Cruiser lineup. This car comes under the price range of 8 to 10 Lakhs.
PRICE - ₹ 9.02 Lakh
Toyota Urban Cruiser Mid Grade MT Key Specifications
MILEAGE - 17.03 kmpl
ENGINE - 1462 cc
TRANSMISSION - Manual
FUEL TYPE - Petrol
SEATING CAPACITY - 5 Seater
Additional specification of Toyota Urban Cruiser Mid Grade MT
Drivetrain - FWD
Max Power - 103 bhp @ 6000 rpm
Max torque - 138 Nm @ 4400 rpm
Driving range - 817 Km
Emission standard - BS 6
Fuel tank capacity - 48 liters
Maruti Suzuki S-Cross Sigma
Maruti Suzuki S-Cross Sigma is the petrol variant in the S-Cross lineup and is priced at ₹ 8.71 Lakh.
Maruti Suzuki S-Cross Sigma Key Specifications
MILEAGE -18.55 kmpl
ENGINE - 1462 cc
TRANSMISSION - Manual
FUEL TYPE - Petrol
SEATING CAPACITY - 5 Seater
Additional specification of Maruti Suzuki S-Cross sigma
Drivetrain - FWD
Max Power - 103 bhp @ 6000 rpm
Max torque - 138 Nm @ 4400 rpm
Driving range - 890.4 Km
Emission standard - BS 6
Fuel tank capacity - 48 liters
Other - Regenerative Braking, Idle Start/Stop
Honda WR-V SV MT Petrol
Honda WR-V SV MT Petrol is the petrol variant in the WR-V lineup and is priced at ₹ 9.14 Lakh.
Honda WR-V SV MT Petrol Key Specifications
MILEAGE -16.5 kmpl
ENGINE -1199 cc
TRANSMISSION - Manual
FUEL TYPE - Petrol
SEATING CAPACITY - 5 Seater
Additional specification of Honda WR-V SV MT Petrol
Drivetrain - FWD
Max Power - 89 bhp @ 6000 rpm
Max torque - 110 Nm @ 4800 rpm
Driving range - 660 Km
Emission standard - BS 6
Fuel tank capacity - 40 liters
Mahindra XUV300 W4 1.5 Diesel
Mahindra XUV300 W4 1.5 Diesel is the diesel variant in the XUV300 lineup and is priced at ₹ 9.60 Lakh.
Mahindra XUV300 W4 1.5 Diesel Key Specification
MILEAGE -20 kmpl
ENGINE -1497 cc
TRANSMISSION - Manual
FUEL TYPE - Diesel
SEATING CAPACITY - 5 Seater
Additional specification of Mahindra XUV300 W4 1.5 Diesel
Drivetrain - FWD
Max Power - 115 bhp @ 3750 rpm
Max torque - 300 Nm @ 1500 rpm
Driving range - 840 Km
Emission standard - BS 6
Fuel tank capacity - 42 liters
Other - Turbocharged
Tata Nexon XM Diesel
Tata Nexon XM Diesel is the diesel variant in the Nexon lineup and is priced at ₹ 9.84 Lakh.
Tata Nexon XM Diesel Key Specifications
MILEAGE -21.19 kmpl
ENGINE -1497 cc
TRANSMISSION - Manual
FUEL TYPE - Diesel
SEATING CAPACITY - 5 Seater
Additional specification of Tata Nexon XM Diesel
Drivetrain - FWD
Max Power - 108 bhp @ 4000 rpm
Max torque - 260 Nm @ 1500 rpm
Driving range - 932 Km
Emission standard - BS 6
Fuel tank capacity - 44 liters
Other - Turbocharged
The above cars fall under the category of price range between 8 to 10 lakhs. Due to Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii is fond of big cars. SUV types of cars are suitable for him. When comparing each and every above car based on requirements, it shows that all cars have 5 seats and the last two cars are running on diesel. We know that the diesel price is lesser when compared to petrol in India. For reducing the fueling costs, we should go for only diesel engine cars.
For mileage, Diesel engine cars are given a little bit more range rather than other cars. But Maruthi car gives 890.4km range because of the regenerative braking and engine on/off system(semi-hybrid).but overall all the cars have the capability to go 500kms range, So we need to consider the other performance for a better pick to Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii.
Because all the cars are 5-seated cars, it's better to have a higher performance car for the good pick-up and speed. so we go for the power and torque of each car. From the benchmarking's results, it is clear that the Mahindra XUV 300 W4 1.5 Diesel gives out more performance than other cars and it is suitable for traffic also for a good and smooth drive as well as highway rides.
CONCLUSION:
From the above Benchmarking, we came to know that every car has its own best part. But here for Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii, I would suggest that The Mahindra XUV 300 W4 1.5 Diesel is a 1479 cc car. The reason that I suggest this car for Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii is that this car has more driving range so that he can take his family for more than 500Kms away and it delivers more power and torque so that it helps for better performance with 5 members inside the car in traffic in crowded cities as well as high ways. This car is an SUV so Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii will definitely love it because he is fond of a big car. We know that petrol is more expensive than Diesel so it will be a good choice for him to lower his fueling cost also. In the end, The Mahindra XUV 300 W4 1.5 Diesel is the more suitable car for Mr. D.S. Pughazhyendhii includes everything that he needs within the price range of 8 to 10 lakhs.
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