...Gage Girton 13 September 2014 Mr. Boydston English Comp 101-21 My First Home Run Do you remember when you started out in sports? Baseball was the only thing I loved to play, I started out when I was eight in little league. My first year we started out on a pitching machine, then once I turned 10 we started live pitching. I was 12 years old and the season was coming to a end. I played in my hometown of Galena, Kansas. Our team that year was sponsored by Bills Glass in town. It was the last game of the season before all stars. We had to play the undefeated team for our last game of the year. My dad helped coach the team, but he was gone for work that day, so my mom filled in and helped out where she could. She always told me she would be on home plate if I hit a homerun. It was scorching hot that day, we were all tired. It was late in the 5th inning. We were the visitors and it was our last at bat, I was 4th in line or cleanup. My best friend Seth was going up to bat and said “give me a good one.” He got a base hit and sure enough bases were loaded and I was up. I was good friends with the pitcher from the opposing team. He threw the first pitch and I fouled it off. The second pitch I fouled off. I had one last chance or we were done. It was two outs and I had two strikes. The bases are loaded and the score was 5 to 3 and they were winning. One good hit and the game is ours or at least tied. I heard the coach say “a base hit is all we need”, so that was all I was trying...
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...A PROJECT REPORT ON “STUDY OF AFTER SALES SERVICES” UNDERTAKEN AT EMPIRE MOTORS PRIVATE LIMITED. (NAVSARI) Submitted By: PRAFFUL R VADNARE ID: 06MBA60 Guided By: JITESH PARMAR MBA PROGRAMME (Year 2006-08) SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTER APPLICATION SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTER APPLICATION. COLLEGE CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the summer project report entitled “Study of after sales services” at Empire motors Pvt. Ltd., Navsari has been carried out by Prafful R. Vadnere (06 MBA 60) towards the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Business Administration has been found satisfactory during academic year 2006-07. [Mr. Jitesh Parmar] Faculty Guide Date: Place: Gopal Vidyanagar. [Dr. Bankim Patel] Director DECLARATION I the undersign Mr. Prafful Ravindra Vadnere declare that this summer project report entitled “Study of after sales services at Empire motors Pvt. Ltd., Navsari” is the result of my own work for the fulfillment of the award of degree of Master of Business Administration and has not been previously submitted to any other University or Institute for any other examination and any other purpose by any other person. I further declare that the personal data and information received from any respondent during survey has not been shared with any one and is used for academic purpose only. Date: Mr. Prafful R. Vadnere (06 MBA 60) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Achieving anything...
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...There are many good technologies and even some old ones that are still being changed for the greater good of humanism. Looking at certain technological things long term it is safe to say that some will change dramatically over the course of the next twenty years. With that being said cars is on the list to definitely change how we live in the next twenty years. Nowadays just like we use what is called smart phones well we also have and use smart cars, which is cool. Detroit’s big three auto industry (or what’s left of it remaining in the city) is on a come up with new and improved auto innovations especially looking toward the future. Looking forward twenty years from now I would say that at that point cars will be able to drive and guide themselves, more car companies will produce more battery powered vehicles, and cars will be equipped to better help prevent accidents and accidental injury. So again, in my opinion I feel that over the next twenty years of living we finally will have smart, precise and advanced self-less drivable vehicles produced by our big three. The impact and significance of this feature could actually do us as drivers good. Just think for a second, people fall asleep while driving, people get side tracked quite often, people get distracted just by in-car activities alone, etc. We are not really any closer to having this special feature in motion. However Google has been experimenting with self-driving ever since May, 2012. From past research...
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...engineering, the bodywork of an automobile is the structure which protects: ⦁ The occupants ⦁ Any other payload ⦁ The mechanical components. In vehicles with a separate frame or chassis, the term bodywork is normally applied to only the non-structural panels, including doors and other movable panels, but it may also be used more generally to include the structural components which support the mechanical components. Construction There are three main types of automotive bodywork: ⦁ The first automobiles were designs adapted in large part from horse-drawn carriages, and had body-on-frame construction with a wooden frame and wooden or metal body panels. Wooden-framed motor vehicles remain in production to this day, with many of the cars made by the Morgan Motor Company still having wooden structures underlying their bodywork. ⦁ A steel chassis or ladder frame replaced the wooden frame. This form...
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...STEEP Social/Demographic - Demand shifting from OECD countries. - Technological - Economical - Rising price of fossil fuels. - Growing demand for cars, as much as a 50% increase by 2010, could certainly drive up the price of gas, which in turn could eventually decrease demand and make people shift to public transportation, or bicycles, for example. - Countries adopted trade barriers to protect local automobile industry. Therefore, if a car maker wanted to enter the market, they would need to invest in building a plant in the country, as opposed to simply exporting cars to that country, meaning higher capital expenditure. - Stronger Yen damaged exports. Environmental - Concerns with pollutants emitted by cars. - Political/Legal - Legislation controlling and regulating automobiles, concerning safety, pollution, traffic congestion, and fuel scarcity, and governmental encouraging car makers to increase fuel efficiency. It could lead more people to look for alternative means of transportation, and higher costs of research and development for the car makers. - ¬¬¬¬¬ 5 Forces Power of Buyers: High - Having in mind the average automobile, consumers are price sensitive. - Low switching costs, and competition among players encourage consumers switching for benefits, be it lower price or better specifications. Power of Suppliers: Low - The number of automobile makers is not big, therefore suppliers depend on the demand of a handful of customers. For example, in...
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...On September 6, 2011, McAfee released a report titled “Caution: Malware Ahead,’ specifically detailing potential threats to the car industry. As consumers call for more and more connectivity in their lives, car manufacturers are following suit. Manufacturers are providing more and more ways for consumers to remain connected from Bluetooth technology to mobile hotspots in vehicles. This connectivity, along with the complexity of cars today, directly contributes to many major systems and subsystems of a car relying on embedded controllers. The automobile industry continues to make cars more and more complex, but has not continued to make sure that embedded controllers are secure. Research has shown that this technology can be hacked. Hackers could even use technology like OnStar© to determine a driver’s current location. This article spoke of a security consultant at the Black Hat conference was able to lock and unlock a car by sending text messages from a smartphone (Champman, 2011). All of this added technology could also lead to a hacker being able to access your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and/or other personal data. What the automobile industry does not realize is that it is cheaper to build security in, that have to develop it as an afterthought. Just the thought of a hacker being able to access subsystems within my car is pretty scary! I am attaching Caution: Malware Ahead for your reading pleasure as well. Chapman, G. (2011, September 6). McAfee...
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...Lemon Law Lemon laws were another way for consumers to get some sort of compensation for a vehicle. This law is enacted in several states including California, the basic premise of this law is that when you purchase a car and the car does not meet standards or constantly breaks down then they have a right to go to return to the manufacturer. The only way that this will work out is if the car is still under manufacturer’s warranty. The manufacture is given several opportunity to fix the problem whether it is replacing the parts, or fixing the automobile in a timely manner if this does not work the manufacture has to give the consumer the money for the car. With this being said this law will only work if the automobile manufacture is not in bankruptcy. What is the case when the only safety net that is there for the consumer is taken away? How are people going to go out with the same confidence? “Under the California law, new or used vehicles that have a defect that can't be repaired after four attempts -- or two, in the case of life-threatening defects -- or that have been out of service for 30 days during the warranty period may be designated "lemons." That triggers an obligation for the manufacturer to either pay the owner a cash settlement or buy back the vehicle.” This is the safety net California consumers keep in mind when they buy a car. Buying an automobile is a big decision one that cannot be taken lightly since there is a large amount of money on the line knowing...
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...Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1) I believe for an idea to be truly innovative, it must be driven both internally and externally. Tucker’s idea for the 1948 Tucker Sedan was fueled by both internal and external innovation. Internal innovation happens when a new feature or version is implemented to an already existing product and is driven by ones own desire. Tucker exhibited internal innovation with his car by adding his own new features like seat belts, moving lights, a back engine, disc breaks, and a futuristic design. External innovation can be defined as improving a product and being motivated by external forces. Tucker was extremely motivated to save the lives of others and improve car safety by adding seatbelts. Tucker also had a strong supporting family who encouraged him to follow his dream and succeed. The thought of creating a car that was better than one of those built by the Big 3 was also a force behind Tucker’s hunger to succeed. 2) The Tucker Sedan was comprised of many features never seen before in the car industry that stemmed from his own ideas. However, the Sedan would never have been completed if Tucker tried to do it himself, so he sought external acquisition of technology from his crew of workers. I believe Tucker Automobiles lacked in the in the product development area. The hype and craze initially created by Tucker’s first ad created an overwhelming demand for the car immediately. This pressure to get the product to market caused Tucker...
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...Singapore is a country that requires efficiency any place anytime. Cars also play an important part in this as a fuel consumption convenient and smart in size car is the majority choice of the citizens in Singapore. Traffic jams in Singapore is quite serious so fuel consumption is important. If your vehicle’s fuel consumption is high, a tank full of petrol will be used up swiftly. Cars smart in size are convenient for parking as you don’t need to find a rather huge space to park a car which is quite a problem for Singaporeans as Singapore is an island and has limited land. Perodua identified these aspects and produced cars which can be a solution for the problems. Perodua mainly exports it’s flagship Myvi, Viva and MPV Alza to Singapore. Myvi and Viva are trendy in the appearance and is low in fuel consumption. These two models also are smart in size and are actually not too small for daily use. Alza is for family that have members more than 5 as it is a MPV. Alza is more spacious and have extra storage space and it is also more low fuel consumption compared to other MPVs. Perodua exports its car to Singapore as lower price car in the market. Perodua targets college students, lower income working people and second hand car owners as the price of its cars are more affordable to this segment of the market price. Perodua managed to sell 5000 cars on 2010 in Singapore. (Bernama, 2011) Perodua’s best selling car model is Myvi as it is famous between the youngsters and those who just...
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...Farah Khan COM 101-580 Descriptive Essay The Beautiful Object Has it ever occurred to you that a car can resemble beauty like a person in many ways? Well I have, the day I first saw my friend’s car. I was leaving school early one day and as I walked closer to the path leading to the street a huge gleam shot across my face. When I turned and looked, there it was, one of the most beautiful objects I’d ever seen parked across the street. It was my friend in his new white Monte Carlo. The paint job on the car reminded me of that cup of milk before I dunk my cookies in it. The car sat high, and on it were the beautiful 22 inch chrome rims. Upon entering the car I noticed that it was elegant and detailed. The car was white like a full moon at night, just as smooth and glossy. The windows were tinted black like the hair of a goddess. The way the car looked at me with a grin, and the front looked mean just like how my little brother looks when I do something he doesn’t like. The curves on the car reminded me of the muscles of a body builder except this muscle had four wheels. Monte Carlo is a well known car maker and all their cars are breath taking but what made this car so different was the accessories that my friend had put on it. The rims were the right size and the chrome color complemented the car just the right way. When I entered the car, the smell of a new car took over me. It was the smell of the leather inside the car mixed with the jasmine scented air freshener...
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...Both Subaru and Toyota have had an impressive success history in automobile industry and have become the world’s leading car brands. This case study memos attempts to define the market segments the Subaru Forester and ToyotaYaris are targeting. It also examines the pricing strategies and the overall generic strategies regarding product quality and attributes for these cars. The Toyota Yaris targets ‘small but practical’ segment. Young urban audience, who wants a small, reliable and economical car with convenient interior, to commute to work and travel across the country. Its hatchback works well as the urban automobile for singles, young professionals or childless couples. The company’s ‘Bigsmall’ campaign has been a winning formula for this ‘cleverpractical’ market segment which is a crucial element in the current vehicle market. Similarly, the Subaru Forester targets ‘functionality’ group segment which can be categorized based on their needs than ‘style’. The Forester would satisfy people with children who are looking for a medium-sized, better-priced and fuel-efficient station wagon. The Forester also targets ‘brand loyalty’ behaviouralistic segmentation as consumers move on from a first-car-buyer to a mature driver with family. This four-wheel-drive recreational vehicle allows the loyal Subaru buyers with active lifestyles to remain in the Subaru community by compromising their needs and preferences. Pricing is a pivotal strategy as it is related to product positioning...
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...The North American electric car market is at the ferment stage of development. Google “electric car” and you will get many start-ups with their design and plans to “make” the market. The big auto companies have their planned models and so do numerous venture capital start-ups. They all seem to be about 2-3 years away from launching their products. The problem is battery range and power. With today’s technology, a small, low cost mass produced eCar would have a range of about 80 miles on a charge and a top speed of 60 miles an hour. This is considered not good enough for the market that is used to gasoline cars with top speeds of 100+ and with a range of 300+ miles. The eCar has to get a lot better before it is viable. That is the conventional wisdom. It is wisdom not built on 3D segmentation. It reveals that the eCar makers’ innovation is not matched by their capability to think cleverly about segmenting the market on benefits sought and about how to win the diffusion of innovation race. Cars are used for many different purposes. Is there a profitable usage segment out there that would be happy with the current performance limits of today’s electric car? To think about this let us think about short-distance commuting. People commute downtown and back but public transportation is and will be a serious competitor to urban eCar commuting. People also commute to major suburban business campuses where several thousand employees from the same company work together. The majority are...
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...1. Threat of New Entrants for the automobile industry I would rate as 4. The big whales of the automobile industry like Toyota, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Ford and others have been established a long time ago, therefore, I don’t think that current automobile producers are worried about the new entrants to come into the market and take away the market shares. Even though the development of the technology introduced us the electric cars, biofuel engine cars have opened the gap for new entrants, I don’t believe that new entrants will be able capture large shares of the market. I think that large companies will adapt these technologies in order to increase value for their own products. 2. Intensity of Rivalry to my opinion is rated as 8. For the most part of the industry competitors produce equally balanced products making competition very intense. Since car market growth is declining in developed countries makes it harder for the companies to compete for the consumer. Large established companies, like Toyota for example, who uses their inventory management extremely efficient uses economy of scale drive the price down, creates high quality cars is very hard to compete against. 3. Threat of Substitutes would be rated as 3. The substitute products outside automobile industry would be motorcycles, bikes, , and the luxurious ways of transportations which become more popular within wealthy part of the society- helicopters. Cars have certain advantages versus substitutes offering more safety...
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...QUESTIONS 1. How does the integration of HR with the organizational culture contribute to the success of Google, Scripps, and UPS? To find ideas, go to the corporate website for each of these companies and search for additional insights. • Google, Scripps, and UPS all are successful companies and I believe it has a lot to do with the fact that they all have strong organizational culture. This strength keeps these companies employees focused on what the company expects from them and what their goals should be. Without this culture deeply imbedded into the companies, they would be more apt to slowly fall apart at the seams. 2. Discuss how some of the cultural facets mentioned compare to those among employers you have worked for, and explain the difference in the views of these various employers. • I worked as an Internet Sales Manager for a Car lot a few years ago. This car lot did not have a clear and strong organizational culture. This left all of the employees going in different directions all at the same time. A lot of the employees didn’t have the same morals as the others so there was a lot of disagreements among the employees at times. This car lot dealt with new and used cars and I witnessed some of the mechanics practicing less than honest repairs to the used cars getting ready to be sold. This bothered me greatly. How can you expect a business to prosper in the long run if you are selling faulty products to your customers? This company closed less than a year...
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...Elevator Pitch – Chevrolet Equinox 2013 MKTG 3416 Nipissing University Carla Viglino – Hind Zahidi Jan30th 2013 Business Objectives Differentiation between the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain Movement is the universal language of personal freedom – Louis Chevrolet. Following this quote by the founder of Chevrolet Vehicles is the underlying idea behind all cars designed and created by Chevrolet for 100 years. Maintaining the same idea for all cars creates the main difference between the Equinox and all other cars in the Cross Over class in particular the GMC Terrain – the vehicle that has the most similar characteristics to the Chevrolet Equinox. The Chevrolet Equinox is equip with state of the art safety features ranging from air bags around the whole car protecting all passengers to exterior sensors indicating when travelling too close to the car infront avoiding collision or when a car is travelling in the blind spot of the vehicle. Voted best in the 2012 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety top safety pick, these additional safety features alone make the 2013 Chevrolet Equinox the most suitable vehicle for anyone wishing to purchase a Cross Over in 2013. The question rising about the differences between both the Chevrolet Equinox and the GMC Terrain is easily answered when purely looking at the exterior of both vehicles. The Equinox is a stylish design suited for both city and long distance driving where as the Terrain holds the similar bulky and unattractive...
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