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Saurabh Singh
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CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Survey Report entitled "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION TOWARDS THE TATA MOTOR SERVICE
(FOUR WHEELER)" submitted by Mr. Saurabh Singh, Roll No. 11818401104 in partial fulfilment of the degree of
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION of MGKVP, Varanasi is a bonafide work for academic session 2019-
20.
In my opinion the report fulfil the requirement of the regulation & relating to the nature and standard of work for
BBA of MGKVP, Varanasi.
I recommend that research report may be sent for evaluation.
I am Saurabh Singh student of BBA VI semester here by declare that this project
report "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION TOWARDS THE TATA MOTOR SERVICE (FOUR WHEELER)" is written and
submitted by me under the guidance of Mr. Brijendra Srivastava is my original work. The
entire analysis and conclusion of this report are based on the information which is
collected by me through Primary and secondary Data.
The empirical finding in the report are based on the data collected myself while
preparing this project. I have not copied any thing from any source or other project
submitted for the similar purpose, if any.
Saurabh Singh
BBA-VIth Semester
Roll no 11818401104
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Lastly, I am thankful to all the respondents for their cooperation & patience in
filling up the questionnaire and to all those who have directly and indirectly helped me in
completing this survey successfully.
Saurabh Singh
BBA-VIth Semester
Roll no 11818401104
CONTENT
INTRODUCTION 05-06
OBJECTIVES 31-32
LIMITATIONS 33-34
FINDINGS 52-54
SUGGESTIONS 55-56
CONCLUSION 57-58
BIBLIOGRAPHY 59-60
QUESTIONNAIRE 61-64
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
The concept of the word “wheel” is not of recent origin. Right form the days when man
started his living, to this day where there is tremendous technological improvement, the
importance of “wheel” is growing at a greater pace.
A growing economy, expanding cities and an increasing work load demand time and resource
management. Right from the executive to a collage going student, there is a need for a set of wheels, which grant
him/her easy mobility not only, which is efficient and reliable but also affordable.
A four-wheeler is and affordable solution that will grant good mobility. To satisfy the needs of the
consume, a large number of companies have come up with a good number of vehicle. In this aspect it is rather
essential for any buyer to know the finer parts, which give4s a good look, the performance, the driving, handling,
reliability, and above all, the affordability of a particular vehicle, before he owns it. Most manufactures have
understood this, and therefore developed different kinks of cars.
As there are different kinds of consumers existing in each market for every product, there is a need
produce a wide range of products to satisfy all these customers.
This classification was made on the grounds of better mileage, oil consumption, pollution factors etc.
As we all know, for any organization to survive, in this highly competitive world. It should take cadre of
customers who are the backbone of it. To make its services available to everyone Tata moters also have so many
dealers in various places. It is offering its valuable services to the people of Nellore district through one of its
dealers M.G. Brothers. Hence we felt the need of knowing about “Customer satisfaction” on the products of Tata
moters and the services of M.G. Brothers, in our study.
INDUSTRY PROFILE
INDUSTRY PROFILE
The automobile as we know it was not invented in a single day by a single inventor. The history
of the automobile reflects an evolution that took place worldwide. It is estimated that over
100,000 patents created the modern automobile.
However, we can point to the many first that occurred along the way. Starting with the first
theoretical plans for a motor vehicle that had been drawn up by both Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac
Newton.
In 1769, the very first self-propelled road vehicle was a military tractor invented by French
engineer and mechanic, Nicolas joseph Cugnot (1725 – 1804). Cugnot used a steam engine to
power his instructions at the paris Arsenal by mechanic Brezin. It was used by the French Army
to haul artillery at a whopping speed of 2 ½ mph on only three wheels. The vehicle has to stop
every ten to fifteen minutes to build up steam power. The steam engine and boiler were separate
form the rest of the vehicle and placed in the front. The following year (1770), Cugnot built a
steam-powered tricycle carried four passengers.
In 1771, Cugnot drove one of his road vehicles into a stone wall, making Cugnot the first person
to get into a motor vehicle accident. This was the beginning of bad luck for the inventor. After
one of Cugnot’s patrons died and the other was exiled, the money for Cugnot’s road vehicle
experiments ended
Steam engines powered cars by burning fuel that heated water in a boiler, creating steam that
expanded and pushed pistons that turned the crankshaft, which then turned the wheels. During the
early history of self-propelled vehicles-both road and railroad vehicles were being developed with
steam engines. (Cugnot also designed two steam locomotives that they proved a poor design road
vehicles; however, steam engines were very successfully used in locomotives. Historians, who
accept that early steam-powered road vehicles were automobiles, feel that Nicolas Cugnot was
the inventor of the first automobile.
1680 - Dutch physicist, Christian Huygeness designed (but never built) an internal
combustion engine that was be fueled with gunpowder.
1807 - Francois Isaac de Rivaz of Swizerland invented an internal combustion engine that
used a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen for fuel. Rivaz designed a car for his engine – the first
internal combustion powered automobile. However, this was a very unsuccessful vehicle.
1824 - English engineer, Sumuel Brown adapted an old Newcomen steam engine to burn gas,
and he used it to briefly power a vehicle up Shooter’s Hill in London.
1858 - Belgian – born engineer, jean joseph Etienne Lenoir invented and patented (1860) a
double-acting, electric spark-ignition internal combustion engine fueled by coal gas. In 1863,
Lenoir attached an improved engine (using petroleum and a primitive carburetor) to a three-
wheeled wagon that managed to complete an historic fifty-mile road trip. (See image at top)
1862 - Alphonse Beau de Rochas, a French civil engineer, patentee but did not build a foru-
stroke engine (French patent #52, 593, January 16, 1862).
1864 – Austrian engineer – Siegfried Marcus*, built a one-cylinder engine with a crude
carburetor, and attached his engine to a cart for a rocky 500-foot drive. It was the world’s first
gasoline-powered vehicle. Several year later, Marcus was able to design a vehicle that briefly
ran at 10 mph that some historians consider was the forerunner of the modern automobile.
1873 – George Brayton, an American engineer, developed an unsuccessful two-stroke
kerosene engine (it used two external pumping cylinders). However, it was considered that
first safe and practical oil engine.
1866 – German engineers, Eugen Langen and Nikolaus August Otto improved on Lenoir’s
and de Rochas’ designs and invented a more efficient gas engine.
1876 – Nikolaus August Otto invented and later patented a successful four stroke engine,
known as the “Otto Cycle”.
1876 – The first successful two-stroke engine was invented by Sir Dougald Clerk.
1883 – French engineer, Edouard Delamare – Debouteville, built a single-cylinder four-stroke
engine that ran on stove gas. It is not certain if he did indeed build a car, however, Delamare-
Debouteville’s designs were very advances for the time – ahead of both Daimler and Benz in
some ways at least on paper.
1885 – Gottlieb Daimler invented what is often recognized as the prototype of the modern gas
engine – with a vertical cylinder, and with gasoline injected through a carburetor (patented in
1887). Daimler first built a two-wheeled vehicle the “Reitwagen” (Riding Carriage) with this
engine and a year later built the world’s first four-wheeled motor vehicle.
1886 – On January 29, Karl Benz received the first patent (DRP No. 37435) for a gas-fueled
car.
1889 – Daimler built an improved four-stroke engine with mushroom-shaped valves and two
V-slant cylinders.
1890 – Wilhelm Maybach built the first four – cylinder, four – stroke engine.
Engine design and car design were integral activities, almost all of the engine designers
mentioned above also designed cars, and a few went on to become major manufactures of
automobiles.
Hailed as ‘the industry of industries’ by Peter Drucker, the founding father of the study of management, in 1946,
the automobile industry had evolved continuously with changing times from craft production in 1890s to mass
production in 1910s to lean production techniques in the 1970s.
The automotive industry in India grew at a computed annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.5 percent over the past
five years, the Economic Survey 2008-09 tabled in parliament on 2nd July’09 said.
The industry has a strong multiplier effect on the economy due to its deep forward and backward linkages with
several key segments of the economy, a finance ministry statement said.
The automobile industry, which was plagued by the economic downturn amidst a credit crisis, managed a growth
of 0.7 percent in 2008-09 with passenger car sales registering 1.31 percent growth while the commercial vehicles
segment slumped 21.7 percent.
Indian automobile industry has come a long way to from the era of the Ambassador car to Maruti 800 to latest
M&M Xylo. The industry is highly competitive with a number of global and Indian companies present today. It is
projected to be the third largest auto industry by 2030 and just behind to US & China, according to a report. The
industry is estimated to be a US$ 34 billion industry.
Indian Automobile industry can be divided into three segments i.e. two wheeler, three wheeler & four wheeler
segment. The domestic two-wheeler market is dominated by Indian as well as foreign players such as Hero
Honda, Bajaj Auto, Honda Motors, TVS Motors, and Suzuki etc. Maruti Udyog and Tata Motors are the leading
passenger car manufacturers in the country. And
India is considered as strategic market by Suzuki, Yamaha, etc. Commercial Vehicle market is catered by players
like Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Volvo, Force Motors, Eicher Motors etc. The major players have not left any
stone unturned to be global. Major of the players have got into the merger activities with their foreign
counterparts. Like Maruti with Suzuki, Hero with Honda, Tata with Fiat, Mahindra with Renault, Force Motors
with Mann.
Some of the early events and milestones in the car industry in India.
1928 – The first imported car on the Indian roads.
1942 – Hindustan Motors incorporated.
1944 – Premier Automobiles started.
1948 – First car manufactured in India.
1953 – The Govt. of India decreed that only those firms which have a manufacturing program
should be allowed to operate.
1955 – Only 7 firms HM, API, SMPL, PAL, M & M, and TELCO received approval.
Tata Motors Limited, formerly known as TELCO (TATA Engineering and Locomotive
Company), was formed in 1945. A Tata motor is the flagship company of the Tata Group with an
annual turnover of approximately US $ 20 billion (92519 crore) for the year starting April 1st
2009 to March 31st 2010. More than 5.9 billion Tata Vehicles ply on Indian roads making Tata a
dominant force in India automobile industry. Its product range covers passenger cars, multiutility
vehicles, light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles for goods and passenger transport.
7 out of 10 medium heavy commercial vehicles bear the trusted Tata mark. A Tata motor has the
unique distinction of giving India it’s first and only indigenously built passenger car. The Tata
indica and the premium feature sedan-The Tata indigo. The indica, launched in 1998, reached the
2,50,000 sales mark within 52 months of launch. The phenomenal success of these vehicles
stands testimony of the company’s research and engineering expertise.
PROFILE
TATA motors was Established in 1945, Tata motors entered into a collaboration with Paimler
Benz of Germany in 1954 to manufacture commercial vehicles, the collaboration ended in 1969.
A Tata motor has since grown from strength to strength.
A TATA motor is India’s premier and the only fully integrated automobile manufacture. It is
among the world’s top 10 commercial vehicle producers. Tata Motors Limited is India's largest
automobile company, with consolidated revenues of Rs. 92,519 crores (USD 20 billion) in 2009-
10. It is the leader in commercial vehicles in each segment, and among the top three in passenger
vehicles with winning products in the compact, midsize car and utility vehicle segments. The
company is the world's fourth largest truck manufacturer, and the world's second largest bus
manufacturer.
Established in 1945, Tata Motors' presence indeed cuts across the length and breadth of India.
Over 5.9 million Tata vehicles ply on Indian roads, since the first rolled out in 1954. The
company's manufacturing base in India is spread across Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Pune
(Maharashtra), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) and Dharwad (Karnataka).
Following a strategic alliance with Fiat in 2005, it has set up an industrial joint venture with Fiat
Group Automobiles at Ranjangaon (Maharashtra) to produce both Fiat and Tata cars and Fiat
powertrains. The company is establishing a new plant at Sanand (Gujarat). This is coupled with a
nation-wide customer support, sales and service network.
Tata Motors, the first company from India's engineering sector to be listed in the New York Stock
Exchange (September 2004), has also emerged as an international automobile company. Through
subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea,
Thailand and Spain. Among them is Jaguar Land Rover, a business comprising the two iconic
British brands that was acquired in 2008. In 2004, it acquired the Daewoo Commercial Vehicles
Company, South Korea's second largest truck maker. The rechristened Tata Daewoo Commercial
Vehicles Company has launched several new products in the Korean market, while also exporting
these products to several international markets. Today two-thirds of heavy commercial vehicle
exports out of South Korea are from Tata Daewoo. In 2005, Tata Motors acquired a 21% stake in
Hispano Carrocera, a reputed Spanish bus and coach manufacturer, and subsequently the
remaining stake in 2009. Hispano's presence is being expanded in other markets. In 2006, Tata
Motors formed a joint venture with the Brazil-based Marcopolo, a global leader in body-building
for buses and coaches to manufacture fully-built buses and coaches for India and select
international markets. In 2006, Tata Motors entered into joint venture with Thonburi Automotive
Assembly Plant Company of Thailand to manufacture and market the company's pickup vehicles
in Thailand. The new plant of Tata Motors (Thailand) has begun production of the Xenon pickup
truck, with the Xenon having been launched in Thailand in 2008.
Tata Motors is also expanding its international footprint, established through exports since 1961.
The company enjoys a significant demand in export market like Europe, Australia, South East
Asia, Middle East and Africa also. The company’s vehicles are seen in over 70 countries now. It
has franchisee/joint venture assembly operations in Kenya, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Russia, Senegal
and South Africa.
With over 3,000 engineers and scientists, the company's Engineering Research Centre,
established in 1966, has enabled pioneering technologies and products. The company today has
R&D centres in Pune, Jamshedpur, Lucknow, Dharwad in India, and in South Korea, Spain, and
the UK.
Customer sensitive approaches towards building products and state-of-the art manufacturing
facilities have given the company a huge lead over its competitors. Today 7 out of every 10
medium and heavy commercial vehicles on Indian roads bear the trusted Tata mark. Tata motors
presence in the utility vehicles and passenger cars market has been firmly established. In 1998, it
launched India’s first fully indigenised car, indica, to the discerning consumer and has been
phenomenally successful. Tata motors is consistently evolving in its offerings to the Indian
automobiles market.
In 2005, Tata Motors created a new segment by launching the Tata Ace, India's first indigenously
developed mini-truck.
In January 2008, Tata Motors unveiled its People's Car, the Tata Nano, which India and the world
have been looking forward to. The Tata Nano has been subsequently launched, as planned, in
India in March 2009. A development, which signifies a first for the global automobile industry,
the Nano brings the comfort and safety of a car within the reach of thousands of families. The
standard version has been priced at Rs.100,000 (excluding VAT and transportation cost).
Designed with a family in mind, it has a roomy passenger compartment with generous leg space
and head room. It can comfortably seat four persons. Its mono-volume design will set a new
benchmark among small cars. Its safety performance exceeds regulatory requirements in India. Its
tailpipe emission performance too exceeds regulatory requirements. In terms of overall
pollutants, it has a lower pollution level than two-wheelers being manufactured in India today.
The lean design strategy has helped minimise weight, which helps maximise performance per
unit of energy consumed and delivers high fuel efficiency. The high fuel efficiency also ensures
that the car has low carbon dioxide emissions, thereby providing the twin benefits of an
affordable transportation solution with a low carbon footprint.
In May 2009, Tata Motors introduced ushered in a new era in the Indian automobile industry, in
keeping with its pioneering tradition, by unveiling its new range of world standard trucks called
Prima. In their power, speed, carrying capacity, operating economy and trims, they will introduce
new benchmarks in India and match the best in the world in performance at a lower life-cycle
cost.
MILESTONES ACHIVED
1945:
Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company Limited was established to manufacture
locomotives and other engineering products.
1948:
Stem road roller introduced in collaboration with Marshall sons (UK).
1954:
Collaboration with Daimler Benz AG, W.Germany, for manufacture of medium
commercial vehicles.
The first vehicle rolled out with in 6 months of the contract.
1959:
Research and Development Center set up at Jemshedpur.
1961:
Exports began with the first truck being shipped to Ceylon, Now Srilanka.
1966:
Setting up of the engineering research center at pune to provide impacts to automobile
research and development.
1971:
Introduction of DI engines.
1977:
First commercial vehicle manufactured in Pune.
1983:
Manufacture of heavy commercial vehicle commences.
1985:
First hydraulics excavator produced with Hitachi collaboration.
1986:
Production of first light commercial vehicle, Tata 407, indigenously designed followed
by Tata 608.
1991:
Launch of the first indigenous passenger car of Tata Siera.
One million vehicles rolled out.
1992:
Launch of Tata estate.
1993:
Joint venture agreement signed with Cummins Engine Co. inc. Power and emission
friendly diesel engines.
1994:
Launch of Tata Sumo. The multi utility vehicle.
Joint venture agreement signed with M/s. Daimler Benz / Mercedes Benz for
manufacture of Mercedes Benz passenger cars in India.
Joint venture agreement signed with Tata Holset Ltd., U.K. for manufacturing turbo
chargers to be used on Cummins engines.
1995:
Mercedes Benz Car E 220 launched.
1997:
th
Tata Sierra Turbo launched 10000,000 Tata sumo rolled out.
1998:
Tata Safari – India’s first sports utility vehicle launched.
2 million vehicles rolled out.
Indica, India’s first fully indigenous passenger car launched.
1999:
115,000 bookings for Indica registered against full payment within a week.
Commercial production of Indica commences in full swing.
2000:
First consignment of 160 Indicas shipped to Malta.
Indica with Bharat stage 2 (Euro II) complaint diesel engine launched.
Launch of CNG buses.
2001:
Indica V2 launched 2nd generation indica.
Indica V2 becomes Indian’s number one car in its segment.
Exits joint venture with Daimler Chrysler.
2002:
Unveiling of the Tata Sedan at Auto Expo 2002.
5,00,000th passenger vehicle rolled out.
Tata Engineering signed a product agreement with M G Rover of the UK.
2003:
The Tata indigo station wagon unveiled at the Geneva motors show.
On 29th July J.R.D Tata’s birth anniversary, Tata Engineering’s becomes Tata Motors
Limited.
2004:
Tata Motors and Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd. sign investment agreement
Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd. (TDCV) launches the heavy duty truck 'NOVUS' , in Korea
2005:
Tata Motors rolls out the 500,000th Passenger Car from its Car Plant Facility in Pune
Tata Motors acquires 21% stake in Hispano Carrocera SA, Spanish bus manufacturing Company
Tata Motors wins JRD QV award for business excellence.
Launch of Novus range of medium trucks in Korea, by Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. (TDCV)
2006:
Tata Motors and Marcopolo, Brazil, announce joint venture to manufacture fully built buses &
coaches for India & markets abroad
Tata Motors first plant for small car to come up in West Bengal
Tata Motors extends CNG options on its hatchback and estate range
Tata Motors and Fiat Group announce three additional cooperation agreements
2007:
Tata Motors and Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant Co. (Thonburi), announce formation of a joint
venture company in Thailand to manufacture, assemble and market pickup trucks.
Fiat Group and Tata Motors announce establishment of Joint Venture in India
2008:
Tata Motors unveils its People's Car, Nano, at the ninth Auto Expo.
Tata Motors signs definitive agreement with Ford Motor Company to purchase Jaguar and Land
Rover.
2009:
Launch of premium luxury vehicles - Jaguar XF, XFR and XKR and Land Rover Discovery 3, Range Rover
Sport and Range Rover from Jaguar and Land Rover in India
Tata Nano wins the Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) Award
2010:
Tata Motors to construct heavy truck plant in Myanmar under Government of India’s Line of Credit.
Tata Motors Passenger Car Division launches ‘Tata Motors Service Edge’ for leading edge customer
service.
Chief Minister of Punjab inaugurates Tata Motors supported State Institute of Automotive and Driving
Skills.
Tata Motors Group displays the widest range of products and environment-friendly technologies at
Auto Expo 2010.
Tata Motors : ASSOCIATES
Over the years, Tata Motors has made substantial investments in building companies that
add value, facilitate and support is diverse range of business activities.
Whether the buyer is satisfied after purchase depends on the offer’s performance in relation to the buyer’s
expectations. In general.
Satisfaction is a person’s feeling of pleasure resulting from comparing a product’s perceived performance (or
outcome) in relation to his or her expectations.
Many companies are aiming for high satisfaction because customers who are just satisfied still find it easy to
switch when a better comes along. Those who are highly satisfied are much less ready to switch. High satisfaction
are delight creates and emotional bond with the brand, not necessary a rational preference. The result is high
customer loyalty.
From past buying experience, friend and associates advice and marketers and competitors information and
promises buyers form their expectations. Some of today’s most successful companies are raising expectations and
delivering performance to match. These companies are aiming for TCS-total customer satisfaction. The key to
generating high customer loyalty is to deliver high customer value.
In addition to tracking customer value expectation and satisfaction, companies need to monitor their
competitor’s performance in these areas. For example, a company was pleased to find that 80 percent of it
customers said they were satisfied. Then the CEO found out that its leading competitors attained a 90 percent
customer satisfaction score. He was further dismayed when he learned that this competitors was aiming to reach
a 95 percent satisfaction score.
Customer Studies show that although customer are dissatisfied with one out of
Satisfaction every four purchases, less than 5 percent of dissatisfied customers will
surveys complain. Most customers will buy less or switch suppliers. Complaint
levels are thu8s not a good measure of customer satisfaction.
Responsive companies measure of customer satisfaction directly by
conducting periodic surveys,. They send questionnaires or make
telephone calls to a random sample of recent customers. The also solicit
buyer’s views on their competitor’s performances.
Ghost shopping Companies Can Hire Persons To Pose As Potential Buyers To Report On
Strong And Weak Points Experienced In Buying The Companies And
Competitors Products. These mystery shoppers can even these whether
the company’s sales personnel handle various situations well. Thus, a
mystery shopper can complain about a restaurant’s food to test how the
restaurant handles this complaint. Not only should companies hire
mystery shopper’s but managers themselves should leave their offices
from time to time, enter company and competitors sales situations
where they are unknown, and experience first hand the treatment they
receive as “customers”. A variant of this is for managers to phone their
own company with questions and complaints to see how the calls are
handled.
Lost customer Companies should contract customers who have stopped buying or who
analysis have switched to another supplier to learn why this happened. When
IBM loses a customer, it mounts a thorough effort to learn where it
failed. Not only is it important to conduct exit interviews when
customers first stop buying, it is also necessary to monitor the customer
loss rate. If it is increasing this clearly indicates that the company is
failing to satisfy customers.
For customer-centered companies, customer’s satisfaction is both a goal and a marketing tool. Companies that
achieve high customer satisfaction ratings make sure that their target market knows it.
When customers rate their satisfaction with an element of the company’s performance-say, delivery-the
company needs to recognize that customers vary in how they define good delivery. It could mean early delivery,
on-time delivery, order completeness, and so on. Yet if the company had to spell out every element in detail,
customers would face a huge questionnaire. The company must also realize that two customers can report being
“highly satisfied” for different reasons. One may be easily satisfied most of the time and the other might be hard
to please but was pleased on this occasion.
NEED FOR THE STUDY
NEED FOR THE STUDY
These days it is very clear that market is having drastic changes and all the companies are acting according to it
because to survive in the market and this should be achieved by studying about the customer options and
analyzing their future requirements.
This study is definitely going to help to analyze the customer and can take necessary steps for the improvement
of the services by the company.
Because customers are the real advertisement for any product so the company should be in position to meet the
customer requirements and also should maintain the CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP.
TATA MOTORS is not only concerned with selling of their products they also concerned with providing service to
the customers after selling. So there is necessity for the company to find out the satisfaction level of the
customers, at different levels in the company. Which help the organization to find out the ways in improving the
services being provided to the customers, To increase the satisfaction level in them.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
To find the satisfaction level of the customer regarding the service provided.
To find out any drawbacks in the service delivery.
To determine the performance of the company
To mark suggestions for promotional measures to increase the customer satisfaction.
LIMITATIONS
LIMITATIONS
INTRODUCTION :
The first and foremost step in the research process consists of problem identification. One the
problem is defined, the next is the research design becomes easier. The research design is the
basic framework, which provides guideline for the rest of the research process. The research
design specifies the methods of data collection and analysis.
Closed-end questions:
A. Dichotomous Questions: The respondent is given a choice between only two alternatives.
Open-ended question:
The customers are asked to give suggestions to improve the service in the form of open-
ended question at the end of the questionnaire.
External secondary data is generated from outside. This data includes publications, government
records and Internet etc.
Statistical analysis:
Data analysis and interpretation are necessary ingredients to make the primary data
obtained useful for tacking effective strategic moves. The primary data, which has been collected
by survey using a structural questionnaire, has been systematically organized, tabulated and
edited, so as to properly analyze and achieve the objectives.
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
1. What made you to buy this vehicle?
TABLE – 1
Inference :
29% of the customer’s opted Tata vehicle basing on the brand name, 23% basing on the model,
21% basing on the quality, 14% basing on other benefits and 13% basing on the price. The brand
name of the TATA and quality of product should be taken care of while providing service.
CHART – 1
35
29
No. of Respondents
30
25 23 Model
21
Price
20
14 Quality
15 13
Brand Name
10
Other Benefits
5
0
Model Price Quality Brand Other
Name Benefits
Reason for buying TATA Vehicle
2. Are you satisfied about the explanation about the benefit / features / warranty of the
vehicle and the financial schemes and the delivery procedure at the time of purchase?
TABLE – 2
S. No. Features No. of Respondents %
1. Delighted 4 4
2. Very satisfied 27 27
3. Satisfied 45 45
4. Somewhat dissatisfied 12 12
5. Very dissatisfied - 0
6. No response 12 12
100 100
Inference :
76% of the customers are satisfied about the explanation about the benefits, features, etc.,
at the time of purchase, out of which 27% are very satisfied, also 12% are somewhat dissatisfied,
so the company had to made more effort to satisfy the dissatisfied customers.
CHART – 2
50 Delighted
45
45 Very satisfied
No. of Respondents
40 Satisfied
35 Somewhat dissatisfied
30 27 Very dissatisfied
25 No response
20
15 12 12
10
4
5
0
0
Delighted Very Satisfied Somewhat Very No response
satisfied dissatisfied dissatisfied
Satisfaction Level
TABLE – 3
Inference :
42% of the customers are satisfied by the reception of the sales personnel at the time of enquiry,
30% are very satisfied, 12% are delighted so the sale personnel are performing their task quite
efficiently. Also there are 4% customers that are somewhat dissatisfied and 12% had not
responded to the above question.
CHART –3
45 42 Delighted
40 Very satisfied
No. of Respondents
35 Satisfied
30 Somewhat dissatisfied
30
Very dissatisfied
25
No response
20
15 12 12
10
4
5
0
0
Delighted Very Satisfied Somewhat Very No response
satisfied dissatisfied dissatisfied
Satisfaction Level
4. Are you satisfied with the time taken to open the job card (work order).
TABLE – 4
Inference :
44% of the customers are very satisfied by the time taken to open the job card, 25% are
satisfied, 23% are delighted and 8% are somewhat dissatisfied.
CHART – 4
50
44
45
No. of Respondents
40
35 Delighted
30 Very satisfied
25
25 23 Satisfied
20 Somewhat dissatisfied
15 Very dissatisfied
10 8
5
0
0
Delighted Very satisfied Satisfied Somewhat Very
dissatisfied dissatisfied
Satisfaction Level
TABLE – 5
Inference :
As we see that 61% of the customers are more than just satisfied by the reception of the service
advisors, thus the service advisors are performing their duties with perfection, there are only 9%
customers that are somewhat dissatisfied from service advisors.
CHART – 5
60
50
50
No. of Respondents
40 Delighted
Very satisfied
30
30 Satisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
20 Very dissatisfied
11
9
10
0
0
Delighted Very satisfied Satisfied Somewhat Very
dissatisfied dissatisfied
Satisfaction Level
6. Are you satisfied with the facilities of the service station like customer waiting room
etc.,
TABLE – 6
Inference :
51% of the customers are satisfied by the facilities of the service station, 30% are very satisfied,
the valuable suggestions can be taken from the unsatisfied customers to improve the facilities.
CHART – 6
60
51
50
No. of Respondents
40 Delighted
Very satisfied
30
30 Satisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
20 Very dissatisfied
11
10 8
0
0
Delighted Very satisfied Satisfied Somewhat Very
dissatisfied dissatisfied
Satisfaction Level
TABLE – 7
CHART - 7
15%
Yes
No
85%
8. Are you satisfied with the solutions to all the problems reported by you?
TABLE – 8
Inference :
40% of the customers are very satisfied with the solutions to all the problems reported by
them, 34% are satisfied, 16% are somewhat dissatisfied, 6% are delighted and 4% are very
dissatisfied. Thus 20% of the customers are not totally satisfied with the solution for their
problem thus the service advisor has to provide most satisfactory solution.
CHART – 8
45
40
40
34
No. of Respondents
35
30 Delighted
Very satisfied
25
Satisfied
20 16 Somewhat dissatisfied
15 Very dissatisfied
10 6
4
5
0
Delighted Very satisfied Satisfied Somewhat Very
dissatisfied dissatisfied
Satisfaction Level
9. Are you satisfied with the delivery made i.e., is the delivery made in time as per the
conditions desired by you from service station.
TABLE – 9
Inference :
34% of the customers are satisfied with the delivery made from the service station, 33%
are very satisfied, 19% are somewhat dissatisfied, 10% are delighted and 9% are very
dissatisfied.
CHART – 9
40
33 34
35
No. of Respondents
30
Delighted
25 Very satisfied
19
20 Satisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
15
10 Very dissatisfied
10
4
5
0
Delighted Very satisfied Satisfied Somewhat Very
dissatisfied dissatisfied
Satisfaction Level
10. Are you satisfied with the explanation of job done and bill at the time of delivery.
TABLE – 10
Inference :
41% of the customers are very satisfied with the explanation of job done and bill at the
time of delivery, 37% are satisfied, 12% are somewhat dissatisfied and 10% are delighted.
CHART – 10
45 41
40 37
No. of Respondents
35
30 Delighted
Very satisfied
25
Satisfied
20
Somewhat dissatisfied
15 12 Very dissatisfied
10
10
5
0
0
Delighted Very satisfied Satisfied Somewhat Very
dissatisfied dissatisfied
Satisfaction Level
TABLE – 11
Inference :
56% of the customers are receiving the service remainders regularly. Whereas 44% of the
customers are not receiving the service remainders regularly.
CHART - 11
44%
Yes
56% No
12. Have you been informed about the next service schedule ?
TABLE – 12
Inference :
60% of the customers have been informed about the next service schedule. Where as 40%
of the customers are not informed about the next service schedule.
CHART – 12
40%
Yes
No
60%
13. Are you satisfied with the overall performance of the workshop.
TABLE – 13
Inference :
46% of the customers are satisfied with the overall performance of the workshop, 42% are
very satisfied, 7% are somewhat dissatisfied, 4% are delighted and 1% is very dissatisfied.
CHART – 13
50 46
45 42
No. of Respondents
40
35 Delighted
30 Very satisfied
25 Satisfied
20 Somewhat dissatisfied
15 Very dissatisfied
10 7
4
5 1
0
Delighted Very satisfied Satisfied Somewhat Very
dissatisfied dissatisfied
Satisfaction Level
FINDINGS
FINDINGS
34% of the customer previously not used any vehicle, 26% used some other vehicle, 23%
used maruthi, 9% used mahindra and 8% used Toyota.
29% of the customer opted Tata vehicel basing on the brand name, 23% basing on the model,
21% basing on the quality, 14% basing on other benefits and 13% basing on the price.
45% of the customers are satisfied about the explanation about the benefits, features, etc., at
the time of purchase, 27% are very satisfied, 12% very satisfied, 12% are somewhat
dissatisfied, 4% are delighted and 12% had not responded to the above question.
42% of the customers are satisfied by the reception of the sales personnel at the time of
enquiry, 30% are very satisfied, 12% are delighted, 4% are somewhat dissatisfied and 12%
had not responded to the above question.
50% of the customers are very satisfied by the reception of the service advisor, 30% are
satisfied, 11% are delighted and 9% are somewhat dissatisfied.
44% of the customers are very satisfied by the time taken to open job card, 25% are satisfied,
23% are delighted and 8% are somewhat dissatisfied.
46% of he customers are satisfied by the attitude of the service personnel, 28% are very
satisfied, 140% are somewhat dissatisfied, 11% are delighted and 1% very dissatisfied.
51% of the customers are satisfied by the facilities of the service station, 30% are very
satisfied, 11% are somewhat dissatisfied and 8% are delighted.
73% of the customers say that they are being informed if any extra job is required to their
vehicle. Where as 27% of the customers are not informed about the extra job required for their
vehicle.
85% of the customer’s say that the service is being attended correctly to relevant complaint.
Where as 15% feel that the service is not attended correctly to relevant complaint.
40% of the customers are very satisfied with the solutions to all the problems reported by
them, 34% are satisfied, 16% are somewhat dissatisfied, 6% are delighted and 4% are very
dissatisfied.
53% of the customers are very satisfied with the quality of washing, 27% are satisfied, 12%
are delighted, 7% are somewhat dissatisfied and 1% is very dissatisfied.
34% of the customers are satisfied with the delivery made from the service station, 33% are
very satisfied. 19% are somewhat dissatisfied, 10% are delighted and 9% are very dissatisfied
41% of the customers are very satisfied with the explanation of job done and bill at the time of
delivery, 37% are satisfied, 12% are somewhat dissatisfied and 10% are delighted.
46% of the customers are satisfied with the general appearance of the workshop, 40% are very
satisfied, 8% are delighted, 4% are somewhat dissatisfied and 2% are very dissatisfied.
42% of the customers are satisfied by the labour and spare parts charge, 42% are somewhat
dissatisfied, 7% are very satisfied, 6% are very dissatisfied and 3% are delighted.
56% of the customers are receiving the service remainders regularly, where as 44% of the
customers are not receiving the service remainders regularly.
60% of the customers have been informed about the next service schedule where as 40% of
the customers are not informed about the next service schedule.
46% of the customers are satisfied with the overall performance of the workshop 42% are
very satisfied, 7% are somewhat dissatisfied, 4% are delighted and 1% is very dissatisfied.
SUGGESTIONS
SUGGESTIONS
The overall performance of the services in the workshop is satisfactory to many of the
customers. Nothing in the world can be perfect. Some faults are seen in the services though not
major ones but some of the problems may give side effect and make cause more trouble in the
future. So the problems need to be identified and solved immediately. Some of the main things
are as follows.
If the problems identified are solved effectively, then the customer satisfaction level
increases on the organization.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Marketing research (third edition, published by Tata McGraw hill, new delhi).
PROF. G.C.BERI
Marketing Management (the Millennium edition & 8th Edition)
PHILIP KOTLER
QUESTIONNAIRE
QUESTIONNAIRE
I would be greatly obligate if you can spare your most valuable time to
answer the following questions, which my urge in bringing out this project .
Name of the customer :
Place :
Ph :
E-Mail :
Vehicle Model :
Vehicle Number :
Address :
QUESTIONNARIES:
1. The Vehicle that you previously used [ ]
a) Maruti b) Toyota c) Machindra
d) Not used any vehicle e) Some other vehicle
2. What made you to buy this vehicle [ ]
a) Model b) Price c) Quality
d) Brand name e) Other benefits
3. Are you satisfied about the explanation about the benefits / features/ warranty of the
vehicle and the financial schemes and the delivery procedure at the time of purchase.
[ ]
a) Delighted b) Very satisfied c) Satisfied
d) Some what dissatisfied e) Very dissatisfied
Sir, I heartfully thank you for sparing your valuable time for me
Place :
Date : Signature.