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    INTRODUCTION:

    CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:

    Satisfaction is a person feeling of pleasure or disappointments resulting from

    comparing a product perceive performance or outcome in relation to his/her expectation.

    As this definition makes clear, satisfaction is function perceive performance and

    expectations. If the performance falls short of expectations the customer is dissatisfied. If

    the performance matches the expectation the customer is satisfied. If the performance

    exceeds expectation the customer is highly dissatisfied.

    Buyers form their expectations from past buying experience, friends and

    associates, advice marketers & competitor information and promises. If marketer raises

    expectations too high, the buyer is likely to be disappointed.

    Some of todays most successful companies are raising expectations and

    delivering performance to match. These companies are aiming for TCS (Total Customer

    Satisfaction). Some companies guarantee total customer satisfaction and will replace at

    its expense any dissatisfied customers equipment within period of many years after

    purchase.Study shows that although customers are dissatisfied with one out of every four

    purchases, less than 5% of dissatisfied customers will complain. Most customers will by

    less or switch suppliers. Complaints levels are thus not a good measure of customers

    satisfaction. Responsiveness companies measure

    Customers satisfaction is closely linked to quality in recent years. Many

    companies have adopted Total Quality Management (TQM) programs, designs to

    constantly improve quality of their products, service & marketing processes. Quality has

    an impact on product performance and hence on customer satisfaction.

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    OBJECTIVES OF STUDY:

    To study and compare the customer satisfaction of maruti suzuki motor with other

    brands.

    To know about the post sales service provided by the dealer.

    To find out the overall experience of the customers with reference to MITHRA

    Maruti Agency.

    To find out whether the vehicle details were made known to every Customer or

    not.

    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH DESIGN

    Research Design

    Sample Design : Descriptive Research

    Type of universe : Consumer

    Sampling unit : Hyderabad

    Size of the sample : 100

    Type of sampling : Simple random sampling

    Type of question : Open-ended and Close-ended

    Type of questionnaire : Structure disguised

    Type of scaling : Nominal, Ordinal, Interval scale

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    SOURCE OF DATA:

    a. Primary Source: This was the main source of data. The data was obtained from

    individual respondent through a questionnaire.

    b. Secondary Source: The use of secondary data is made in knowing the industry

    trends and market share of individual company.

    COMMUNICATION / RESEARCH APPROACH:

    Data was collected from primary sources. The instrument used for this purpose

    was a structured questionnaire, which was formatted in such a way that it was clear and

    easy for the respondents to understand and it had optimum number of questions. The

    questionnaire method was chosen for this research because collection of behavioral data

    was the key objective of this research.

    SCOPE OF STUDY:

    The geographical scope of study is confined to the city of Hyderabad.

    The various customers were met to find out their perception towards the various elements

    that satisfies the customer.

    This study given me a wonderful opportunity to meeting different customer of four

    wheeler companies and get a great practical exposure of working with them.

    LIMITATIONS OF STUDY:

    The study could not be conducted on a large sample size and area

    Because of time constraint.

    The number of sample size is respondents and the study is confined

    Only to the Hyderabad confined limits.

    The study is time bound & would be applicable to the current Findings of the study.

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    STATEMENT OF PROBLEM:

    With the recent influx of different brands in todays four wheeler auto segment

    each striving to satisfy customers with the end results of maintaining loyalty, at present

    cars as such have become necessity but not a nicety.

    With this out look of todays market it is even a laymans perceptive that Ford itself

    reflects a satisfied customer.

    Keeping in mind curriculum requirement & organizational requirement the study has

    been conducted to find out customer satisfaction towards BLUE STAR products.

    However, due to time constraints an in-depth study could not be undertaken.

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    CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:

    Whether the buyer is satisfied after purchase depends on the offer performance in

    relation to the buyers expectations.

    Satisfaction is a person feeling of pleasure or disappointments resulting from

    comparing a product perceive performance or outcome in relation to his/her expectation.

    As this definition makes clear, satisfaction is function perceive performance and

    expectations. If the performance falls short of expectations the customer is dissatisfied. If

    the performance matches the expectation the customer is satisfied. If the performance

    exceeds expectation the customer is highly dissatisfied.

    Many companies are aiming for high satisfaction because customers who are just

    satisfied still find easy to switch when a better offer comes along. Those who are highly

    satisfied are much less ready to switch. High satisfaction or delight creates an emotional

    bond with the bond, not just a rational preference. The result is high customer loyalty.

    Senior management believes that a very satisfied that a very satisfied or delighted

    customer is worth ten times as much to the company as a satisfied customer. A verysatisfied customer is likely to stay in company for many more years and by more than a

    satisfied customer will.

    Buyers form their expectations from past buying experience, friends and

    associates, advice marketers & competitor information and promises. If marketer raises

    expectations too high, the buyer is likely to be disappointed.

    Some of todays most successful companies are raising expectations and delivering

    performance to match. These companies are aiming for TCS (Total Customer

    Satisfaction). Some companies guarantee total customer satisfaction and will replace at

    its expense any dissatisfied customers equipment within period of many years after

    purchase.

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    For customers centered companies, customer satisfaction is both a goal and a

    marketing too. Companies that achieve high customer satisfaction rating make sure that

    the target market knows it.

    Study shows that although customers are dissatisfied with one out of every four

    purchases, less than 5% of dissatisfied customers will complain. Most customers will by

    less or switch suppliers. Complaints levels are thus not a good measure of customers

    satisfaction. Responsiveness companies measure customer satisfaction directly by

    conducting periodic surveys. They sent questionnaire or make telephone calls to random

    sample of recent customers. They also solicit buyers view on their competitors

    performance.

    While collecting customers satisfaction data kit is also useful it ask additional questions

    to measure repurchase intention, this will normally by high if the customers satisfaction is

    high, it is also useful to measure the likelihood or willingness to recommend the company

    and the brand to others. High positive word-of-mouth score indicates that the company is

    Producing high customers satisfaction. When customers rate their satisfaction with

    the element of companys performance like delivery. The company needs to recognize

    that customer 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 huge questionnaire the company must also realize

    that customers can report being satisfied for different reasons. One may be easily satisfied

    most of the time and other might be hard to please, but was pleased on this occasion.

    Company should also note that managers and sales people could manipulate

    customers satisfactions rating. They can especially nice to customers just before the

    survey. They can also try to exclude Un-happy customers from the survey. Another

    danger is that if the customer knew that the company would go out it way to lease

    customers.

    Some express high dissatisfaction (even if satisfied). In order to receive more

    concessions. Some companies navigate all these pit falls to reach their customers value

    and satisfaction goals. We call these companies high-performance business.

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    Customers satisfaction depends on the products perceive performance in delivery

    value relative to buyers expectations. If the product performance falls short of customer

    expectations, the buyer is satisfied. Outstanding marketing companies go out of their way

    to keep their customer satisfied.

    Satisfied customer may report purchase and they tell us about their good

    experience with the product. The key being to match customers expectations with

    company performance. Smart companies aim to delight customers by promising only

    what they can deliver then delivering more than they promise.

    Customers satisfaction is closely linked to quality in recent years. Many companies

    have adopted Total Quality Management (TQM) programs, designs to constantly

    improve quality of their products, service & marketing processes. Quality has an impact

    on product performance and hence on customer satisfaction.

    Customer satisfaction definition:

    Customer satisfaction, commonly abbreviated CS, is a business term which is used

    to capture the idea of measuring how satisfied an enterprise's customers are with the

    organization's efforts in a marketplace. It is seen as a key business performance indicator

    and is part of the four perspectives of a Balanced Scorecard.

    Every organization has customers of some kind. The organization provides products

    (goods and/or services) of some kind to its customers through the mechanism of a

    marketplace. The products the organization provides are subject to competition whether

    by similar products or by substitution products.

    Reasons to Monitor Customer Satisfaction:

    The reason an organization is interested in the satisfaction of its customers is

    because customers purchase the organization's products. The organization is interested in

    retaining its existing customers and increasing the number of its customers.

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    Measuring Customer Satisfaction:

    Customer satisfaction is an ambiguous and abstract concept and the actual

    manifestation of the state of satisfaction will vary from person to person and

    product/service to product/service. The state of satisfaction depends on a number of bothpsychological and physical variables which correlate with satisfaction behaviors such as

    return and recommend rate. The level of satisfaction can also vary depending on other

    options the customer may have and other products against which the customer can

    compare the organization's products. Because satisfaction is basically a psychological

    state, care should be taken in the effort of quantitative measurement, although a large

    quantity of research in this area has recently been developed. Work done by Berry,

    Brodeur between 1990 and 1998 defined ten 'Quality Values' which influence satisfaction

    behavior, further expanded by Berry in 2002 and known as the ten domains of

    satisfaction.

    These ten domains of satisfaction include: Quality, Value, Timeliness, Efficiency,

    Ease of Access, Environment, Inter-departmental Teamwork, Front line Service

    Behaviors, Commitment to the Customer and Innovation. These factors are emphasized

    for continuous improvement and organizational change measurement and are most often

    utilized to develop the architecture for satisfaction measurement as an integrated model.

    Work done by Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry between 1985 and 1988 provides

    the basis for the measurement of customer satisfaction with a service by using the gap

    between the customer's expectation of performance and their perceived experience of

    performance. This provides the measurer with a satisfaction gap which is objective

    and quantitative in nature. work done by Cronin and Taylor propose the

    "confirmation/disconfirmation" theory of combining the "gap" described by Parasuraman,

    Zeithaml and Berry as two different measures (perception and expectation of

    performance) into a single measurement of performance according to expectation.According to Gar brand, customer satisfaction equals perception.

    The usual measures of customer satisfaction involve a survey instrument with a set of

    statements using a Likert Technique or scale. The customer is asked to evaluate each

    statement and in term of their perception and expectation of the performance of the

    organisation being measured.

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    Today, customer satisfaction is the mission of most companies. Companies like Dell

    have made make-to-order products and direct sales their differential advantage in

    increasing customer satisfaction. Operational strategies can now be structured for

    attaining high levels of customer satisfaction at relatively low costs. Innovations in online

    information access, creative product design, flexibility, outsourcing, postponement,

    dynamic pricing, and reactive-capacity have been the major enablers of managing

    manufacturing-supply networks.

    However, the choice of positioning a firm along the dimensions of customer

    satisfaction and total delivered cost, and its implications for operational strategies, are

    not yet clear.

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    COMPANY OVERVIEW:

    Blue Star is India's largest central air-conditioning company with an annual turnover of

    Rs 2270 crores, a network of 24 offices, 5 modern manufacturing facilities, 650 dealers

    and around 2500 employees. Blue Star has business alliances with world renowned

    technology leaders such as Rheem Mfg Co, USA; Hitachi, Japan; Eaton - Williams, UK;

    Thales e-Security Ltd., UK; Jeol, Japan; ISA, Italy and many others, to offer superior

    products and solutions to customers. The Company has manufacturing facilities at Thane,

    Dadra, Bharuch, Himachal and Wada which use state-of-the-art manufacturing

    equipment to ensure that the products have consistent quality and reliability.

    Blue Star fulfills the air-conditioning needs of a large number of corporate and

    commercial customers and has also established leadership in the field of commercial

    refrigeration equipment ranging from water coolers to cold storages. Blue Star's other

    businesses include marketing and maintenance of hi-tech professional electronic and

    industrial products. Blue Star primarily focuses on the corporate and commercial

    markets. These include institutional, industrial and government organizations as well as

    commercial establishments such as showrooms, restaurants, banks, hospitals, theatres,

    shopping malls and boutiques.

    http://www.bluestarindia.com/index.asp
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    VISION, MISSION, OBJECTIVES:

    To deliver a world class customer experience.

    Focus on profitable company growth.

    Be a company that is a pleasure to do business with.

    Work in a boundary less manner between divisions to provide best solutions to

    customers.

    Win our peoples hearts and minds.

    Place the companys interest above ones own.

    Encourage innovation, creativity and experimentation in what we do.

    Build an extended organisation of committed business partners.

    Be a good corporate citizen.

    Honour all personal and corporate commitments.

    Maintain personal integrity.

    Ensure high standards of corporate governance.

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    HISTORY AND GROWTH OF COMPANY:

    Blue Star was founded in 1943, by Mohan T Advani, an entrepreneur of exemplary vision

    and drive. The Company began as a modest 3-member team engaged in reconditioning of

    air conditioners and refrigerators. An expanding Blue Star then ventured into the

    manufacture of ice candy machines and bottle coolers and also began the design and

    execution of central air-conditioning projects. Then came the manufacture of water

    coolers. In 1949, the proprietorship company set its sights on bigger expansion, took on

    shareholders and became Blue Star Engineering Company Private Limited. Ever since,

    there has been a constant and profitable growth. Blue Star diversified and took up

    agencies for Material Testing Machines and Business Machines. The export arena

    beckoned and the Company began exporting water coolers to Dubai, where in fact, 'Blue

    Star' soon became the generic name for water coolers. The sixties and the early seventies

    witnessed Blue Star continuing to expand and thrive. A team of dedicated professionals

    aided Mohan T Advani in ever furthering his vision of a profitable company dedicated to

    its ideals of professionalism and success. Employee strength crossed the 1000 mark and

    the company went public in 1969 to become Blue Star Limited, as it continues to be

    called today.

    Blue Star crossed the Rs. 500 crore milestones in 2000 and the Rs. 600 crore

    milestones in 2002-03. With the boom in construction activity and increased

    infrastructure investments, the Company leveraged its leadership position to grow

    aggressively. In the following three years, the Company nearly doubled its turnover,

    clocking Rs 1178 crores in 2005-06.

    Even more than size, Blue Star enjoys an enviable reputation as an ethical corporation,

    ever mindful of its obligations towards customers, shareholders, dealers, business

    partners, employees and the environment in which it operates.

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    MILESTONES:

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    Year Event

    1943 Mohan T Advani establishes Blue Star Engineering Company as a

    proprietary firm

    1946 Blue Star secures Melchior Armstrong Dessau agency

    1947 Worthington selects Blue Star as Indian Partner. Manufacturing of

    ice candy machines and bottle coolers begins. Central air-

    conditioning system design and execution begins

    1948 Manufacture of water coolers commences

    1949 Proprietorship converted to Private Limited Companies

    1954 Blue Star selected as distributor for Honeywell

    1955 GDR Testing machines distributorship begins

    1957 Perkin-Elmer tie-up marks the start of the electronics business. GDR

    business machines agency commences

    1960 Total Income crosses the Rs 1 crore mark

    1964 Total employment crosses 1,000

    1965 Techniglas Pvt Ltd set up to manufacture insulation material

    1969 Factory moves from Colaba in Mumbai to Thane

    1970 Hewlett- Packard distributorship commences

    1972First skyscrapers of Mumbai Air India Building, Express Towers

    and Oberoi Hotel set-up all air-conditioned by Blue Star

    1972 Total Income crosses Rs 10 crores. Employment crosses 2,000

    1974Water Cooler manufacturing license granted to Yusuf Alghanim,

    Kuwait

    1977Middle East thrust begins. Joint Venture (JV) with Al Shirawi in

    Dubai

    1977 Hitachi Medical Equipment distributorship begins

    1978 Industrial Division commences activity

    1980 Bharuch Factory set up

    1980-86 Major AC and R projects executed in the Middle East

    1983 International Software Division inaugurated in Seepz1984 York technology collaboration begins

    1985Manufacture of centrifugal packaged chillers commences at Thane

    Plant

    1986 Total Income crosses Rs 100 crores

    1987 Yokogawa Blue Star JV formed

    1987 Gandhinagar factory set up for EPABX systems

    1988 Blue Star becomes Indias largest central air-conditioning company

    1988 Manufacturing collaboration with Mitsubishi

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    MANUFACTURING PROCESS:

    Blue Star understands that skilled manpower and other staff members are an

    indispensable part of the manufacturing set-up and the management should work

    shoulder to shoulder with them. Management grade staff too is put through training

    programs on various aspects of manufacturing and business. Also, performance awards

    are announced every year. Apart from enhancing the skills of the staff, such initiatives

    create a positive, firm and lasting emotional bond between staff and company. This in

    turn contributes to greater productivity.

    MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS:

    The factories make extensive use of IT to enhance productivity and product

    development capabilities. All our factories are ISO 9001: 2000 certified BAAN ERP

    implemented in 3 factories and Himachal under implementation.

    RAW MATERIAL AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT:

    Sheet metal fabrication:

    A high degree of repetitive accuracy in sheet metal fabrication is achieved by

    using specialized equipment, CNC metal forming machines. The raw material used is

    prime quality, corrosion-resistant, galvanized steel for enhanced life of the product. The

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    equipment used for processing the steel includes CNC machines such as an Amada turret

    punch press, a LVD / Amada hydraulic press-break. All these allow for high quality

    cabinet fabrication within tight tolerances.

    Power coating plant:

    The state-of-the-art powder coating plant covers a wide range of very specialized

    process equipment, and is fully automated. A water-softening unit treats the raw water

    before it is utilized in the automatic hot spray pre-treatment system. It provides an even

    distribution of chemicals, controlled by an auto dosing mechanism that maintains the

    chemical bath composition with the help of electronic sensors. After a final mineral water

    rinse, the components pass through a dry-off oven under dust-free conditions to removeall traces of moisture. The components are then transferred into the powder painting

    booth for coating, where temperature, humidity and dust levels are controlled. The

    powder painting equipment, supplied by Nordson, USA, is equipped with automatic

    electromechanical oscillators, for even powder deposition.

    Desiccant dry air-with a dew point of minus 400 C - helps avoid any moisture

    contamination of the powder. A 'smart spray' mechanism senses the conveyor movement

    and component geometry to adjust powder flow. Polyester powder - ideally suited for

    out door applications - provides the maximum protection against UV deterioration and

    corrosion. The components finally pass through a temperature-regulated curing oven to

    achieve desired gloss and surface hardness.

    Heat exchangers:

    Experienced engineers create heat exchanger designs using high precision design

    software, which are then validated in our test labs. Blue Star also makes sure that the

    designs are energy efficient for optimum heat transfer.

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    Fin and Tube: The sophisticated coil shops have some of the most advanced machines

    from USA, Japan and Korea. The Burr Oak coil line produces energy efficient DX heat

    exchangers. These have plain or enhanced split fins with grooved copper tubes for

    maximum heat transfer efficiency. Then the source plain and inner grooved copper tubes

    with coated aluminum fin stock of international quality from leading manufacturers to fit

    our specifications.

    Shell and Tube: Blue Star has shell and tube exchangers using specially enhanced

    surface copper tubes and shell design as per Blue Star or TEMA standards. Blue Star uses

    Heat Transfer Research Inc. (HTRI design software for these heat exchangers).

    Plate Type: Blue Star products also incorporate stainless steel plate heat exchangers for

    specialized process applications.

    System tubing:

    3-axis CNC copper tube-bending machines from Japan fabricate wrinkle-free

    system tubing to exact dimensions for a perfect stress-free fit. Special purpose machines

    carry out operations like end closing, flaring and forming for good joint formation. Prime

    quality copper tubes sourced globally help in optimum product performance.

    Brazing:

    The brazing process is carried out in an inert atmosphere to avoid oxidation and

    the resultant impurities from contaminating the refrigerant system. Specially selected

    brazing equipment and fixtures are used to produce high quality brazing. The joints are

    pressure-tested to check weld strength and leakage. The coils are then tested for fine

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    leaks with ultra-sensitive electronic leak detectors. An automated coil brazing line from

    Korea ensures consistent quality brazing and leak proof joints.

    PUF installation:

    Blue Star fabricates CFC-free PUF insulated panels by using the latest equipment

    from Cannon. This enables to achieve a uniform and constant density of insulation for air

    handling units, telecom shelters and cold storage panels. Blue Star supply panels of up to

    6 meters in length and 25 mm to 125 mm in PUF thickness. PUF insulation expertise

    finds use in a wide range of applications such as Air Handling Units, water coolers, deep

    freezers, reach-in coolers and mortuary chambers.

    Assembly and testing:

    The final product is assembled sequentially on conveyors, with in-built quality

    checks during assembly operations. Pneumatic tools permit torque-controlled rigidity,

    and specially coated corrosion-resistant hardware provides firm locking. Each machine is

    then electronically tested for leaks and run-tested for performance and electrical safety

    parameters before packaging.

    PRODUCTS:

    Central air-condition:

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    The building blocks of Blue Stars solutions are its products. The most

    comprehensive range of air-conditioning products in the country. A wide range of models

    are available in each product category to ensure that the air-conditioning system design is

    implemented without any compromise. All products have been designed on the energy-

    efficiency platform, and offer a host of advanced features.

    Room air conditioners:

    By being an expert in the area of central air-conditioning, it also helps us

    understand the cooling requirements of a diverse range of applications. This expertise,

    knowledge and the skills have helped us to have some of the most technologicallyadvanced and energy efficient air-conditioning solutions for small spaces.

    Commercial Refrigeration:

    Having been the leaders in commercial refrigeration, we have a wide range of

    products catering to various small and large scale industries

    Cold storages:

    Blue Stars Cold Storage Division offers us a wide range of cooling and

    preservation solutions. Solutions tailored made to suit any industry that requires storage

    of perishable produce over extended periods of time without suffering any loss of quality

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    be it in look, feel, touch, taste or chemical composition. Industries that find Blue Stars

    cold storage solutions enormously useful include the agriculture sector including

    horticulture and floriculture units, manufacturers of fresh produce of any kind, food

    processing units, pharmaceutical industries, seafood and other similar industries, as well

    as the dairy and hospitality sectors, including hotels, restaurants, and eateries.

    Specialty Cooling Products:

    Blue Star has developed specialized products for process applications, IT/ITES, telecom

    and the dairy industry. It has diverse experience and have a deep understanding of the

    demands on air-conditioning and refrigeration in each industry. This knowledge and

    domain expertise has helped in designing and manufacturing a range of specialized

    products which ensure that critical applications work seamlessly.

    Research & Development:

    Blue Star offers complete engineered products and solutions with differentiated features.

    With the extent of climatic conditions varying across the nation, our products are

    designed to suit the specific local conditions. Considering the shortfall of Electricity

    supply, all the products are designed for energy efficiency. Blue Star products are most

    preferred in the domestic market because of energy efficiency features. In the offer, they

    are widest range of products for varying applications. This is possible due to extensive

    research and development that goes behind the products.

    All our factories are equipped with robust R&D facilities and a lot of importance

    is given towards continuous up gradation. Currently R&D team constitutes nearly 20% of

    the manufacturing division work force. This is a testimony to the significance that R&D

    has in the product development process at Blue Star. R&D team is encouraged to update

    with the latest techniques and processes in the field and thus are sent to various

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    exhibitions / site visits across the globe. Consultants from various industries are also

    hired for specific industrial design projects.

    Blue Star also believes in associating itself with leading global organizations that have

    done path breaking work in the field of innovations. The company also has tie-ups with

    reputed companies for knowledge sharing and technical institutions like IIT, Mumbai,

    where individual projects are executed. R&D at Blue Star also handles customer specific

    requirements, which require tremendous amount of expertise in that particular domain.

    Software that R&D team has deployed and which is used on a regular basis - Pro-

    Engineer, Solid Edge, AutoCAD, Pro Mechanics, R&R, HTRI, Mechanical Desktop,

    Rhino, Alias, CATIA, IDEAS, Solid Works, Patran, Hypermesh, Femap, Ansys, Nastran,

    Fluent, Flow Mechanica and Moldflow. Software packages including those for systemdesign, air handling unit selection and heat exchanger optimization.

    TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES:

    Blue Star has associated itself with global knowledge partners who have been

    leaders in specific product manufacturing. Through this partnership, Blue Star has been

    able to command a leadership position in the domestic market. Blue Star initially tied-up

    with York in the mid 1980s. It has been able to leverage this expertise and learning to

    manufacture its own Chillers. We now manufacture our own range of Screw, Scroll and

    Process Chillers. For Cold Rooms, Blue Star had tied-up with Kolpak, USA and Heat

    Craft for Freezing Units. Rheem, USA not only provided technical support for building

    the world class Dadra manufacturing unit, but also shared technical expertise. The foray

    in precision equipment business was achieved with support from Eaton Williams. Blue

    Star now manufactures Precision Control Packaged Units for domestic and global

    markets.

    BUSINESS ASSOCIATES:

    In keeping with its win-win approach, Blue Star treats its vendors as not just

    suppliers, but as business partners and tries to build long term associations that are

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    profitable both to the suppliers and to Blue Star. In line with this thought, Blue Star has

    entered into long term arrangements with its key suppliers, many of whom are world

    leaders. For instance, Blue Star sources its Switchgears from Siemens, Compressors from

    Danfoss of Netherlands and Refrigerant from DuPont. General Electric Corp of USA

    provides Motors, while Hanbell of Taiwan supplies Screw Compressors. Copeland of

    USA assists in System Design.

    Over the years, Blue Star has built a strong network of suppliers around it. Not

    only that, the company also helps in the development of its smaller suppliers by

    providing various business related and technical inputs to them. For instance, since the

    vendors are also manufacturers, they will benefit from some of the good manufacturing

    practices that Blue Star adopts. Blue Star has educated a number of small vendors on theimportance of ISO certification and encouraged them to get certified within a certain time

    period. This approach has greatly boosted the morale of vendors and firmly bonded them

    with Blue Star. Also, it ensures that the suppliers walk side-by-side with Blue Star on the

    path to growth.

    MARKETING ACTIVITIES AND MANAGEMENT IN BLUE STAR

    EXPORTS:

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    Blue Star has been exporting its products to the Middle East for over two decades.

    Blue Star products have stood the test of time in some of the most difficult climatic

    conditions in the world such as UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait. On offer it has a

    comprehensive range of products such as chillers with screw and hermetic scroll

    compressors, a wide range of air handling and fan coil units, duct able packaged and duct

    able split air conditioners including the heat pump versions. Blue Star also offers unitary

    products such as window and split air conditioners, deep freezers, cold rooms, water

    coolers and specialized air conditioners for precision control applications, Variable

    Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Systems with digital scroll technology and process chillers with

    frequency modulation. These world-class products are manufactured at our state-of-the-

    art manufacturing facilities in India. All the manufacturing facilities are ISO 9001: 2000

    certified, and are powered through integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

    software. Moreover, most of the products go through stringent tests on reliability and

    performance in our test labs.

    SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT:

    Rapid growth coupled with volatility of input costs necessitated an agile and

    adaptable supply chain. The Blue Star focused on both the efficiency and responsiveness

    of all aspects of the supply chain by improving all round execution capability. A

    combination of short term and long term view along with the support of business

    associates helped the

    Company tide over the uncertainty and turbulence of increasing input costs. The supply

    chain adequately met the increased demands of the market place supporting greater

    channel and project business success.

    CHANNEL DEVELOPMENT:

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    Blue Star has around 180 systems dealers who exclusively deal in the Company's

    systems businesses consisting of packaged air conditioning and cold rooms. These

    dealers are provided technical expertise, installation and service competence of a high

    order. On the other hand, room air conditioners and refrigeration products, which are

    simple to install, are sold through a larger network of approximately 600 dealers. Most of

    them deal exclusively with Blue Star products in the HVAC domain. A few are multi-

    brand, multi-product dealers. The Company has established a Channel Management

    Centre to oversee the policy framework, certification and development of dealers and

    also put in place a Training Department for training channel partners. During the year, the

    Company implemented a number of initiatives in order to strengthen the competence of

    the dealer channels and make them more robust. A Management Development Program

    (MDP) for systems dealers was held to impart the essentials of managing a business

    professionally. Systems dealers were also put through a Sales Management training

    programme in order to enhance their sales competence.

    HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN BLUE STAR:

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    Blue Star takes pride in the fact that the invaluable technical and business

    knowledge it has acquired in 65 years as an organization in the field of air conditioning

    and refrigeration is perhaps the richest in the country. During the review period, with the

    substantial increase in business volume, the Company increased its total head count to

    2565 (including the absorbing of 124 employees from Nasser Electricals) as on March

    31, 2008, an increase of 18% over the previous year, while Net Sales grew by 39%.

    Organizational productivity continued to grow in terms of sales per person and value

    added per person. The focus on people development continued at the same pace with

    special attention to developing the technical skills of dealers and business associates.

    Training in soft skills for Blue Star employees was enhanced with the introduction of

    some new training programmes. In order to sustain the positive culture of the Company, a

    new corporate programme was introduced called 'The Blue Star Way'. This programme is

    intended to create an awareness of, and strengthen the Blue Star Way of working.

    A 360-degree feedback system continued to be used to measure behavior of

    Senior Managers pertaining to the Corporate Values and Beliefs. Environment, Health &

    Safety (EHS) has gained relevance as a new management discipline in recent times. In

    order to improve its performance in the EHS domain, the Company decided to provide a

    corporate focus by creating a new department called 'Environment, Health & Safety'. The

    EHS Department will be responsible for creating standards and conducting workshops to

    sensitize all employees and business partners on the EHS norms to be followed in the

    course of business. The Welfare initiatives include providing life insurance cover to all

    employees through HDFC Standard Life Insurance, annual medical check-ups for

    employees above the age of 40 years, and the Company subsidizing the medical

    insurance premium for dependent parents.

    The Mohan T Advani Education Trust disbursed scholarships to employees'

    children pursuing higher professional education while Blue Star Sahayata Foundation

    extended financial assistance to a number of deserving cases for mitigating emergency

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    medical expenses. Harmonious and constructive relations between the Management and

    workmen helped to maintain a cordial work atmosphere and achieve business growth.

    CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

    Eco friendly initiative:

    Blue Star has made significant progress towards minimizing and even eliminating the

    environmental hazards resulting from CFCs in certain refrigerants used for cooling. As a

    matter of fact, Blue Star is one of the few companies selected in India for funding by

    "The Multilateral Fund for the implementation of the MONTREAL PROTOCOL". BlueStar has already introduced 'ozone friendly' centrifugal chillers using HCFC-123, the safe

    refrigerant replacing CFC-11. Blue Star also markets absorption chillers which use water

    as refrigerant. All Blue Star reciprocating chillers already use HCFC-22 refrigerant which

    is friendlier to the environment than the older R-12. The Company actively promotes

    wider use of large refrigeration systems using ammonia as the refrigerant. In fact, Blue

    Star is a member of the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration, USA.

    Social initiative:

    Blue Star firmly believes that organizations must look beyond making profits and should

    contribute to the development and welfare of the society. This attitude is most evident in

    the outreach initiatives organized by Blue Star's factories. Blue Star factories take active

    participation in providing temporary shelters and essentials for the victims of an

    earthquake, sponsoring health check-ups and health education programs in local schools.

    The families of operators are an integral part of social development. Blue Star gives them

    appropriate advice on personal matters, financial and investment matters. The family

    members are also imparted training on diverse subjects. They are taught English as well.

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    Environmental initiative:

    Blue Star's factories have been exquisitely landscaped with lawns and flowering plants

    dotting the campus. Trees have also been planted on a proactive basis even outside the

    Blue Star factories. As a responsible organization, special ETP plants are installed to

    dispose off the wastes generated. Additionally, all our factories are designed for rain

    water harvesting.

    RISKS AND CONCERNS

    RISKS:

    The Company has in place an effective Risk Management framework under which all

    internal and external risks across the various businesses and functions are periodically

    identified, assessed and acted upon by the risk owners to minimize and mitigate their

    impact. These processes are also periodically reviewed to ensure their effectiveness.

    The Company continues to satisfactorily address the various financial risks relating to

    interest rates, exchange rates and credit risks as well as operating risks arising out of high

    input costs, changes in technology, customer preferences, increasing size and complexity

    of contracts and competitive pressures.

    CONCERNS:

    While the strong fundamentals of the Company and it's sound financial base have placed

    it in a strong position to face the vagaries of the market, the overall uncertain economic

    scenario coupled with local and global inflation and the high price of oil are causes for

    concern and consequently a slow down in the economy could impact the growth of the

    Company to some extent in the coming year. The Company will continue to remain

    vigilant and will proactively take steps to mitigate the adverse impact, if any, arising out

    of these concerns.

    EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT:

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    The benefit of a mature business organization with 65 years of operational excellence is

    that there are several good systems in place. From a prospective employee point of view,

    Blue Star offers the following advantages:

    There are well designed induction and technical orientation programmes. There is

    a Corporate Technical Training Organization which delivers a variety of technical

    training programmes for the AC&R business. Engineers who join the Electronics

    Division get a chance to go abroad for training with the Principals. The Corporate

    HR runs a menu of non-technical soft skills training programmes such as Business

    Communication Skills and Business Etiquette.

    The Blue Star Company has many well designed, time tested HR practices such as

    setting the performance objectives at the beginning of the year, reviewing

    employee performance every year through an annual appraisal system and an

    annual compensation review based on market surveys. In addition to a market

    aligned salary structure, Blue Star also has a fairly attractive incentive scheme

    wherein, the employee gets an incentive based on his departments performance

    coupled with his own performance rating.

    Typically, graduate engineers can look forward to entering real managerial grades

    within 4 to 5 years. Once an employee enters the managerial grade, he is exposed

    to a variety of management education programmes including some programmes at

    IIM. Ahmedabad.

    Last, but not the least, Blue Star rightly boasts of the Blue Star Way, which is

    founded on a set of values and beliefs which have evolved over time. These

    beliefs have made Blue Star a highly respected, secular organization. The

    Company has an excellent track record of employees working for many decadeswith the Company. In todays high attrition market, the Company continues to

    enjoy the privilege of retaining many of its employees for many decades, thanks

    to its positive work culture.

    The company lays stress on continuously upgrading the skills of operators, so that

    they keep increasing their productivity in the face of changing manufacturing

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    practices. Operators are put through training programs, on passing which they are

    given certificates. In the long term, these certificates also become a yardstick for

    measuring employee performance. Learning through cross functional activities is

    encouraged. In addition to that, staff members and operators are encouraged to

    exercise yoga, play sports and participate in community development initiatives.

    This helps in the overall development of the individual and improves

    performance. Kaizen and 5S are an integral part of all factory operations.

    CAREER AT BLUE STAR:

    Since engineering and technical expertise are at the heart of the Blue Star value

    proposition, engineers constitute the bulk of Blue Stars recruitment. Consequently,

    engineers (graduate as well as diploma) can find technically satisfying and well paying

    jobs in the following areas of Blue Star

    Air conditioning Projects Division:

    Mechanical engineers are deployed in 3 different disciplines i.e. Sales, Design &Engineering and Construction. Blue Star also entered the commercial building electrical

    business since 2008. Consequently, electrical engineers (graduate and diploma) can also

    find careers in the Electrical Projects

    Manufacturing:

    Blue Star manufactures a wide range of air conditioning and refrigeration

    equipment at its five factories. Here, careers can be made in R & D, Production,Production Planning, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality and Reliability and

    Procurement. Graduates as well as post graduates in mechanical, electrical and

    electronics engineering can find rewarding careers in Blue Stars manufacturing group.

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    Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Service Division:

    Here again, engineers constitute the bulk of recruitment. Careers can be made

    broadly in 3 disciplines viz. Service Marketing, Service Delivery and Service Specialists

    Group.

    Channel Businesses:

    Packaged air conditioners, room air conditioners, refrigeration products and cold

    storages are mostly executed through licensed channel partners. Consequently, engineers

    as well as MBAs with an aptitude for marketing can develop satisfying careers in any of

    the channel businesses.

    Management Services:

    Like in all large corporate, the Company has well structured management service

    departments such as Procurement & Logistics, Finance and Accounts and Human

    Resources. Blue Star looks for talented professionals with appropriate qualifications for

    these departments.

    Work with BLUE STAR:

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    An industry thats over Rs. 12,000 crores can be the opportunity to meet your

    ambitious career goals. The cooling industry is thriving in a rapidly developing industrial

    landscape wherein almost every major corporate and commercial segment needs to cool

    down with efficient cooling systems. No wonder the company is slated to grow at a rate

    of more than 30% in the next few years. And this is the point where the cooling company

    really becomes hot.

    To propel career in this arena, one definitely need an organization that has what it takes

    to command a leadership position in the industry. Blue Star is the Indias largest central

    air-conditioning and commercial refrigeration company with over six decades of

    experience in providing expert cooling solutions. It has been associated with the most

    prestigious installations and projects in the country and enjoys a preferred partner statusin most of the high growth segments. The Company has tripled its turnover over the last

    three years and continues to be on a strong growth trajectory.

    RESEARCH OBJECTIVES:

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    What is research? In simple words, research is the study of materials and sources in

    order to establish facts and to reach at new conclusions.

    According to American Marketing Association Research is the systematic and objective

    identification, collection, analysis, dissemination, and use of information for the purpose

    of assisting management in decision making related to the identification and solution of

    problems (and opportunities) in marketing.

    Any research or study starts with Question or problem and research is undertaken to get

    the solution.

    Following are the objectives to undertake the research.

    The very first step in marketing research process is to define carefully the objectives of

    the study. It is important for the researcher to agree art the outset on the purpose and

    objectives of the study to ensure that the research design is appropriate. A carefully

    thought out statement of objectives helps to define the types and the level of information.

    Types of Research:

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    There are mainly two types of market research the first one is problem Identification and

    second one is problem solving market research.

    1.) Problem Identification Research :

    Research that is undertaken to help to identify problems which are not necessary

    apparent on the surface and yet exist or are likely to arise in the future. For example,

    what will be the consumers behavior while making decision for purchasing

    Bluestar-Bluestar car and to know the consumer response whether it will be

    negative or positive.

    2.) Problem solving Research :

    Research is undertaken to solve specific marketing problems. For example, After

    putting Bluestar in market and there will be negative response and low demand for

    it then to find out the reasons for its negative demand in the market and to find out

    those reasons through research.

    For example, Bluestar also undertake research to get the answer of following

    questions

    Before they take decision to launch a new small car or not.

    1. Who are my customer and potential customer?

    2. What kind of people they are?

    3. Where do they live?

    4. Can and will they buy?

    Research helps us to get the answer of above mentioned questions.

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    Thus, research helps producer to collect the information which reduces business

    risk. It helps producer to identify sales opportunities and to develop action plans.

    Following are the objectives of this Study:

    Research is undertaken for following reasons.

    1. To know awareness of potential customers about BLUESTAR

    2. To Know the Perception of people toward pre-launched Bluestar Bluestar .

    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

    Types of Research Design Exploratory research Design

    Source of Data A. Primary data : Survey method

    B.Secondary data : Internet, Magazine, News papers

    (Economics Times, Business Standard & Gujarat

    Samachar,ICFAI General)

    Research Equipment Questionnaire

    Sampling Technique Non Probability Technique - Convenience sampling method

    Sample Size 150 Samples

    Area of Research warangal

    Research design:

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    Classification of Research Design: there are main two types of Research Design.

    We had considered exploratory research design for my project in order to know

    awareness of the potential customers and I want to know the willingness of potential

    customers to buy Bluestar-Bluestar car. For this study, I have considered exploratory

    research and descriptive research to know the awareness and purchase intention of

    potential customers as well as to know the characteristics of groups such as respondents

    age, their gender, education, income, occupation etc.

    SOURCES OF DATA:

    To study the problem and to reach at conclusion , data are essential which are collected

    from following sources.

    Research Design

    ExploratoryResearch Conclusive Research

    Descriptive Research Casual Research

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    1. Primary Data :It means Data originated by the researcher for the Specific Purpose

    of addressing the research problem. Primary Data are collect to conduct the study

    and helped to reach at the conclusions from the findings.

    In this study , the primary data were obtain by survey method with the help of

    structured questionnaire. Data were collected with the help of the response of

    respondents, they provide information through questionnaire.

    2. Secondary Data : It means that Data collected for some purpose other than

    problem at hand. In this study, the secondary data obtained from the websites,

    newspapers and Magazines.

    Sources of Data

    Primary Data Secondary Data

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    Survey Methods:

    The Survey method involves a structured Questionnaire, given to respondents which is

    designed to obtain response or reaction for specific information.

    There are four survey methods.

    To collect the primary data, I have used personal interviewing method. Respondents were

    interviewed at their home, so, I relied upon in-home survey method. Respondents were

    interviewed face to face at their homes. The task of Interviewer is to contact respondents,

    ask the questions and record their response.

    Research Instrument:

    To obtain Primary data for this research I used survey method by designing

    Questionnaire. Questionnaire is a structured technique for data collection that consists of

    a series of questions, written or verbal that a respondent answers. Questionnaire is a set

    of a questions through which we can obtain necessary information from respondents.

    Methods of Survey

    Personal

    Interviewing

    Telephonic

    Interviewing

    Mail

    InterviewingElectronicInterviewing

    In-Home Interview Mall Intercept Computer Assisted

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    We can collect the information such as the behavior, attitude of respondents etc . . . . We

    can also understand facts, their awareness, belief and their future action plans.

    DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION:

    Q1-You are dealing with the BLUE STAR brands from?

    No of years No of respondents % of respondents

    5 years 25 50%

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    5-10 years 15 30%

    More than 10 years 10 20%

    Total 50 100%

    Interpretation: - Above graph shows that half of the dealers selling from 5years.

    30% selling from 5-10years and rest of them more than 10 years that means they are

    satisfied with company. So they are doing regularly.

    Q2-Which products of BLUE STAR are most preferable by customers:

    Product No of respondents % of respondents

    TV 16 32%

    Washing machine 8 16%Refrigerator 10 20%

    AC 4 8%

    Computer 8 16%

    Mobile 4 8%

    Total 50 100%

    % of dealers dealing with BLUE STARbrand

    50%

    30%

    20%5 years

    5-10 years

    More than 10 years

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    Interpretation:-This chart is showing that % of sales of TV is 32% which is more

    than that of others. It means the selling of TV is more than that of other BLUE STAR

    products

    Q3. In which season the selling of products is more:

    Months No of respondents % of respondents

    Jan-March 8 16%

    Apr-June 22 44%

    July-Sep 3 6%

    Oct-Dec 17 34%Total 50 100%

    % of selling of products

    32%

    16%20%

    8%

    16%8%

    TV

    W.M.

    Refr

    A.C.

    Computers

    Mobile

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    Interpretation:-This chart is showing that in the month of April to June the sale of

    BLUE STAR products is very high than that of other which is 44%. It means it may

    after that in the month of October to December the sales of BLUE STAR product is

    also more.

    Q4.Which factors influence the consumers to purchase the BLUE STAR products:

    Factors No of respondent % of respondents

    Quality 9 18%

    Price 7 14%

    Sales promotion activities 4 8%

    Brand image 27 54%Services 3 6%

    Total 50 100

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    Interpretation:- Brand image is influenced most of the people to purchase the consumer

    durable.

    Q5.Opinion of the credit facilities are provided by the company:

    Level of satisfaction No of respondents % of respondents

    Very satisfied 5 10%

    Somewhat satisfied 10 20%

    Somewhat dissatisfied 27 54%

    Very satisfied 8 16%

    Total 50 100%

    % of factors influence consumer to

    Purchase BLUE STARproduct

    18%

    14%

    8%54%

    6%

    Quality

    Price

    Sales promotion

    Activities

    Brand image

    Services

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    Interpretation: - the dealers are not getting the credit facility by the BLUE STAR which

    makes them more dissatisfied.

    Q6. Media plays an important role of making the awareness of the product. What do

    you think?

    Percentage No of respondents

    20%-30% 1

    30%-50% 4

    50%-70% 9

    70%-90% 6

    % of level of satisfaction of dealers

    10%

    20%

    54%

    16%

    Very satisfied

    SomewhatSatisfied

    SomewhatDissatisfied

    Very dissatisfied

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    Interpretation:-60%to 70% of the people get aware from media.

    Q7. What are the factors in media which makes the consumer more attentive towards thenew, improved and innovative products and technology?

    Factors of media No of respondents % of respondents

    Television 29 58%

    News paper 9 18%

    Internet 17 14%

    Magazine 2 4%

    Hoardings 3 6%

    Total 50 100%

    % of people

    5%20%

    45%

    30% 20%-30%

    30%-50%

    50%-70%

    70%-90%

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    Interpretation: - the factor in media which makes the consumer more attentive towards

    the new, improved and innovative products and technology is Television which plays

    important role in advertisement in comparison to others.

    Q8. Are you satisfied with the promotional activities of the company:

    Level of satisfaction No of respondents % of respondents

    Very Satisfied 2 10%

    Somewhat satisfied 13 64%

    Somewhat dissatisfied 5 26%

    Very dissatisfied 0 0%

    Total 50 100%

    % of respondents

    58%18%

    14%4% 6% Television

    News paper

    Internet

    Magazines

    Hoardings

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    Interpretation:-This chart is showing that most of the dealers are somewhat satisfied

    with the promotional activities of the company because the % of somewhat satisfied

    is more than that of other which is 64 % and 26% dealers are somewhat dissatisfied

    also.

    Q9. What is your annual sale of BLUE STAR products?

    Income level No. of respondents % of respondents

    Less than 5 lakhs 10 20%

    5 to 10 lakhs 22 44%

    10 to 15 lakhs 13 26%

    More than 15 lakhs 5 10%Total 50 100%

    %of respondents

    10%

    64%

    26% 0%

    Very satisfied

    Somewhat

    Satisfied

    Somewhat

    Dissatisfied

    Very dissatisfied

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    Interpretation:-By this chart we have come to know that the area where we have

    done survey the % of annual income of dealers is more within the limit of 5 to 10

    lakhs and after that the % of 10 to 15 lakhs takes place.

    Q10. Are you satisfied with the distribution system of BLUE STAR?

    Levels No. of respondents % of respondents

    Satisfied 8 16%

    Somewhat satisfied 30 60%

    Somewhat dissatisfied 12 24%

    Very dissatisfied 0 0%Total 50 100%

    %of respondent's annual income

    20%

    44%

    26%

    10%>5 lakhs

    5-10 lakhs

    10-15 lakhs

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    Interpretation:-By this chart we have come to know that 60%of dealers are some

    what satisfied with the distribution system of BLUE STAR Company but 24% people

    are somewhat dissatisfied also and only 16% dealers are satisfied with the distribution

    system of company.

    FINDINGS:

    1) Quality is most important factor while purchasing a Bluestar AC.

    2) VOLTAS is leading brand in AC.

    3) While purchasing Bluestar AC consumer mostly prefer quality, price,brand and installation.

    4) LG and Voltas is the main competitor of BLUESTAR in air

    condition market.

    % of respondents

    16%

    60%

    24% 0%

    Very satisfied

    SomewhatSatisfied

    SomewhatDissatisfied

    Very dissatisfied

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    5) Sales promotion scheme were sufficient.

    6) After sale service is the biggest problem with Bluestar AC in

    Jalandhar area.

    SUGGESTION AND RECOMMENDATION:

    1. Quality should be more improve so that sale of AC will be increase more

    in future and capture the market.

    2. If the BLUESTAR Ltd. reduces their product price like LG and Voltas

    then BLUESTAR will take over the LG in all categories.

    3. Prompt of service in time.

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    4. Advertisements of the companys products should focus on quality rather

    than price.

    5. Company should target upper middle class or premium class customers.

    6. Company should introduce low cost products to satisfy the needs of low

    or middle class.

    7. BLUESTAR ltd. should concentrate on after sales service.

    8. BLUESTAR ltd. should try to trap the rural market.

    CONCLUSION:

    With respect to the above study and the findings thereby, the

    company has definitely entrenched into the urban market and it should

    concentrate in rural market in order to completely establish itself all over.

    QUESTIONNAIRE

    Dear sir/madam,

    We are the student ofKakatiya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Warangal

    conducting a survey on dealer satisfaction of BLUE STAR products as a part of our

    curriculum. I assure that information are given by you will be secret.

    Q1- You are dealing with the BLUE STARbrands from...

    (1) 5 years (2) 5-10 years

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    (3) More than 10 years

    Q2-How many products of BLUE STAR you sale? Please mention their names also.

    (1) (2)(3)... (4)

    (5).. (6)

    (7) (8)(9) (10)

    Q 3-Which products of BLUE STAR is most preferable by customers?

    (Please specify Q4-In which season the selling of products is more?

    (1)Jan-march (2) April-June

    (3)July-sep .(4) Oct-Dec

    Q5-Which factors influence the consumers to purchase the BLUE STAR products?(1). Quality (2) Price

    (3). Sales promotion activities (4) Brand image

    (5). Services

    Q6- Opinion on the availability of credit facilities provided by the company?

    (1) Very satisfied (2) Somewhat satisfied

    (3) Somewhat dissatisfied (4) Very dissatisfied

    Q7-Media plays an important role of making the awareness of the product. What do you

    think?

    (1) 20% to 30% (2) 30% to 50%(3) 50% to 70% (4) 70% to 90%

    Q8- What are the factors in media which makes the consumer more attentive towards the

    new, improved and innovative products and technology?(1)Television (2) News paper

    (3) Internet (4) Magazines

    (5) Hoardings (6) specify if anyQ9-Are you satisfied with the promotional activities of the company?

    (1) Very satisfied.

    (2) Somewhat satisfied.

    (3) Somewhat dissatisfied.(4) Very dissatisfied.

    Q10- Opinion of dealers on the regular supply of goods?

    ................................................................................................

    Q11- What is your annual sale of BLUE STAR products?

    (1) Less than 5 Lakhs (2) 5Lac to 10 Lakhs(3) 10 Lac to 15 Lakhs (4) More than 15 Lakhs

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    Q12-Are you satisfied with the distribution system of BLUE STAR?

    (1) Very satisfied. (2) Somewhat satisfied

    .(3) Somewhat dissatisfied. (4) Very dissatisfied.

    Q13-what is your suggestion to the company for improving the performance of sales?(1) By improving the advertisement (2) By providing the discount

    (3) By improving the quality (4) By increasing the margin

    Q14- Apart from the above options if any other suggestion you have then please specify

    .....

    ...................................................

    .Name-

    Age-..

    Address-

    Contact no.-..

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Marketing management: By Philip Kotlar

    Marketing research: text and cases

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    Research methodology: By C.R. Kothari

    Websites:--

    1.http://www.Blue stare.com/about/sustainability/management_system.jsp

    2. http://www.Blue star.net/about/history/history01.jsp

    3.The code of ethics:-

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