It is expected that with continued research, biobutanol could eventually surpass gasoline as the primary motor fuel. Evidence proves that biobutanol is more acceptable environmentally than gasoline and conveniently, biomass is readily available for the steady production of biobutanol. Biobutanol is more advantageous economically, environmentally and socially. With it being cost efficient, releasing far less CO2 vapours and opening a new job market, biobutanol can eventually take over gasoline as our primary motor fuel. Method Information for this analysis was gathered from Curtin library resources including scholarly journals and government reports.
Lotus Rental Cars Executive Summary Introduction Lotus Rental Car’s Chief Financial Officer is looking for ways to increase profits and the consumer base by adding alternative fuel vehicles to the Lotus fleet. With fuel costs continuously rising, the need for alternative fuel vehicles is more attractive to consumers as a source of lower fuel prices. This appeal is not only to the regular rental car user but for the ecological minded occasional driver as well. Ecology and fuel efficiency are the cause for more people to start shopping for hybrid vehicles. Vehicle manufacturers are able to increase revenue with the sales of hybrids while increasing production to keep up with the demand.
The event raised a very important question. Should artificial intelligence technologies such as those present in self-driving, or autonomous vehicles be pursued, despite concerns that those technologies may be dangerous to the general public. Over the course of the next quarter I plan to delve into the world of automation and it’s role in public and private transportation. The essay will be comprised of two parts; the first will include the technologies involved with developing driverless cars, and their benefits to consumers in general. The second half of the essay will bring to light the difficulties involved in establishing autonomous vehicles as a standard means of transportation.
They did not leverage their core competencies to improve current market position. They took their core competencies and applied them to CarMax to compete in a new market. 4. Was CarMax a good strategic for Circuit City? Why or why not?
In this case, it seems that Wiedeking had a stronger forcing style than Piëch, in the fact that he would try to win the battle of the automobiles at Piëch and VW’s expense. Forcing would not be the appropriate conflict handling style for either party to use. If it had continued, it may have led to the demise of Volkswagen. Rather than utilizing the Forcing style, it would have been better for the men to use would be that of Compromising. Compromising is seen as a “give and take” style where the conflicting parties would reach mutually acceptable solutions (Ohlendorf, 2001).
Recommendation. 1/2 The new process was put into practice to enable transparency and align IT projects with overall goals of the company. But it also had to take into account the global impact of projects that were vying for funding. With much importance attached to local projects that would support the enterprise goal, projects such as SAP implementation, that were targeted at the overall organization were left unnoticed. To address this issue, Volkswagen America should look beyond projects that are targeted at the enterprise level selected via theoretical method to have a broader perspective.
AST1/Task 1 Tiare Rush Student ID#000305228 Strategies for Motivating Scooter Dealerships Company S is excited to be ready to enter the motor scooter market with our newly engineered scooter with much better fuel economy than all of our biggest rivals. Although our scooters cost a fraction more than the ones on the market today, we believe that the value added will make our company successful. I have identified here several strategies to help motivate the dealerships to help us to move our product. 1. Avoid Taking Business from your Dealerships Our partnerships with our dealerships are built out of trust.
The typical consumer of a vehicle in this category has an income of $100K, is well educated, and is in their 50’s age-wise. The industry realizes that they need to draw in younger consumers and have been making efforts to do that, making more family friendly vehicles like the SUV. To continue to attract the desired younger consumer, while not offending the traditional luxury vehicle consumer, the luxury market needs to stay current on trends. The primary trend right now is going green using hybrid technology. Hybrid technology is being used in two ways right now: in the mass vehicle industry it is used to create better fuel economy; in the luxury market hybrid technology is focused more on increasing performance without sacrificing standard fuel economy.
Service offering ensures consumer loyalty. Offering services is a way to keep dealers and distributors happy because it brings business. To help create a new marketing plan to reverse the decline in sales, Thorr Motorcycles must focus on service offering because off a low rating in consumer perception. The company can improve this fundamental attribute. According to the simulation “Quality engineering covers almost every aspect of a product” (University of Phoenix.
Sustainable business spending would also increase rapidly because it is seen as a catalyst for more productive improvements which is a win for human beings, the company and our earth when reducing resources and lowering cost while still being sustainable. A company’s reputation is also a big factor as to why companies wanted to reduce environmental footprint as more investors are becoming increasingly interested in the environmental performance of a company where they put their money into. Also, because of customer awareness, large manufacturers and retailers are also using their buying power to push suppliers into more environmentally friendly practices. Green is the new ideal trend and it should be sticking around. Now it is much better to be knowledgable about your health as well as making overall healthier choices and it helps to know some of the companies we tend to rely on are also doing their part to become greener and meet the peoples needs.