Essays on Automobile

In the chapter, “The Death and Afterlife of Automobiles”, included in the book, Auto Mania: Cars, Consumers, and the Environment, author Tom McCarthy reveals that changing times in America caused the need for individuality in cars. McCarthy backs his discussion by highlighting how Americans wanted…

Indian automobile industry, especially the two wheeler segment has undergone tremendous change from the earlier times, when two wheelers were more or less about the scooters, and bikes were the odd one out. Over the years, consumer behavior has changed drastically and it has become…

Therefore, most of the waste that comprises 90% of all business processes is a result of a manufacturing process called batch and queue. Where a massive number of batches of materials are being produced and sit in a queue for many days or even weeks…

When the time comes, to choose a vehicle and the powerful perfromance it produces, one always looks to compare to other in orden to have clear guidance to where, we are stantding as costumes, and in the world of the supercars the race to make…

Why do some companies fail while others thrive? One major reason for surviving companies is that they develop cost reduction initiatives. When operating costs increase and there are no initiatives to reduce other costs a company will simply become uncompetitive. For example, wages increase to…

Emergent properties is a process which comes in to being after some processes. Basically it will take very small things and combine them together, becomes a big thing which will have properties that neither one of the small things had. Each small thing have their…

Behaviorism perspective views organisms as controlled by the places they live in and the conclusion of their overall evolution; behaviorism focuses on events that affect the outcome/reaction. Classical conditioning and Operant conditioning are the two processes that the behaviorism perspective introduces as the locus of…

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Introduction Toyota captured the world’s attention for the first time in the eighties, when it was felt that there was something special about Japanese efficiency and quality. The Japanese cars lasted longer than the Americans and needed much less repairs. The way Toyota…

Dunes, rocks, and mud are just a few of the elements you may encounter when you go off-road with your Jeep. Tires are an important key factor in how you navigate the terrain, but what you may not know is that the suspension is just…

With the ever changing lifestyle of people and explosion of spendable income among middle and lower classes in India, it is a ripe time to be an automobile manufacturer. Cars and Utility vehicles, which are part of a special category that is rapidly becoming popular…