Transforming a Car wash center

Padala Saicharan Goud

Transforming A Car wash center
IST 7020 Analysis, Modeling and Design
A.Proff. Perkins Theresa
Wilmington University

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................4
Executive Summary.............................................................................................................4
The Strategic Context..........................................................................................................4
1 Business Needs and Desired Outcomes...................................................................5
1.1 Strategic Environment............................................................................5
...1.1.1 Organizational Overview......................................................5
...1.1.2 Business Need......................................................................7
...1.1.3 Drivers for Change...............................................................7
...1.1.4 Business Outcomes...............................................................7
1.2 Strategic Fit.............................................................................................7
1.3 Detailed Description of the Business Need............................................8
...1.3.1 Problem/Opportunity Statement...........................................8
...1.3.2 Prioritized Requirements (High Level)................................8
...1.3.3 Assumptions.........................................................................9
...1.3.4 Constraints............................................................................9
...1.3.5 Dependencies........................................................................9
1.4 Scope.......................................................................................................9
Analysis and Recommendation.........................................................................................10

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2 Preliminary Options Analysis................................................................................10
2.1 Evaluation Criteria................................................................................10
2.2 List the Possible Options......................................................................10
2.3 Screening of Options............................................................................10
2.4 Rationale for Discounted and Viable Options.......................................11
...2.4.1 Advantages and Disadvantages...........................................11
2.5 Recommendation..................................................................................11
Management and Capacity........................................................................................11
3 Managing the Investment.......................................................................................11
3.1 Governance and Oversight....................................................................12
...3.1.1 Project Management Strategy.............................................12
...3.1.2 Implementation Plan...........................................................12
...3.1.3 Project Review Strategy.....................................................12
3.2 Risk Management Strategy...................................................................13
3.3 Change Management Strategy..............................................................13
3.4 Performance Measurement Strategy......................................................14
Conclusion...........................................................................................15
Reference............................................................................................16

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List of Tables:
Table:1.............. Assumptions of the business case.........................................................10
Table:2.............. Dependencies of the business case........................................................10
Table:3.............. Screening of Options of business case...................................................11
Table:4............. Advantages and disadvantages of the Business case..............................12

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Transforming a Car Wash center
Introduction:
This business case deals about the transformation of a Car wash company called Soapy Rides. In
this project the car wash company will be transformed to a fully equiped with highly technical
equipments. This transformation will help the company to wash more cars in a short period of
time, and it will also helps the company to have more profits. Soapy Rides is a conspicuous hand
auto wash serving the East Meadow, Long Island, NY people group. Sudsy Rides will be
controlled by Mark Deshpande, of the unmistakable Deshpande family. The Deshpande family
has been serving the Long Island range with an auto repair business and property
advancement/administration for more than 30 years. Imprint will influence the amazing great
will and mark acknowledgment of the Deshpande family name to rapidly pick up business sector
infiltration. Soapy Rides will furnish clients with three administrations they are, outside auto
washing, inside cleaning, and specifying. Soapy Rides has no genuine contenders that are
attempting to offer a great administration for a sensible rate. Most are attempting to contend on
cost alone. Soapy Rides capacity to give a great administration, both concerning the real washing
and also client administration is all in light of their capacity to locate the best representatives and
highly technical equipments.
Executive Summary:
The auto wash is situated in East Meadow, New York. This zone has various advantages as far as
the business sector that it will accommodate the business. More than 40% of families in the
prompt neighborhood acquire over $70,000 every year. Numerous individuals in the area own
and/or rent new autos and spot awesome quality on their autos and what they look like. There are
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an extensive number of auto dealerships in the region - five inside three miles of the proposed
area for Soapy Rides. So, by transforming the car wash center to a fully technically equipped
center, the company can have more profits.
The Strategic Context:
1 Business Needs and Desired outcomes:
The business needs and the desired outcomes of the company will be explained below.
1.1 Strategic Environment:
1.1.1 Organizational Overview:
Soapy rides is entering their first year of operation. Mark trusts that a far reaching showcasing
system will be critical to the accomplishment of the business. Foamy rides offers a premium
hand auto washing administration gave by a surely understood neighborhood family. The
fundamental business sector need is a premium auto washing administration that is far less rough
than the conventional programmed auto washes. Foamy Rides portions its clients by kind of auto
possession. We trust that the sort of auto that a man claims says volumes in regards to their
driving, and, along these lines their auto washing and specifying necessities.
New auto proprietors: Owners of more up to date autos are destined to utilize a hand auto
washing administration. These proprietors take awesome pride in their autos and will convey
them regularly to the wash and detail administration. The objective with these clients is to
advance standard utilization of the wash and detail administration. The point is to illuminate
these clients that Soapy Rides will keep their auto looking on a par with it did the day they drove
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More seasoned extravagance auto proprietors: These individuals have either claimed their top of
the line extravagance autos for quite a long while or can't bear the cost of the cost of another
extravagance auto yet need the vibe of loose driving. Both of these gatherings need to keep their
autos fit as a fiddle conceivable. The individuals who have purchased second-hand autos will
regularly spend numerous hours in their autos and will put high significance on keeping their
autos looking great. These proprietors will get their autos for general washes and intermittent
points of interest.
Sports auto proprietors: These individuals are frequently more youthful or moderately aged men
and will respect the look of their auto as imperative. They will likewise pride themselves on the
look of their auto and will have their auto hand washed (in any event) week by week. These
drivers will have an intermittent subtle element, yet will keep their autos so spotless the point of
interest won't be essential all the time.
Lifetime proprietors: Many of these individuals have claimed their autos for more than five or
six years, and will probably be ladies. They are joined to their autos as companions and however
it might be more sensible for them to buy another auto, they will acquire their auto for a wash
occasionally, exactly when the auto is messy. They like their autos to look adequate, and need to
keep it fit as a fiddle yet are not tied up in the look of their auto. Consequently, they won't have a
point of interest completed on their auto unless they are offering it.
Dealerships: There are five new and utilized auto dealerships inside three miles of the proposed
area of Soapy Rides. These dealerships frequently use outside auto wash administrations to detail
their vehicles before they are set available to be purchased. Also, there are fifteen other auto
dealerships inside a seven mile range of Soapy Rides.

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Nearby organizations: Some neighborhood organizations have armadas of autos and little vans
that must be stayed with clean to keep up their picture. These organizations will search for a
savvy, proficient auto washing administration to play out this administration, and will like to
utilize an auto wash administration amid the week as opposed to amid weekends, similar to the
overall population.
1.1.2 Business Need:
Soapy Rides has very less competition in the segment of automobile, as many auto repair
companies have either only auto repair or only car wash. Soapy Rides is offering three different
types of washes interior, exterior and deatiling at very low price. So, to expand the auto repair
company to car wash, the company needs human resource, machinery, water supply, computer
technology.
1.1.3 Drivers for Change:
The business in day to day life is changing, and the customers are also looking for a fast and
better service, by a hand car wash the company cant reach the expectations of the customers.
Every company will do the business for profits only, this business case can help the company to
get an extra profits when compared with the hand car wash.
1.1.4 Business Out comes:
By implementing this business case the company will be get huge profits. More number of cars
will be washed when compared with the hand car wash. And the amount of water to use for a car
wash can be evaluated and wastage of water can be reduced.
1.2 Strategic Fit:
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The business sector patterns for the auto washing industry has been an attractive energy from
hand washing to programmed clothes washer offices. This pattern has been filled by the
movements of innovation. The automatic washing machines have turned out to be not so much
costly but rather more productive in the course of the most recent couple of years to the point
that it is normally practical to put resources into these machines.
While one may assume this would prompt the destruction hand washing, the abrasiveness of the
machines will never be proper for costly cars. That patterns will fortunately not significantly
affect hand washing offices that have an adequate extensive client base that posess costly autos.
Fortunately for Soapy rides which has an upper end customer base, market supply will reduction
and interest will increment.
1.3 Detailed Description of The Business need:
1.3.1 Opportunity Statement:
By implementing this business case the company will have an opportunity to get more profits
compared with the hand car wash system and there will be an opportunity to wash more cars in
short period of time.
1.3.2

Assumptions:

Every business case or a project will have some assumptions, and the below table will explain
the assumptions of this business case.

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It is assumed that: Effects on investment:

Assumption 1

Malfunctioning of This may not affect the

Low
machines
investment highly
Loss of credentials of There will be a problem
the company
in logging in to the
Medium
systems.
systems.
The company will face
Accidents like
some negative feedbacks High
damaging the car etc.
due to this issue.
Table:1 Assumptions of the business case

Assumption 2

Assumption 3

1.3.3

Reliability Level:
High/Medium/Low

Constraints:

The transmission should be done within a month, if not there will be a problem in losing the
regular customers and this can lead to a huge loss and at sometimes the company may get closed
due to loss. So, time is the main constraint in this project.
1.3.4

Dependencies:

This business case has some dependencies by which there will be a problem if they wont work
in a proper tome and process. The dependencies are listed in the table below.
Number
Dependency 1
Dependency 2

Element:

Is dependent upon [action] from [entity]:

Computers It depends on the operations of softwares and hardwares.

Water

It depends on supply of the water from the external source.

Table:2 Dependencies of the business case

1.4 Scope:

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The scope of this business case is that, the hand car wash service center will be transformed in to
a highly technically equipped automated car wash service center.
Analysis and Recommendation:
2 Preliminary Options Analysis:
2.1 Evaluation Criteria:
Soapy Rides is situating itself as the chief hand auto wash serving the Long Island range. Mark
has anticipated a 20% piece of the overall industry. The business will produce a high gross edge
and an unobtrusive net edge after year one and agreeable edge after year three.
2.2 List the Possible Options:
We should list all the possible options for implementing this business case. The possible options
for implementing this business case are, the company should buy a high quality if equipments
and there should be a proper maintainer of the equipments and also the softwares. The
softwares should be upgraded regularly. The car wash center should rebuild again and the
equipments should be reengineered when they are out of service/order.
2.3 Screening of Options:
The screening of the possible options has to be done for every project, the below table explains
the screening of options of this business case.

Option Number and Name

Option 1:
Status Quo

Screening criterion:
Strategic fit and business needs

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Screening criterion:

No

No

Yes

Yes

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Option 2:
Option 3: Option 4:
Re-engineering
Build
Buy

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Potential achievability
Screening criterion:
Potential affordability

Yes

Yes

Summary

Retained as baseline

Discounted

No

No

Discounted Viable

Table:3 Screening of Options of business case

2.4 Rationale for Discounted and Viable Options:
In this business case the viable options are keeping up a high gross benefit margin, maintaining
unassuming, relentlessly developing net revenue, growing to two areas after third year of
operation.
2.4.1

Advantages and Disadvantages:

The advantages and the disadvantages of this transformation are listed below.
Advantages
Time will be saved
Profit margin increases
Wastage of water can be saved
Customers may increase

Disadvantages
High Cost
Chances of malfunctioning of equipments
Possibility of slight scratches on the car
There may be a chance of occurring damage of

company name.
Table:4 Advantages and disadvantages of the Business case
2.5 Recommendations:
The company should carefully install the softwares in to the systems, because there will
because there will be a chance of hacking of the systems. And the equipment should be
maintained properly because there will be a chance of malfunctioning.
Management and Capacity:
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3

Managing the Investment:

The investment of the project should be managed properly because there will be a chance of
occurring lose for the project.
3.1 Governance and oversight:
The single target is to position Soapy Rides as the head car hand washing organization in the
zone, enduring expanding piece of the pie. The business sector procedure will look to first make
client mindfulness, build up a client base, and work toward building client dedication.
3.1.1

Project Management Strategy

The project should be managed in a way that all the equipments should be aliened properly, and
completely scope the project before beginning it, should to gather an undertaking group and
allocate errands as indicated by qualities, should to set up a converse course of events, should to
execute the greatest number of capacities as the organization can at the same time, should to
watch out for the monetary allowance, should to have customary overhaul gatherings and offer
data, should to concentrate on what makes a difference most.
3.1.2

Implementation Plan:

Should thoroughly consider basic segments before starting, accordingly sparing time, vitality,
and cash. By enumerating every single basic stride before beginning the task, partners can
envision variables they generally would not consider until experienced and distinguish potential
issues and difficulties toward the front.
3.1.3

Project Review Strategy:

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The project should be reviewed thoroughly and regularly. This project review will help the
project to follow the scope statement and that can lead to getting a huge profits.
3.2 Risk Management Strategy:
An auto wash proprietor or supervisor may wear numerous caps, as the leader, the client
administration agent, the bookkeeper, leader of the advertising division, and possibly the janitor
now and again. One cap to not neglect wearing all the time is the Risk Manager cap. Taking
some an opportunity to concentrate on exercises that proactively minimize the danger in
everyday operations can spare you time and cerebral pains, as well as cash over the long haul.
The danger administration gets ready for the task are properly training employees, accident
reporting, protective safeguards, surveillance/security systems
3.3 Change Management Strategy:
The carwash business is influenced incredibly by the climate. Other climate related organizations
like development, for instance, are not influenced to the extent that a carwash is. A passing cloud
that hinders the sun will cut the volume in a flash at a few washes. A negative climate gauge will
influence volume regardless of the fact that the estimate for awful climate does not materialize.
The impact variability of interest in view of climate has is that representative hours are affected.
A site must be cleaned for so long and blustery day extends in the end complete. It is difficult to
discover representatives that have enough adaptability in their lives, in light of the fact that large
portions of those hours lost because of climate can be recaptured when the sun turns out once
more.
3.4 Performance Measurement Strategy:

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The marketing procedure will be to create brand value, expand client consciousness of Soapy
Rides, and fabricate the client base. The procedure will utilize a few distinct strategies to
accomplish the objectives. The promoting goals of the organization is, expansion rehash
clients by 4% a quarter, consistently build piece of the pie each quarter, create brand
mindfulness and acknowledgment, evaluated by a lessening in client obtaining costs, the last
market destinations of the organization is, expansion the net revenue by 5% a quarter,
accomplish a twofold digit development rate every year for in any event the initial three
years, create efficiencies in the conveyance of the administration through cutting edge
preparing and work flow analysis.

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Conclusion
By implementing this business case the company can reach all the objectives that it was looking
for. It can save the time and can increase the profit margin. The company can indirectly help the
environment by avoiding the wastage of water.

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