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Energy efficiency system has a great impact on the Canadian Auto Industry. Explore the astounding benefits of energy efficiency system for the auto industry and know how you can develop that.  Conventional business strategies have taken the back seat since the inception of the electricity. It is pretty simple that more production would need more energy, so as to increase the business competitiveness; it is inevitable to embrace the energy efficiency in all the sectors. It basically emphasizes the use of less energy to power up more attractive business opportunities.
Growing role of energy efficiency in auto sector In the year 1988, an obscure business journal introduced us with the phrase “lean manufacturing” and this was able to bring such revolutionary changes in the American auto industry. The industry actually went through a reinvention to cut the costs and even stay competitive. Most of the Canadian auto industry is now going through the pressure of contributing to the cost effectiveness. The changing cost equation has compelled the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to rethink over the energy management and overhauling its approach to conservation. It’s true that the energy bills of an auto plant is certainly not the highest operating cost (merely the 20 percent) however, the increased electricity cost over the last decade or a bit more than that has led the leading companies to redouble their conservation efforts. There are a few concerns that are actually driving the auto companies to adopt energy efficiency methods and those facts are: · Rising energy costs · Incentive programs · Uncertainty of the future electric price Let’s now find out how the energy efficiency has its impact on the auto industry or what the leading auto industries are planning to make better use of energy efficiency. Industry leaders target the low-hanging fruit: There are accessories and equipments used in the cars that consume the energy and the industry leaders are targeting to reduce the consumptions for those accessories like; lighting, compressed air system, chiller systems etc. the industry is now looking forward to more energy efficient lighting and LED lighting is certainly a better alternative. It has energy efficiency, better light quality and more longevity. When it comes to the chiller system, regardless of the fact that a plant is using a series of smaller and decentralized chillers or an industrial sized central system, using optimized chilled water can cause dramatic savings on energy. Prioritizing the electricity conservation: There are of course many advantages of upgrading but there are still many plants that are running their wheels on energy efficiency. This simply means that those companies are not really aware of the great impact of conservation. The big difference is made by the little progressive companies in form of making a reinvestment of the cost earned from the energy saving technology. Overcoming the obstacles: There are short to medium shutdowns in every plant. The Oshawa Assembly Plant of GM has a two-week summer shutdown period, a week and a half around the Christmas and there are some other stretched weekends. During this time, the lines aren’t running so this clearly means that the energy conservation upgrades need to be planned effectively in order to avoid the loss of the production time. Support the energy manager: It is the grace of the lean revolution that actually has proved that Canadian auto industry is all set to take up any new way of operating, new technology and exceptional ways of producing same parts and vehicles. Today energy conservation has become one of the most common things. If apt support and resources are provided the energy managers can come up with many energy saving resources. The culture of energy efficiency has created tremendous stride over the past 15 years and now the big challenge in front of you would be to engage the employees into energy efficiency cause.
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Setting up a new business in a different country is always a tough call. Here are the 7 most imperative aspects that the CEOs should keep in mind while planning for international business presence.  The key priority of any business is always to expand the services in different countries for a great international exposure. But entering into a foreign market is always challenging no matter how popular your brand is in any country. You cannot afford the luxury of lack of research and planning since this will force your business reputation to go downside with no time. We have experienced the same with Target, one of the most well-known discounted retailers in the US. Improper planning and lack of preparation forced them to experience failure in successfully expanding their business in Canada.
Here we will focus on 7 lessons that CEOs, looking to expand their business internationally should always be careful about. In other words, we will try to learn from the failure of Target Canada. 1. You cannot afford to skimp the research process Never ever skimp on the research about the country you are planning to set up your business. Before investing money, the business owners, the CEOs should focus on investing their time in understanding the market, the consumer sentiment, the culture and everything that can have even smallest impact on the business. And after the completion of the research, businesses should create a province-by-province business plan of growth. Target didn’t bother about all these steps and rushed into Canada with the popularity in the US. Business owners should consider their business as a new one when entering into a new country. The popularity of another country will never work in a separate country since the culture and living style is completely different. 2. Focus on unique brand identity instead of quick business expansion Getting associated with an already established brand in a country may prove to be effective but this too requires a lot of research about the company first. No any business will want to tie-up with a company with completely different business ideas. Target’s association with Zellers did allow them to quickly open 124 retails stores across Canada in a very short time but it made quite obvious to the consumers that the new brand will replace an existing brand and nothing else! Moreover the coveted customers of Zellers and Target were different. If you are really looking forward to growth and success of your business, you need to establish your brand as unique and also competitive one. Offering the consumers something new should always be the key concern rather than eyeing for a quick exposure. 3. Live up to the promises your brand offer across borders Consistency in the offerings and service is very important when you are establishing your business overseas. A very good reason for failure of Target Canada is that people loved Target when they visited the retail shop in the US for high standard products and affordable items. But the scenario was completely different when the company moved to Canada. Complaints about high price were flooding in. No matter how popular your brand in any country is, you cannot compromise with the USP (Unique Selling Point) of your business. The most positive aspect of your business can either make or break your reputation if not applied properly. This means living up to the promises that your brand offer irrespective of the geographical boundaries. 4. Focus on the customer satisfaction first than sticking to your strategy Always put the buyer’s need first even before the system and planning and everything. You need to remember one thing that the key target of your business or any business is the customers and the revenue will come from them. So, rather than being worried about the protocols and pre-defined systems make sure that the customers are happy and satisfied. This also means that the businesses have to be responsive to all the changes. Target’s poor supply chain performance in Canada made the situation worse for them. Most of the stores were left with empty stands and shelves. And the products that consumers were interested in were little in quantity compared to the products that were not in demand. 5. CEOs should have the ability to react quickly in negatives As a successful business CEO, one should always be ready to confront any kind of problems in the business. When things are going wrong, the CEOs should take action immediately. If no action is taken, it sends a wrong message to the buyers regarding the company’s stand to meet the customer's’ requirements. And businesses should never stay with the impression that it will be easy to duplicate the success cross borders because of the success of the brand in any country. Canadian consumers were keen on purchasing products from Target in the US. This impression somehow made the company think that this will be accepted in the Canada as well. Such arrogant assumptions lead to failure and nothing else. 6. Think of eliminating the cultural differences Now, when you are talking about the overall business growth strategy in a new country, you cannot just restrict yourself to operational plan only. You cannot restrict your plan to service offerings only. There is more to this plan and strategy and that is the emotional attachment, sentiment. The executives in the retail outlets, the training employee, the operational team - everything is included in the planning. If there is only one thing that could have saved the failure of Target Canada, it is Canadian executives. When a consumer will visit your new outlet he or she will certainly want an executive from the own place address him/her. This helps a lot to diminish the cultural differences. 7. Focus on the lesson from your failure Ups and downs, success and failure are all part of every aspect of life. Business is also not out of this game. What makes a business successful is the approach of the CEOs towards failure. They should learn from the mistakes and work accordingly. After the failure of the Target Canada, the CEO Brian Cornell shifted his focus to revive the US customers once again and slowly moved back home. This should never be the approach of a successful CEO. When things are not going right for the business, new plans, strategies should be implemented. It is really very important for the CEOs to understand the business plans and strategies as well as, the culture and preferences of the consumers. Every failure comes with a lesson. Successful people take the lesson and forget the failure. If you are planning on global exposure of your business, do keep in mind these 7 important aspects for a better growth in the global marketplace. |
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