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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION OF THE STYDY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: Customer satisfaction is defined as the degree of satisfaction provided by the goods or services of a company. This is usually gauged by the number of customers making repeat purchases. Customer satisfaction is critical if a company is to register high sales profits. Customer satisfaction is a term frequently used in marketing. It is a measure of how products and services supplied by a company meet or surpass customer expectation. Customer satisfaction is defined as "the number of customers, or percentage of total customers, whose reported experience with a firm, its products, or its services (ratings) exceeds specified satisfaction goals. "In a survey of nearly 200 senior marketing managers, 71 percent responded that they found a customer satisfaction metric very useful in managing and monitoring their businesses. It is seen as a key performance indicator within business and is often part of a Balanced Scorecard. In a competitive marketplace where businesses compete for customers, customer satisfaction is seen as a key differentiator and increasingly has become a key element of business strategy."Within organizations, customer satisfaction ratings can have powerful effects.
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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

1.1 INTRODUCTION OF THE STYDY

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:

Customer satisfaction is defined as the degree of satisfaction provided by the

goods or services of a company. This is usually gauged by the number of customers

making repeat purchases. Customer satisfaction is critical if a company is to register high

sales profits. Customer satisfaction is a term frequently used in marketing. It is a measure

of how products and services supplied by a company meet or surpass customer

expectation. Customer satisfaction is defined as "the number of customers, or percentage

of total customers, whose reported experience with a firm, its products, or its services

(ratings) exceeds specified satisfaction goals.

"In a survey of nearly 200 senior marketing managers, 71 percent responded that

they found a customer satisfaction metric very useful in managing and monitoring their

businesses. It is seen as a key performance indicator within business and is often part of

a Balanced Scorecard. In a competitive marketplace where businesses compete for

customers, customer satisfaction is seen as a key differentiator and increasingly has

become a key element of business strategy."Within organizations, customer satisfaction

ratings can have powerful effects.

They focus employees on the importance of fulfilling customers’ expectations.

Furthermore, when these ratings dip, they warn of problems that can affect sales and

profitability. These metrics quantify an important dynamic. When a brand has loyal

customers, it gains positive word-of-mouth marketing, which is both free and highly

effective."

Therefore, it is essential for businesses to effectively manage customer

satisfaction. To be able do this, firms need reliable and representative measures of

satisfaction."In researching satisfaction, firms generally ask customers whether their

product or service has met or exceeded expectations. Thus, expectations are a key factor

behind satisfaction. When customers have high expectations and the reality falls short,

they will be disappointed and will likely rate their experience as less than satisfying. For

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this reason, a luxury resort, for example, might receive a lower satisfaction rating than a

budget motel—even though its facilities and service would be deemed superior in

'absolute' terms."The importance of customer satisfaction diminishes when a firm has

increased bargaining power. For example, cell phone plan providers, such

as AT&T and Verizon, participate in an industry that is an oligopoly, where only a few

suppliers of a certain product or service exist.

As such, many cell phone plan contracts have a lot of fine print with provisions

that they would never get away if there were, say, a hundred cell phone plan providers,

because customer satisfaction would be far too low, and customers would easily have the

option of leaving for a better contract offer. There is a substantial body of empirical

literature that establishes the benefits of customer satisfaction for firms.

Purpose:

"Customer satisfaction provides a leading indicator of consumer purchase intentions and

loyalty."  "Customer satisfaction data are among the most frequently collected indicators

of market perceptions. Their principal use is twofold:" 

• "Within organizations, the collection, analysis and dissemination of these data

send a message about the importance of tending to customers and ensuring that

they have a positive experience with the company’s goods and services."

• "Although sales or market share can indicate how well a firm is

performing currently, satisfaction is perhaps the best indicator of how likely it is

that the firm’s customers will make further purchases in the future. Much

research has focused on the relationship between customer satisfaction and

retention. Studies indicate that the ramifications of satisfaction are most strongly

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realized at the extremes." On a five-point scale, "individuals who rate their

satisfaction level as '5' are likely to become return customers and might even

evangelize for the firm. (A second important metric related to satisfaction is

willingness to recommend. This metric is defined as "The percentage of surveyed

customers who indicate that they would recommend a brand to friends." When a

customer is satisfied with a product, he or she might recommend it to friends,

relatives and colleagues. This can be a powerful marketing advantage.)

"Individuals who rate their satisfaction level as '1,' by contrast, are unlikely to

return. Further, they can hurt the firm by making negative comments about it to

prospective customers. Willingness to recommend is a key metric relating to

customer satisfaction."

• Customers are the assets of every business. Sales professionals must try their level

best to satisfy customers for them to come back again to their organization.

AFTER SALES SERVICE:

After sales service refers to various processes which make sure customers are

satisfied with the products and services of the organization. The needs and demands of

the customers must be fulfilled for them to spread a positive word of mouth. In the

current scenario, positive word of mouth plays an important role in promoting brands and

products.

After sales service makes sure products and services meet or surpass the

expectations of the customers. After sales service includes various activities to find out

whether the customer is happy with the products or not after sales service is a crucial

aspect of sales management and must not be ignored.

Why after Sales Service?

After sales service plays an important role in customer satisfaction and customer

retention. It generates loyal customers. Customers start believing in the brand and get

associated with the organization for a longer duration. They speak well about the

organization and its products.

A satisfied and happy customer brings more individuals and eventually more

revenues for the organization. After sales service plays a pivotal role in strengthening the

bond between the organization and customers.

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After Sales Service Techniques:

• Sales Professionals need to stay in touch with the customers even after the deal.

Never ignore their calls.

• Give them the necessary support. Help them install, maintain or operate a

particular product. Sales professionals selling laptops must ensure windows are

configured in the system and customers are able to use net without any difficulty.

Similarly organizations selling mobile sim cards must ensure the number is

activated immediately once the customer submits his necessary documents.

• Any product found broken or in a damaged condition must be exchanged

immediately by the sales professional. Don’t harass the customers. Listen to their

grievances and make them feel comfortable.

• Create a section in your organization’s website where the customers can register

their complaints. Every organization should have a toll free number where the

customers can call and discuss their queries. The customer service officers should

take a prompt action on the customer’s queries. The problems must be resolved

immediately.

• Take feedback of the products and services from the customers. Feedback helps

the organization to know the customers better and incorporate the necessary

changes for better customer satisfaction.

• Ask the customers to sign Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) with your

organization. AMC is an agreement signed between the organization and the

customer where the organization promises to provide after sales services to the

second party for a certain duration at nominal costs.

• The exchange policies must be transparent and in favour of the customer. The

customer who comes for an exchange should be given the same treatment as was

given to him when he came for the first time. Speak to him properly and suggest

him the best alternative.

• In an organization, sales representatives have the responsibility of creating brand

awareness and making products popular among the end users. They are the ones

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who interact with the customers, understand their requirements and full fill their

needs and expectations.

1.2 INTRODUCTION ABOUT COMPANY:

Samsung Electronics: (Korean: Hanja)

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Is a Korean multinational electronics company

headquartered in Suwon, South Korea. It is the flagship subsidiary of the Samsung

Group and has been the world's largest information technology company by revenues

since 2009.Samsung Electronics has assembly plants and sales networks in 88 countries

and employs around 370,000 people. For 2012 the CEO is Kwon Oh-Hyun.

Samsung has long been a major manufacturer of electronic components such

as lithium-ion batteries, semiconductors, chips, flash memory and hard drive devices for

clients such as Apple, Sony, HTC and Nokia. In recent years, the company has

diversified into consumer electronics. It is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile

phones and smart phones fuelled by the popularity of its Samsung Galaxy line of devices.

The company is also a major vendor of tablet computers, particularly its Android-

powered Samsung Galaxy Tab collection, and is generally regarded as pioneering

the pallet market through the Samsung Galaxy Note family of devices.

Samsung has been the world's largest maker of LCD panels since 2002,

the world's largest television manufacturer since 2006, and world's largest manufacturer

of mobile phones since 2011. Samsung Electronics displaced Apple Inc. as the world's

largest technology company in 2011 and is a major part of the South Korean economy.

History:

1969 to 1987: Early years:

Samsung Electric Industries was established as an industry Samsung Group in

1969 in Suwon, South Korea. Its early products were electronic and electrical appliances

including televisions, calculators, refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines. In

1970, Samsung Group established another subsidiary, Samsung-NEC, jointly with Japan's

NEC Corporation to manufacture home appliances and audiovisual devices. In 1974, the

group expanded into the semiconductor business by acquiring Korea Semiconductor, one

of the first chip-making facilities in the country at the time. The acquisition of Korea

Telecommunications, an electronic switching system producer, was completed at the start

of the next decade in 1980.

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By 1981, Samsung Electric Industries had manufactured over 10 million black-

and-white televisions. In February 1983, Samsung's founder, Lee Byung-chull, made an

announcement later dubbed the "Tokyo declaration", in which he declared that Samsung

intended to become a DRAM(dynamic random access memory) vendor. One year later,

Samsung became the third company in the world to develop a 64kbDRAM.[citation

needed] In 1988, Samsung Electric Industries merged with Samsung Semiconductor &

Communications to form Samsung Electronics.

1988–1995: Consumer struggles:

Samsung Electronics launched its first mobile phone in 1988, in the South Korean

market. Sales were initially poor and by the early 1990s Motorola held a market share of

over 60 percent in the country's mobile phone market compared to just 10 percent for

Samsung. Samsung's mobile phone division also struggled with poor quality and inferior

products until the mid-1990s and exit from the sector was a frequent topic of discussion

within the company. Samsung Electronics acquired a 40 percent stake in AST Research, a

United States-based personal computer maker, for US$378 million in February 1995.

1995–2008: Component manufacturing:

It was decided by Lee Kun-Hee that Samsung needed to change strategy. The

company shelved the production of many under-selling product lines and instead pursued

a process of designing and manufacturing components and investing in new technologies

for other companies. In addition, Samsung outlined a 10-year plan to shrug off its image

as a "budget brand" and to challenge Sony as the world's largest consumer electronics

manufacturer. It was hoped in this way Samsung would gain an understanding of how

products are made and give a technological lead sometime in the future. This patient

vertical integration strategy of manufacturing components has borne fruit for Samsung in

the late-2000s.

As Samsung shifted away from consumer markets, the company devised a plan to

sponsor major sporting events to remain in the public eye. One such sponsorship was for

the 1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan.

As a chaebol, Samsung Group wielded wealth that allowed the company to invest

and develop new technology rather than build products at a level which would not have a

detrimental impact on Samsung's finances.

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Samsung had a number of technological breakthroughs particularly in the field of

memory which are commonplace in most electrical products today. This includes the

world's first 64Mb DRAM in 1992, 256 Mb DRAM in 1994, 1Gb DRAM in 1996. In

2004, Samsung developed the world's first 8Gb NAND Memory chip and a

manufacturing deal was struck with Apple in 2005. A deal to supply Apple for memory

chips was sealed in 2005 and, as of October 2013, Samsung remains a key supplier of

Apple components, manufacturing the A7 processors that are inside the phone 5s model.

2008 to present: Consumer products:

The Samsung word mark as it appears on many Samsung products, The Samsung

display at the 2008 International Funkausstellung in Berlin For four consecutive years,

from 2000 to 2003, Samsung posted net earnings higher than five-percent; this was at a

time when 16 out of the 30 top South Korean companies ceased operating in the wake of

the unprecedented crisis.

In 2005, Samsung Electronics surpassed Japanese rival, Sony, for the first time to

become the world's twentieth-largest and most popular consumer brand, as measured by

Interbred.

In 2007, Samsung Electronics became the world's second-largest mobile-phone

maker, overtaking Motorola for the first time. In 2009, Samsung achieved total revenues

of US$117.4 billion, overtaking Hewlett-Packard to become the world's largest

technology company measured by sales.

In 2009 and 2010, the US and EU fined the company, together with eight other

memory chip makers, for its part in a price-fixing scheme that occurred between 1999

and 2002. Other companies fined included Infineon Technologies, Elapid Memory and

Micron Technology. In December 2010, the EU granted immunity to Samsung

Electronics for acting as an informant during the investigation (LG Display, AU

Optronics, ChimeiInnoLux, Chunghwa Picture Tubes and HannaStar Display were

implicated as result of the company's intelligence).Despite consistent growth, Samsung,

along with its chairman Lee Kun-hee, has developed a reputation for insecurity regarding

its financial stability and the potential for future crises to arise. After returning from a

temporary retirement period in March 2010, Kun-hee stated that "Samsung Electronics'

future is not guaranteed because most of our flagship products will be obsolete in 10

years from now."Samsung has emphasized innovation in its management strategy since

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the early 2000s and it again highlighted innovation as part of core strategies when it

announced the Vision 2020 in which the company set an ambitious goal of reaching $400

billion in annual revenues within ten years. In order to cement its leadership in the areas

of memory chip and television production, the company has invested aggressively in

research and development. The company has 24 research-and-development centers

around the world.

In April 2011, Samsung Electronics sold its HDD commercial operations to

Seagate Technology for approximately US$1.4 billion. The payment was composed of

45.2 million Seagate shares (9.6 percent of shares), worth US$687.5 million, and a cash

sum for the remainder.

In the first quarter of 2012, the company became the highest-selling mobile phone

company when it overtook Nokia, selling 93.5 million units compared to Nokia's 82.7

million units. Samsung also became the largest smart phone vendor as a result of strong

sales of its Galaxy SII and Galaxy Note devices.

In May 2013, Samsung announced that it had finally managed to test speed-

enhanced fifth generation (5G) technology successfully.

In April 2013, Samsung Electronics' new entry into its Galaxy S series smart

phone range, the Galaxy S4 was made available for retail. Released as the upgrade of the

best-selling Galaxy S III, the S4 was sold in some international markets with the

company’s Exynos processor.

In July 2013, Samsung Electronics forecasted weaker than expected profits for its

April to June quarter. While analysts expected around 10.1 trillion won, Samsung

Electronics estimated an operating profit of ₩9.5 trillion (US$8.3 billion). During the

same month, Samsung acquired the media streaming device manufacturer Boxee for a

reported $30 million.

On August 5, 2013, invitations were received for the "Samsung Unpacked 2013

Episode 2" event on September 4, 2013 in Berlin, Germany during the annual IFA

conference. While the invitation does not present any details of the event, industry figures

stated that the launch of the Galaxy Note III device is expected, as Samsung used the

2012 IFA conference to launch the Galaxy Note II.

Samsung’s mobile business chief Shin Jong-kyun stated to the Korea Times on

September 11, 2013 that Samsung Electronics will further develop its presence in China

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to strengthen its market position in relation to Apple. The Samsung executive also

confirmed that a 64-bit smart phone handset will be released to match the ARM-based A7

processor of Apple's iPhone 5s model that was released in September 2013.

Due to smart phone sales—especially sales of lower-priced handsets in markets

such as India and China—Samsung achieved record earnings in the third quarter of 2013.

The operating profit for this period rose to about 10.1 trillion won (US$9.4 billion), a

figure that was boosted by memory chip sales to customers such as Apple, Inc. On

October 14, 2013, Samsung Electronics publicly apologized for using refurbished

components from cheaper desktop computers to fix higher-end products, after the

corporation's unethical business practices were exposed on the previous day by MBC

TV’s current affairs magazine, 2580.

Samsung provided sponsorship for the 2014 Academy Awards ceremony and, due

to the use of the Samsung Galaxy Note smart phone product by host Ellen DeGeneres in

a group sulfide photograph that became an online viral phenomenon, the corporation

donated US$3 million to two charitable organizations selected by DeGeneres. The

official Samsung statement explained: "... we wanted to make a donation to Ellen’s

charities of choice: St Jude’s and the Humane Society. Samsung will donate 1.5 million

dollars to each charity."

Products:

By 2004 Samsung was the world's-largest manufacturer of OLEDs, with a 40

percent market share worldwide, and as of 2010 has a 98% share of the

global AMOLED market. The company generated $100.2 million out of the total $475

million revenues in the global OLED market in 2006. As of 2006, it held more than 600

American patents and more than 2,800 international patents, making it the largest owner

of AMOLED technology patents.

Samsung's current AMOLED smart phones use its Super AMOLED trademark,

with the Samsung Wave S8500 and Samsung i9000 Galaxy S being launched in June

2010. In January 2011, it announced its Super AMOLED Plus displays– which offer

several advances over the older Super AMOLED displays – real stripe matrix (50 percent

more sub pixels), thinner form factor, brighter image and an 18 percent reduction in

energy consumption.

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In October 2007, Samsung introducing a ten-millimeter thick, 40-inch LCD

television panel, followed in October 2008 by the world's first 7.9-mm panel. Samsung

developed panels for 24-inch LCD monitors (3.5 mm) and 12.1-inch laptops (1.64 mm).

In 2009, Samsung succeeded in developing a panel for forty-inch LED televisions, with a

thickness of 3.9 millimeters (0.15 inch). Dubbed the "Needle Slim", the panel is as thick

(or thin) as two coins put together. This is about a twelfth of the conventional LCD panel

whose thickness is approximately 50 millimeters (1.97 inches).While reducing the

thickness substantially, the company maintained the performance of previous models,

including full HD resolution; 120 Hz refresh rate, and 5000:1 contrast ratio. On

September 6, 2013, Samsung launched its 55-inch curved OLED TV (model KE55S9C)

in the United Kingdom with John Lewis.

In early October 2013, the Samsung Corporation disseminated a press release for

its curved display technology with the Galaxy Round smart phone model. The press

release described the product as the "world’s first commercialized full HD Super

AMOLED flexible display." The manufacturer explains that users can check information

such as time and battery life when the home screen is off, and can receive information

from the screen by tilting the device.

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SAMSUNG PRINTER PRICE IN INDIA 2014:

• Samsung ML 2161 Laser PrinterRs.4,745

• Samsung ML 2166 Laser PrinterRs.4,761

• Samsung SCX 4321NS Multifunction Laser PrinterRs.12,900

• Samsung ML 2951ND PrinterRs.13,500

• Samsung ML 3310D PrinterRs.8,199

• Samsung ML - 1866W PrinterRs.6,790

• Samsung SCX 4701ND Multifunction Laser PrinterRs.14,990

• Samsung ML - 3310ND PrinterRs.12,590

• Samsung CLP-680ND Rs.39,999

• Samsung CLP-365WRs.17,299

• Samsung ML-2166WRs.6,500

• Samsung ML-3310DRs.8,499

• Samsung ML-1866WRs.7,499

• Samsung ML-3310NDRs.16,999

• Samsung ML-3710NDRs.26,999

• Samsung ML-6510NDRs.74,999

• Samsung ML-5510NDRs.58,999

• Samsung ML-5015ND Rs.49,999

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SAMSUNG AIR CONDITIONER PRICE IN INDIA 2014:

• Digital Inverter AC AR12HV5NBWK 1.0 TR MRP Rs. 41,600

• Digital Inverter AC AR24HV5NBWK 2.0 TR MRP Rs. 60,100

• Digital Inverter AC(Crystal gloss panel) AR12HV5DAWK 1.0 TR MRP Rs.

48,000

• Digital Inverter AC (crystal gloss panel) AR18HV5DAWK 1.5 TR MRP Rs.

60,700

• Digital Inverter AC AR18HV5NFWK 1.5 TR MRP Rs. 49,700

• Purista Pattern AR12HC5TDUR 1.0 TR 5 Star MRP Rs. 36,600

• Boracay AR18HC5TYUR 1.5 TR 5 Star MRP Rs. 42,700

• MAX AR18HC2UXNB 1.5 TR 2 Star MRP Rs. 32,900

• Crystal AR18HC5EXLZ 1.5 TR 5 Star MRP Rs. 43,600

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SAMSUNG REFRIGERATORS PRICE IN INDIA 2014:

• Samsung RR2015CSBRR/TL Single Door 195 Liters.Rs.12,900

• Samsung RT26FARZASP/TL Double Door Refrigerator.Rs.22,400

• Samsung RR1915RCAVL Single Door 180 Liters.Rs.14,526

• Samsung RT26FAJSASL/TL Double Door Refrigerator.Rs.23,900

• Samsung RFG28MESL1/XTL Side By Side Door.Rs.158,046

• Samsung RT33FAJFABX Double Door 302 Liters.Rs.30,000

• Samsung RT31HCLB1/CTL 271 Liters Refrigerator.Rs.22,990

• Samsung RR2115TCA Single Door 212 Liters.Rs.18,300

• Samsung RR1915TCARX Single Door 180 Liters.Rs.16,506

• Samsung RR1915CCASA Single Door 190LRefrigerator.Rs.13,000

• Samsung RS21HUTPN 585 Liters Digital Inverter.Rs.85,835

• Samsung RT33FARZASP/TL Double Door Refrigerator.Rs.29,750

• Samsung RT36FDJFASL/TL Double Door Refrigerator.Rs.37,000

• Samsung RR2015RSBVL/TL Single Door 195 Liters.Rs.14,622

• Samsung RT5582ATBSL/TL Double Door Refrigerator.Rs.58,989

• Samsung RR2315TCAPX Single Door 218 Liters.Rs.19,984

• Samsung RT42FEJQASP/TL Double Door Refrigerator.Rs.50,500

• Samsung RT33FAJFASL/TL Double Door Refrigerator.Rs.30,700

• Samsung RT39FDAGASL/TL Double Door Refrigerator.Rs.39,425

• Samsung RR1915TCAPX Single Door 180 Liters.Rs.16,300

• Samsung RS21HST Side-by-Side Door Refrigerator.Rs.72,072

• Samsung RS21HZLMR1/XTL 585 LitersRefrigerator.Rs.109,452

• Samsung RT5982ATBSL/TL Double Door Refrigerator.Rs.62,727

• Samsung RT42FDAGASL/TL Double Door Refrigerator.Rs.44,650

• Samsung RT36FARZASP/TL Double Door Refrigerator.Rs.35,000

• Samsung RR2115RCAVL/TL 212 Liters Single.Rs.17,714

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1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The ascent e-digit showroom is one of the leading electronic product outlets in

Hassan district. It was established in the year 2000, & its delivering to the customers in

and around Hassan neighbouring districts. For the past 10 years it’s been into active in

promoting electronic products but in the recent past since 2008 the sales of electronics

was dismal due the satisfaction among large group of customers due to deteriorating in

the quality of after sales service.

Hence the management has felt the need to conduct through analysis about the existing

customer satisfaction and after sales service of selective Samsung products. Hence the

management had realized the need to conduct the result oriented analysis through the

management trainees. I was glad to accept this assignment from the organisation

perspective & as a part of MBA curriculum.

“Customer satisfaction after sales & service” is the important statement of the problem

in this project.

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1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

Primary Objective:

To study the level of satisfaction towards after sales-sales-service-of selective

Samsung electronic products.

Secondary Objective:

To identify the customer expectation regarding after sales service of Samsung

products.

To find out the perception of response towards after sales of Samsung brand.

To identify the customer awareness about after sales service provided by Samsung

dealers.

To identify the level of satisfaction among Samsung customers.

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1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

This study highlights the customer satisfaction about ascent e-digit showroom.

The aim of the study is about people satisfaction towards after sales service of

Ascent e-digit showroom.

This study helps to know about consumer satisfaction and after sales service of

Ascent e-digit showroom.

The research findings of this study will help the ascent e- digit showroom to

improve the timings and the consumer’s needs.

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1.6 LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY

• The response given by the respondents may not be true, which may be subject to

change.

• The respondents may be careless in responding to the questionnaire.

• Unnecessary question arrived by illiterate people.

• The study limits to the geographical area of Hassan.

• The minimum respondents are not able to understand the question. So the missing

the value.

• The time of the study short duration so extra data not include.

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CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Goffin,Slater (1994) After-sales service has emerged as a major source of

competitive manoeuvring, so firms strive for competitive advantages with their after-sales

service portfolio to differentiate offers from competitors.

Larissa,(1994) The concept of customer service has been a generic term used by

industry and academia to describe a set of activities in which a firm engages to win and

keep customers. Simply differentiation of customer service refers it to a variable that

expands the image of a product and thereby offers the possibility of market dominance.

Adrian, (1995) In today’s marketing environment, an increasingly important

source of competitive advantage is the way we serve customers. In recent years, more and

more organizations focus their attention on retaining existing customers rather than

attracting new ones.

Arvinder, (1996) An after-sales support strategy associated with a product may

include elements such as warranty provision, extended service contract provision,

availability of repair service, loan availability, toll-free phone support, etc.

Cohen and Whang, (1997) All of them believed that large number of extra after-

sales service plans to consumers will lead to customer satisfaction and retention as well

as higher profitability.

According to Eppientte,(1997) customer service has been emerging as a

competitive weapon for business firms. He mentioned. it is becoming harder and harder

to complete o manufacturing excellence alone. Manufactures who thrive. Will complete

by bundling services with products .’’ of course, use of customer service, as a form of

competition does not apply only to manufacturers. With the economy becoming

increasingly service based and new kinds of services being offered continually.

Rosen and Surprenant, (1998) Studied whether after sales service is enough for

the long relationship with customers. They selected two different industries with 220

respondents, while open ended questionnaire was used to collect the data. Both

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descriptive and qualitative analyses were used to analyze the data. Results showed that

after sales service is marketing tool that create and establish long term relationship with

customers through good communication and flexibility.

Loomba, (1998) The last few decades have seen a growing trend toward

aggressive global competition, increased marketplace demands, and technological

changes. These developments are forcing organizations to take closer look at their

marketing channel strategy including addressing the issue of how to distribute their

products and offer associated after-sales service support. Many value-conscious

consumers are demanding that a company’s products offer more value than its

competitor’s products not only in its design and manufacturing, but also in product

delivery and support.

Lyer, (1998) In coordinating distribution channels through contractual

arrangements; manufacturers must deal with retailers who compete not only in price, but

also in important non-price factors such as in store services, after sales support or faster

check-out. Coordinating the price and non-price competition among retailers can be a

difficult task.

Tore and Uday, (2003) Providing the proper after sales service is very important

for firms and customers. Traditionally, support merely constituted maintenance, service

and repair. However, as the scope of product support has broadened over the past decade,

it has also included such aspects as installation, commissioning, training, maintenance

and repair services, documentation, spare parts supply and logistics, product upgrading

and medications, software, and warranty schemes, telephone support, etc.

Chien, (2005) also agreed that free basic after-sales service plays an important

role in attracting more customer attention in a market with severe brand competition.

Offering adequate after-sales service to customers has become a major generator of

revenue, profit, and competency in modern industries.

Saccani,(2007) Defined after-sales service for manufactured goods as the set of

activities taking place after the purchase of the product, devoted to supporting customers

in the usage and disposal of goods.

Gaiardelli,(2007) Define after sale service as those activities taking place after

the purchase of the product and devoted to supporting customers in the usage and

disposal of the goods.

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Rigopoulou, (2008) Described after-sales services as services that are provided to

the customer after the products have been delivered. After sales services are often

referred to as “product support activities”, meaning all activities that support the product

centric transaction.

Shaharudin, (2009) Examined the factors of after sales service, which affect

customer satisfaction in the electronic market of Malaysia. After sales service was

determined through the delivery, installation and warranty. 100 respondents were

sampled through closed ended questionnaire, while Ordinary Least Square was used to

analyses the data.

Potluri and Hawariat, (2010) The term “after sales services” has been

approached in the literature under two broad perspectives. When referring to service

providing companies, after sales services are being treated as one among several

supplementary service elements provided. On the other hand, when referring to tangible

goods, they are mostly seen as operative activities of some or all members of the

distribution chain.

Raddats, (2011) is of opinion that customers are no longer demand just for a

product but also a comprehensive solution for their problem; they are increasingly

moving away from requesting for a specific product to requesting for a certain service

package (including the original purchase and all aftermarket needs) instead.

Ruben, (2012) After-sales services are an important marketplace differentiator

because primary products are often physically comparable. Also agreed that after sales

service significantly enhance the value of the product to its users. He noted that

customers may decide to purchase a product based upon service and aftermarket

considerations. After-sales services are the sum of activities taking place after the

purchase of a product which:

• Ensure that a product is available for trouble-free use over its useful life span and

guarantee the continuous availability of goods (preventive maintenance).

• Replace failed products in a timely and cost-effective manner (reactive

maintenance).

• Create competitive advantage for the customer (value added services).

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Shaharudrn, (2013) After-sales service which is a part of customer relationship

management (CRM) helps to enhance a customer's loyalty. To date, there have been very

minimum studies that were conducted by taking into consideration the after-sales service

in business organizations particularly the electronic industry in Malaysia. Therefore from

the data presented in this study, it can be expected that the findings can benefit both

industrial and academician by giving a new source of ideas and information. There are

three research objectives of the study.

• To investigate the effects of delivery on customer satisfaction,

• To investigate the effects of installation on customer satisfaction and

• To investigate the effects of warranty on customer satisfaction.

Mohdrizaimy, (2013) The delivery, installation and warranty aspects are

important for business organizations to make their customers satisfied and delighted. The

delighted customers in turn will remain loyal and always have a positive impression

towards the company and its products. This is true because fast delivery is very crucial to

the customers to meet their usage and production requirement. Installing a quality service

and a fast response towards the warranty claim will give an indication of good quality and

value product. Future research should focus on the similar study of factors affecting

customer satisfaction in after-sales service in other prominent industries such as

automotive, construction and other manufacturing as well as service sectors so that such

constructible findings and conclusions can be generalized from study. Results indicated

to confirm on the earlier literature that there was strong relationship between the

dependent variables of customer satisfaction and three independent variables; delivery,

installation, and warranty.

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CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research methodology is a way to systematically solve the research problem. It

may be understood as a science of study how research is done scientifically. In it we

study the various steps that are generally adopted by the researcher in studying his

research problem along with the logic behind them.

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN

This research studies are concerned with describing the characteristics of a

particular individual or of a group. This study concerned with specific predictions, with

narration of facts and characteristics concerning individual, group or situation are

examples of descriptive studies.

Descriptive Research

Descriptive research design is a type of research method that is used when one

wants to get information on the current status of a person or an object. It is used to

describe what is in existence in respect to conditions or variables that are found in a given

situation.

3.2 SAMPLE DESIGN

A sampling design specifies for every possible sample its probability of being

drawn, mathematically, a sampling design is denoted by the function P(s) which gives the

probability of drawing a samples.

Sampling technique : Random simple sampling

Sample size : 300

Samplings area : Erode

Primary data : Questionnaires

Research tools : Percentage analysis, chi-square analysis, factor analysis, anova

analysis.

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Sample size

Sample size SS = Z²x (p) x (1 – p)

= (1.96)²*(0.5)*(1-0.5)

0.0016

= 3.8416*0.25

0.0016

= 600.25

SS = Sample Size

Z = Z-value (e.g., 1.96 for a 95 percent confidence level)

P = Percentage of population picking a choice, expressed as decimal

C = Confidence interval, expressed as decimal

Pop = Population

New SS = SS

( 1 + ( SS – 1 ))

Pop

= 600

(1+(600-1)

1000

= 600

1.599

= 375.93

From the total population, the researcher had taken 300 samples as per their

convenience.

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3.3 METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION

A questionnaire has been used for data collection. The researcher interviews the

respondents. Respondents are guided by the researcher to answer the questions in the

questionnaire.

Pilot Study

All questionnaires should be pre-tested on a 35 sample to ensure the

questionnaire fulfils the requirement for the data to be collected . This provides the

researcher with an opportunity to clarify the questionnaire.

Data Collection Method

The researcher used questionnaire for collection of primary data. Secondary data

were collected from different sources.

Primary Data

The primary data were collected through questionnaire from customers of ascent

e-digit solutions (p) Ltd.

Secondary Data

The secondary data were collected from company profile, magazines, market

sources and internet.

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3.4 TOOLS USED FOR ANALYSIS

Analysis is done on the bases of simple percentage and statistical analysis.

PERCENTAGE ANALYSIS

Percentage analysis is the method to represent raw streams of data as a percentage

(a part in 100-percent) for better understanding of correct data.

Percentage analysis = (No .of. Respondents/Total No. of .Samples)/100

FACTOR ANALYSIS 

Factor analysis can be used to explore the data for patterns, confirm our

hypothesis, or reduce the many variables to a more manageable number.

ANOVA TEST

The test of significance based on t-distribution is an adequate procedure for

testing the significance of the difference between two sample means. In a situation when

we have three or more samples to consider at a time, an alternative procedure is needed

for testing the hypothesis that all the samples were drawn from the population with the

same mean. The basic purpose of the analysis of variance is to test the homogeneity.

CHI SQUARE TEST

The chi-square test is one of the simplest and most widely used non parametric

tests in statistical work. This test is used to find whether the two attributes are associated

are not. The quantity x2 describes the magnitude of the discrepancy between theory and

observation.

X2 = ∑ (Observed value-Expected value) 2

Expected value

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CHAPTER IV

4 DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

4.1 PERCENTAGE ANALYSIS

TABLE NO: 1

GENDER

SL.NO GENDER FREQUANCY PERCENTAGE

1 MALE 147 49

2 FEMALE 153 51

TOTAL 300 100

INTREPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, among the total number of respondents 51% of the respondents are female, and 49% of the respondents are belongs to male category.

CHART 1

GENDER

MALE FEMALE48

48.5

49

49.5

50

50.5

51

51.5

49

51

Gender

Per

cen

tage

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TABLE NO: 2

AGE

SL.NO AGE FREQUANCY PERCENTAGE

1 21-30 years 128 43

2 31-40 years 172 57

TOTAL 300 100

INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that , among the total number respondents 57% of the respondents are belongs to 31-40 years of age group and 43% of the respondents are belongs to 21-30 years of age group.

CHART 2

AGE

21-30 years 31-40 years0

10

20

30

40

50

60

43

57

Age

Per

cen

tage

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TABLE NO: 3

MARTIAL STATUS

SL.NO

MARTIAL STATUS FREQUANCEY PERCENTAGE

1 Married 214 71

2 Unmarried 86 29

TOTAL 300 100

INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, among the total number respondents, 71% of the respondents are married and 29% of the then unmarried.

CHART 3

MARTIAL STATUS

Married Unmarried0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

8071

29

Martial Status

Per

cen

tage

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TABLE NO: 4

EDUCATION

SL.NO EDUCATION FREQUANCY PERCENTAGE

1 Illiterate 25 9

2 School Level 61 20

3 College 214 71

TOTAL 300 100

INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, among the total number respondents, 71% of the respondents are studying in college, 20% of the respondent’s qualification is at school level, and 9% of them are illiterate.

CHART 4

EDUCATION

Illiterate School Level College 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

9

20

71

Education

Per

cent

age

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TABLE NO: 5

OCCUPATION

SL.NO OCCUPATION FREQUANCY PERCENTAGE

1 Agriculture 28 9

2 Business 59 20

3 Professional 101 34

4 Teacher/Professor 32 11

5 Employee 80 26

TOTAL 300 100

INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, among the total number respondents 34% of the respondents are professional, 26% of the respondents are working as employee, and 20% of the respondents are doing business, 11% of the respondents are teacher/professor, and 9% of the respondents are doing agriculture.

CHART 5

OCCUPATION

Agriculture Business Professional Teacher/Professor Employee 0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

9

20

34

11

26

Occupation

Per

cent

age

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TABLE NO: 6

INCOME

SL.NO

INCOME FREQUANCY PERCENTAGE

1 Below 10,000 1 1

2 Rs. 10,000-15,000 149 49

3 Rs. 15,001-20,000 89 30

4 Rs. 20,001-25,000 61 20

TOTAL 300 100

INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, among the total number respondents 49% of the respondents are earning Rs. 10,000-15,000 as their income, 30% of them are earning Rs.15,001-20,000 as their income, 20% of them are earning Rs. 20,001-25,000 as their income, and 1% is belongs to below 10,000 as their income.

CHART 6

INCOME

Below 10,000 Rs. 10,000-15,000

Rs. 15,001-20,000

Rs. 20,001-25,000

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1

49

30

20

Income

Per

cent

age

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TABLE NO: 7

CURRENTLY A PRODUCT USING BY CONSUMER

SL.NO PRODUCT FREQUANCY PERCENTAGE

1 Washing Machine 88 29

2 Air Conditioner 86 29

3 Printer 66 22

4 Refrigerator 60 20

TOTAL 300 100

INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, among the total number respondents 29% of the respondents are using Samsung washing machine and air conditioner, 22% of them are using Samsung printer, and 20% of them are using Samsung refrigerator currently.

CHART 7

CURRENTLY A PRODUCT USING BY CONSUMER

Washing Machine

Air Conditioner Printer Refrigerator0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

29 29

2220

Currently a Product using by Consumer

Per

cent

age

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TABLE NO: 8

GENERAL PERCEPTION ABOUT SAMSUNG

SL.NO PERCEPTION FREQUANCY PERCENTAGE

1 Excellent 151 50

2 Poor 104 35

3 Fair 45 15

TOTAL 300 100

INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, among the total number respondents, 50% of the respondents are having perception as excellent about Samsung products. 35% of them are having poor perception, and 15% of them are having fair perception respondents are poor, and 15% of the respondents are fair perception about Samsung products.

CHART 8

GENERAL PERCEPTION ABOUT SAMSUNG

Excellent Poor Fair0

10

20

30

40

50

60

50

35

15

General Perception

Per

cen

tage

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TABLE NO: 9

MODE OF PURCHASE

SL.NO MODE OF PURCHASE FREQUANCY PERCENTAGE

1 By cash on delivery 189 63

2By every month instalment

111 37

TOTAL 300 100

INTERPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, among the total number respondents 63% of the respondents are buying through cash on delivery, and 37% of them are buying through every month instalment.

CHART 9

MODE OF PURCHASE

By cash on delivery By early month instalment0

10

20

30

40

50

60

7063

37

Mode of Purchase

Per

cen

tag

e

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TABLE NO: 10

AWARENESS ABOUT ASCENT E-DIGIT SOLUTIONS SAMSUNG

SHOWROOM

SL.NO AWARENESS FREQUANCY PERCENTAGE

1 Television 48 16

2 Word of mouth 89 20

3 Dealer 73 24

4 Bill board 90 30

TOTAL 300 100

INTREPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, among the total number of respondent 30% of the respondents are aware through bill board, 24% of them are aware through dealer, 20% of them are aware through word of mouth advertisement and 16% of them are aware through television about ascent e-digit solutions Samsung showroom .

CHART 10

AWARENESS ABOUT ASCENT E-DIGIT SOLUTIONS SAMSUNG

SHOWROOM

Television Word of mouth Dealer Bill board0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

16

20

24

30

Awareness about Ascent E-digit Solutions

Per

cen

tage

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TABLE NO: 11

FREQUENCY TO GET AFTER SALES SERVICE

SL.NO FREQUENCY FREQUANCY PERCENTAGE

1 0 time 35 12

2 1 time 155 51

3 2 times 93 31

4 3 times 15 5

5 4 times 2 1

TOTAL 300 100

INTREPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, among the total number of respondent 51% of the respondents are received only one time after sales service,31% of them are received 2times after sales service,12% of them are not received any after sales service,5% of them are received 3times and 1% of them are received 4times after sales service from Samsung showroom.

CHART 11

FREQUENCY TO GET AFTER SALES SERVICE

0 time 1 times 2 times 3 times 4 times0

10

20

30

40

50

60

12

51

31

51

Frequency to get After Sales Service

Per

cent

age

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TABLE NO: 12

INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR AFTER SALES SERVICE

SL.NO

INFORMATION FREQUANCY PERCENTAGE

1 Very well informed 91 30

2 Well informed 59 20

3 Poorly informed 121 40

4Very poorly informed

29 10

TOTAL 300 100

INTREPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, among the total number of respondents 40% of the respondents are poorly informed, 30% of the respondents are very well informed, 20% of the respondents are well informed, and 10% of the respondents are very poorly informed about their after sales service.

CHART 12

INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR AFTER SALES SERVICE

Very w

ell in

form

ed

Well

info

rmed

Poor

ly in

form

ed

Very po

orly

info

rmed

05

1015202530354045

30

20

40

10

Information About

Per

cent

age

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TABLE NO: 13.1

BUYING OF ANOTHER SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS IN FUTURE

SL.NO PRODUCT FREQUANCY PERCENTAGE

1 Washing Machine 13 4

2 Air conditioner 41 14

3 Printer 68 23

4 Refrigerator 54 18

TOTAL 176 59

INTREPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, among the total number of respondents, 23% of the respondents would like to buy Printer, 18% of them would like to buy Refrigerator, 14% of them would like to buy Air Conditioner, and 4% of them would like to buy Washing machine.

CHART 13.1

BUYING OF ANOTHER SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS IN FUTURE

Washing Machine

Air conditioner Printer Refrigerator0

5

10

15

20

25

4

14

23

18

Buying of Products in Future

Per

cen

tage

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TABLE NO: 13.2

NOT PURCHASING OF SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS

SL.NO

NOT PURCHASE FREQUANCY PERCENTAGE

1 High price 31 10

2 Rare availability of spare parts 93 31

TOTAL 124 41

INTREPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, among the total number of respondents, 31% of the respondents here said, due to rare availability of spare parts, they not purchase Samsung electronic goods, and 31% of them here said due to high price.

CHART 13.2

NOT PURCHASING A SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS

High price Rare availability of spare parts0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

10

31

Not Purchasing

Per

cen

tage

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TABLE NO: 14

ATTRACTION OF SAMSUNG PRODUCTS AMONG TODAY’S GENRATION

SL.NO ATTRACTION FREQUANCY PERCENTAGE

1 Strongly disagree 4 1

2 Disagree 16 5

3 Neutral 100 33

4 Agree 113 39

5 Strongly agree 67 22

TOTAL 300 100

INTREPRETATION:

From the above table it is inferred that, among the total number of respondents, 39% of the respondents are neutral, 33% of the respondents are agree, 22% of the respondents are strongly agree, 5% of the respondents are disagree, and 1% of the respondents are strongly disagree.

CHART 14

ATTRACTION OF SAMSUNG PRODUCTS AMONG TODAY’S GENRATION

Strongly disagree

Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly agree

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

1

5

39

33

22

Attraction of Samsung

Per

cent

age

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TABLE NO: 15.1

FACTOR ANALYSIS

EXPECTATION OF THE SAMSUNG PRODUCTS

KMO and Bartlett's Test

Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy. .553

Bartlett's Test of Sphericity

Approx. Chi-Square 3785.242

Df 105

Sig. .000

Total Variance Explained

COMPONENT INITIAL EIGENVALUES ROTATION SUMS OF SQUARED

LOADINGS

Total % of Variance Cumulative % Total % of Variance Cumulative %

1 3.290 21.934 21.934 3.023 20.152 20.152

2 2.931 19.539 41.474 2.911 19.404 39.556

3 2.131 14.205 55.679 2.285 15.236 54.792

4 1.995 13.299 68.978 2.085 13.903 68.695

5 1.955 13.032 82.010 1.997 13.315 82.010

6 .859 5.730 87.740

7 .625 4.169 91.909

8 .377 2.515 94.424

9 .239 1.597 96.021

10 .162 1.081 97.102

11 .126 .840 97.943

12 .105 .702 98.644

13 .082 .549 99.193

14 .069 .463 99.656

15 .052 .344 100.000

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Rotated Component Matrix

COMPONENT

1 2 3 4 5

Offers, price discount .835 .043 .157 .182 -.334

Service -.775 .014 .438 .148 .114

Performance .765 -.179 .061 .323 .446

Durability .742 .135 .025 -.487 -.008

Reliability .187 .831 -.062 -.002 -.104

Less maintenance cost -.229 .817 .090 -.240 -.019

Design style -.012 -.789 .074 -.044 .028

Gift -.060 .643 -.267 .287 .420

More models -.191 .176 .853 -.211 -.145

Quality .027 -.300 .792 .298 .050

Affordable Price .508 -.341 .675 .148 .259

After sales service .245 .281 .094 .848 -.015

Exchange product value .162 .192 -.019 -.776 .085

All product availability .302 .238 .211 -.031 -.852

Quick delivery .155 .231 .336 -.265 .813

INTERPRETATION:

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From the factor analysis, it is found that only the five factors are highly affected

while buying Samsung products, the first factor is offer, price, discount (0.835) and the

2nd factor is reliability (0.831) and the 3rd factor is more model (0.853) and the 4th factor is

after sales service (0.848) and fifth factor is quick delivery (0.813).

TABLE NO: 15.2

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FACTOR ANALYSIS

EXPECTATION OF AFTER SALES SERVICE IN ASCENT DIGIT

SOLUTIONS

Total Variance Explained

Component Initial Eigen Values Rotation sums of squared

loadings

Total % of Variance Cumulative % Total % of Variance Cumulative %

1 3.442 34.422 34.422 2.794 27.938 27.938

2 1.815 18.150 52.573 2.414 24.144 52.082

3 1.785 17.850 70.422 1.834 18.340 70.422

4 .971 9.711 80.133

5 .654 6.539 86.672

6 .465 4.648 91.319

7 .444 4.438 95.757

8 .249 2.490 98.247

9 .107 1.074 99.321

10 .068 .679 100.000

KMO and Bartlett's Test

Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy. .456

Bartlett's Test of Sphericity

Approx. Chi-Square 1749.198

Df 45

Sig. .000

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Rotated Component Matrix

Component

1 2 3

While fault was being rectified .880 .023 .258

Staff efficiency staff courtesy .839 .160 .021

Customer complain -.694 -.388 .162

Equipment returned -.592 .162 .094

Semi-Follow-Up -.008 .901 .050

Understanding and accessing of your problem

.015 .900 -.007

Relationship maintain -.545 -.653 -.143

Service charges -.034 .291 .799

Time taken .347 .048 .773

Response .255 .273 -.688

INTERPRATATION:

From the factor analysis, it is found that only three factors are highly affected

expectation of after sales service in ascent digit solutions. The first factor is while fault

was being rectified (0.880) and the 2nd factor Understands and accessing of your problem

(0.900) and the 3rd factor is (0.799).

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TABLE NO: 15.3

FACTOR ANALYSIS

SATISFIED WITH AFTER SALES SERVICES OF ASCENT DIGIT SOLUTIONS

SHOWROOM

Total Variance Explained

Component Initial Eigen Values Rotation sums of squared loadings

Total % of Variance Cumulative % Total % of Variance Cumulative %

1 3.895 38.955 38.955 3.072 30.717 30.717

2 2.203 22.032 60.987 2.900 29.004 59.721

3 1.403 14.029 75.016 1.529 15.295 75.016

4 .798 7.985 83.000

5 .597 5.965 88.966

6 .501 5.012 93.977

7 .313 3.133 97.110

8 .168 1.682 98.792

9 .082 .822 99.614

10 .039 .386 100.000

KMO and Bartlett's Test

Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy. .544

Bartlett's Test of Sphericity

Approx. Chi-Square 2252.667

Df 45

Sig. .000

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Rotated Component Matrix

Component

1 2 3

Response -.903 .196 -.121

Semi-Follow-Up -.898 -.105 .138

While fault was being rectified .706 .578 .053

Customer complain .620 .257 -.193

Relationship maintain .029 -.841 .266

Time taken .456 .812 .141

Understanding and accessing of your problem

.387 -.710 .346

Equipment returned .236 .645 .231

Staff efficiency staff courtesy .006 .113 .906

Service charges -.392 -.388 .610

INTERPRATATION:

From the factor analysis, it is found that only the three factors are highly affected

satisfied with after sales services of ascent digit solutions showroom. The first factor is

while fault was being rectified (0.706) and the 2nd factor is time taken (0.812) and the 3rd

factor is Staff efficiency staff courtesy (0.906).

TABLE NO: 16.1

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ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE

The test of significance based on t-distribution is an adequate procedure for

testing the significance of the difference between two sample means. In a situation when

we have three or more samples to consider at a time, an alternative procedure is needed

for testing the hypothesis that all the samples are drawn from the population with the

same mean. The basic purpose of the analysis of variance is no test the homogeneity.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCOME AND EXPECTATION OF THE

SHOWROOM

Aim: To find the variance between the gender group of the respondents and expectation

level of about Samsung showroom.

Null Hypothesis (H0): There is no variance between the income group of the

respondents and expectation level of about ascent e-digit showroom..

Alternative Hypothesis (H1): There is a variance between the income group of the

respondents and expectation level of about ascent e-digit showroom.

INTERPRATATION:

As the calculated of F value (114.620) is greater than the table value (2) at 5% so we reject the null hypothesis and there is a close significant difference among income and expectation factors.

TABLE NO: 16.2

ANOVA

Income

Sum of Squares

Df Mean Square

F Sig.

Between Groups

81.461 2 40.730 114.620 .000

Within Groups 105.539 297 .355

Total 187.000 299

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE AND SATISFIED WITH THE ASCENT

DIGIT SHOWROOM

Aim: To find the variance between the gender group of the respondents and satisfaction

level of about Samsung showroom.

Null Hypothesis (H0): There is no variance between the age group of the respondents

and satisfaction level of about ascent e-digit showroom.

Alternative Hypothesis (H1): There is a variance between the age group of the

respondents and satisfaction level of about ascent e-digit showroom.

INTERPRATATION:

As the calculated F value (9.740) is greater than the table value (2) at 5%. We reject the null hypothesis and there is close significance difference in age and satisfied with the ascent digit showroom.

TABLE NO: 17

ANOVA

Age

Sum of Squares

Df Mean Square

F Sig.

Between Groups

4.517 2 2.259 9.740 .000

Within Groups 68.869 297 .232

Total 73.387 299

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CHI SQUARE TABLE

PREFER THIS SHOWROOM AND FREQUENCY TO GET AFTER SALES

SERVICE

Null Hypothesis (H0):

There is no significant relationship between prefer this showroom of the respondents and how many times did you get after sales service.

Alternative Hypothesis (H1):

There is significant relationship between prefer this showroom of the respondents and how many times did you get after sales service.

Level Of Significance:

0.05 or 5% level of significance

CROSS TAB

HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU GET AFTER SALES SERVICE * SAT CROSS TABULATION

Sat Total

0 Very less

importance

Less

importance

Neutral

How many times did you

get after sales service0 times

Count 0 23 10 2 35

% within sat 0.0% 15.8% 9.4% 4.3% 11.7%

1 timesCount 0 31 91 33 155

% within sat 0.0% 21.2% 85.8% 70.2% 51.7%

2 timesCount 1 88 3 1 93

% within sat 100.0% 60.3% 2.8% 2.1% 31.0%

3 times Count 0 2 2 11 15

% within sat 0.0% 1.4% 1.9% 23.4% 5.0%

4 times Count 0 2 0 0 2

% within sat 0.0% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%

Total Count 1 146 106 47 300

% within sat 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

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DEGREES OF FREEDOM

=(R-1)*(C-1)

=(5-1)*(4-1)

=(4)*(3)

=12

From the degrees of freedom with 5% level of significant the Table value,

TV = 0.000

Hence, calculated value is greater than the Table value,

CV>TV (180.233>0.000)

Null hypothesis is rejected.

INTERPRETATION:

Therefore, there is a significant relationship between preference about showroom and frequency to get after sales service.

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)

Pearson Chi-Square 180.233a 12 .000

Likelihood Ratio 190.464 12 .000

Linear-by-Linear Association

6.162 1 .013

N of Valid Cases 300

a. 9 cells (45.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected

count is .01.

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CHAPTER V

FINDINGS, SUGGESTIONS AND CONCLUSION

5.1 FINDINGS

51% of the respondents are female gender.

57% of the respondents are belongs to 31-40 years of age group.

71% of the respondents are married

71% of the respondents are studying in college.

34% of the respondents are professional.

49% of the respondents are earning Rs. 10,000-15,000 as their income.

29% of the respondents are using Samsung washing machine and air conditioner

50% of the respondents are having perception as excellent about Samsung

products.

63% of the respondents are buying through cash on delivery.

30% of the respondents are aware through bill board.

51% of the respondents are received only one time after sales service.

40% of the respondents are poorly informed.

23% of the respondents would like to buy Printer in future years.

31% of the respondents wait go for future purchase due to rare availability of

spare parts.

39% of the respondents are said that, today’s generations are attracted by

Samsung.

FACTOR ANALYSIS

The following are analyzed

The extracted three factors showed a cumulative variance of 82%, which means a

good factor analysis, has been done.

The extracted three factors showed a cumulative variance of 70%, which means a

good factor analysis, has been done.

The extracted three factors showed a cumulative variance of 75%, which means a

good factor analysis, has been done.

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ANOVA ANALYSIS

The following are interpreted

There is a variance between the income group of the respondents and expectation

level of about ascent e-digit showroom.

There is a variance between the age group of the respondents and satisfaction

level of about ascent e-digit showroom.

CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS

The following are analyzed

There is significant relationship between prefer this showroom of the respondents and how many times did you get after sales service.

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5.2 SUGGESTION

Samsung e-digit solutions have to provide adequate and updated information

about the product to the customer as and when required through the trained

persons.

Customer database have to maintain for further contact by Samsung e-digit

solution of retain their customers.

Samsung e-digit solutions have to introduce a minimum of 3 months instalment

credit periods to satisfy their customers.

After their service, the showroom has to pass the information to their respective

customers regarding the service completion.

The showroom has to increase the availability of spare parts to avoid the

inconvenience among the customers to use the product as their wish.

While promoting all Samsung products the Showroom have to introduce free gifts

or trade discount to increase the sales.

In future period, number of Samsung service centres have to be increased in erode

town to provide enough services for their customers.

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5.3 CONCLUSION

From this study, it is very clear that ‘Ascent e-digit showroom’ has a great positive

impact among the high class and middle class people who are living in the ERODE town.

They increasing more number of electronic product issued to the used to middleclass. .

It’s the present day demand to run hand with the latest technology. If the same strategy is

continued or even improved, this scheme will create a great ‘good will’ by ascent e-digit

showroom. With the present study an attempt is made to describe the existing situation

regarding consumers’ perceptions about Samsung products. The study found that the

groups of buyers and non-buyers have significant differences in demographic

characteristics.

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APPENDIX

A Study on Customer Satisfaction towards After-Sales-Service of Selected Samsung Electronic Products with - Special Reference to

Ascent e-Digit Solutions (P) Ltd, Erode

Questionnaire

1. Name:

2. Gender

a) Male b) Female

3. Age (In Years)

a) 21-30years b) 31-40years c) Above 40years

4. Marital Status a) Married b) Unmarried

5. Education

a) Illiterate b) School Level c) College d) Professional e) Others (Specify)

6. Occupation

a) Agriculture b) Business c) Professional d) Teacher/Professor e) Employee

f) Others (Specify)

7. Income

a) Below 10,000 b) Rs. 10,000-15,000 c) Rs. 15,001-20,000 d) Rs. 20,001-25,000

e) Rs. 25,001-30,000 f) Above Rs. 30,000

8. Mention the product that your possess?

a) Washing Machine b) Air Conditioner c) Printer d) Refrigerator

9. What is your general perception about Samsung electronics product?

a) Excellent b) Good c) Fair d) Poor e) Worst

10. Which mode of purchase do you prefer?

a) By cash on delivery b) By early month instalment

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11. kindly tick ( ) the following which factors would you consider while buying Samsung products.

(VH- Very High, H- High, M- Medium, L- Low, VL- Very Low)

Serial No

Factor VH H M L VL

1 Performance2 Design Style

3 Service4 Durability5 Affordable Price6 Offers, price discount7 All product availability8 More models9 Less maintenance cost

10 Reliability11 Quick delivery12 Exchange product value13 Quality14 After sales service15 Gift

12. How for are you satisfied with the following factors?

(HS-Highly Satisfied, S-Satisfied, N-Neutral, DS- Dissatisfied, HDS- Highly dissatisfied)

Serial no

Factor HS S N DS HDS

1 Performance2 Design Style

3 Service4 Durability5 Affordable Price6 Offers and price discount7 All product availability8 More models9 Less maintenance cost10 Reliability11 Quick delivery12 Exchange product value13 Quality14 After sales service15 Gift

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13. Kindly tick ( ) the following that, why do you prefer this showroom?

( HI-High importance, I- Importance, N- Neutral, L- Less importance, VLI- Very less importance)

Factor HI I N LI VLI

LocationOn time deliveryPrice ( value for money)

AvailabilityAfter sales responseKnowledge of salesmenWarranty, Guarantee ComfortableTechnology up gradationSuperior qualityMore modelsPromotional offersQuick deliveryCredit facility

14. How for are you satisfied with ascent digit solutions showroom with the following factors?

(HS-Highly Satisfied, S-Satisfied, N-Neutral, DS- Dissatisfied, HDS- Highly dissatisfied)

Factor HS S N DS HDS

Location

On time delivery

Price( value for money)All product availability

After sales response

Knowledge of salesmen

Warranty, Guarantee ComfortableTechnology up gradationSuperior qualityMore modelsPromotional offersQuick deliveryCredit facility

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15. kindly tick ( ) the following which among the following factors which would you r expect in of after sales service in ascent digit solutions?

( HI-High importance, I- Importance, N- Neutral, L- Less importance, VLI- Very less importance)

Factor HI I N LI VLI

Response

Semi-Follow-up

Understanding and accessing of your problem

Staff efficiency staff courtesy and friendliness

While fault was being rectified were you informed of the situation

Time taken to repair faulty equipment

Equipment returned to all function conditionCustomer complain handlingRelationship maintain with customers

Service charges

16. How for are you satisfied with after sales services of ascent digit solutions showroom with the following factors?

(HS-Highly Satisfied, S-Satisfied, N-Neutral, DS- Dissatisfied, HDS- Highly dissatisfied)

Factor HS S N D HDS

Response

Semi follow-up

Understanding and accessing of your problem

Staff efficiency staff courtesy and friendliness

While fault was being rectified were you informed of the situation Time taken to repair faulty equipment

Equipment returned to all function conditionCustomer complain handling

Relationship maintain with customers

Service charges

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17. How do you come to know about Ascent e-digit solutions Samsung showroom?

a) Television b) Word Of Mouth c) Dealer d) Bill board

18. How many times did you get after sales service?

a) 0 times b) One time c) Two times d) Three times e) Four times f)Above four times

19. How well informed by your Samsung showroom after their service?

a) Very well informed b) well informed c) Poorly Informed

d) Very Poorly Informed

20. Based on your overall experience in the after sales service of Samsung, would you buy another electronic product from Samsung?

Yes [ ] No [ ]

If yes, what product would you like to purchase in near future

a) Washing Machine b) Air Conditioner c) Printer d) Refrigerator

If No, why did not purchasing a Samsung electronics product? Specify the reason.

a) Low quality b) High price c) Rare availability of spare parts

d) Others (specify)

21. Do you think that the Samsung is capable of attracting today’s generation?

a) Strongly agree b) Agree c) Neutral d) Disagree e) Strongly Disagree

22. Give suggestion for further improvement specify

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