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2 A NEW TAKE ON REPEAT DRINK DRIVING OFFENDERS. INTRODUCTION Drink driving is a growing concern globally for many people as goverments are left trying to find an effective solution. Despite current enforcements (fines, confiscationing of license) they have proven ineffective at actually stopping repeat offenders. Our solution targets just that, with the bulk of the percentage of drink drivers being repeated offenders we have come up with a way that will not only stop people drink driving but will stop them from even starting the engine while intoxicated. 3. BUSINESS SECTION 3.1 Vision To deliver quality and innovative technology that aids law enforcement in providing effective and accurate information. 3.2 Industry Analysis: Law enforcement/breathalyzer industry Industry: Law enforcement/breathalyzer industry. We will operate in this industry within NZ as it specializes in manfacturing products that will aid the memebers of the law to enforce these laws. This industry is best suited for our solution as it is innovative and will bring more competition to the existing market. Force: High/Low: Justification: Buyer power: Low The buyer power is low because there are not a lot of alternatives for the customers to choose from. One major company in the industry is Draegar, specializing in health and safety
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3 techonology. (Alcohol and drug detection, 2014) Supplier power: Low The Supplier power in this industry is a good position for the buyers to be in because there are many manufacturers meaning that there is a lot of competition for the customers between the supplers, this will mean price fluctuation is not really going to happen since one supplier cannot decide a price. With about 90 different suppliers for breathalyzers there is little supplier power. Threat of new entrants: Low I would say that the threat of new entrants into the industry is low because there are significant entry barriers, for example, getting contracts with the government may be difficult. Also existing competitors (Draegar) may already be too dominant in the industry for new entrants to have an impact. Threat of substitutes: Low The threat of substitutes would be low for the law-enforcement/breathalyzer industry as there are not many alternatives to the breathalyzer since it is an effective way of recording blood alcohol content (BAC). Rivalry among existing competitors: Low The rivalry among existing competitors is low because in New Zealand there are only a few major competitors in the industry (Draegar, being a big competitor) that supply the government with breathalyzers. (At your side for Alcohol and
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4 Drug detection, 2014). Overall attractiveness of the industry: I would say the overall attractiveness of the law- enforcement/breathalyzer industry is not great but there is room for our product to succeed. Because our product is innovative and is technologically ahead of the current products being used I think that it will appeal to the government. 3.3 Customers and Thei r Needs The target customer group that our product will aim to address is the government. The government is our group of focus because we are going into the law-enforcement industry and thats who we are trying to sell our product to. Also the people that use the product are considered as customers. The government needs to be able rely on the quality of our product to deliver accurate readings so that their laws can be enforced properly and monitor the repeat offenders. Our product needs to be as little time consuming as possible and easy to use because in order for it to succeed in the industry it needs to be efficient for the people using it. In 2010, 72% of all alcohol related car incidents in New Zealand are caused by repeat offenders. (New Zealand Herald, 2010) 3.4 The Product and Service Our breathalyzer inter-lock product aims to satisfie the customers needs by being easy-to- use while achieving accurate results. Firstly, as we have new techonology the results are automatically recorded from when you breathe into the breathalyzer (via Bluetooth), this means that the time taken to actually do the test is reduced as much as possible. We also have learnt from other business previous mistakes, for example Draegar, a total of 19400 potential errors were found in their coding (Mike Stetzer, 2014) resulting in poor accurancy and reliability of the product. Secondly, as a solution to help the government monitor these repeat offenders a system is implemented that wirelessly communicates information from the breathalyzer to the police station. Key information such as, date, location, time, and BAC are all recorded for future reference. Lastly, for the people using our
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5 product it needs to be easy, it works exactly like a breathalyzer would so it is not difficult to work, the only add-on is that you are unable to put the keys into the ignition in order to start the vehicle (relatively self-explanatory). 3.5 Suppliers and Partners One supplier for our product would be the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) which will enable us to actually include bluetooth in our product. We will use bluetooth inorder to unlock/lock the ignition from the user. Another supplier for our breathalyzer inter-lock system is Steal&tube, a New Zealand company that will supply us with the resources in order to create the lock which will be used in the ignition. GPS Tracking NZ LTD is a company that is primarily involved in the sale of GPS tracking and navigation systems nationally throughout NZ. (GPS Tracking NZ, 2014). This will enable us to incorporate their web-based platform to setup our monitoring system with police stations around nz. Another partner for our business would be an auto electrician company, this will help us be able to intergrate the inter-lock system into the cars when needed.
3.6 Strategy: Focused High Cost We set our scopes on a narrow market with high costs as the industry we are going into is reasonably small in terms of amount of competitors, etc. We have high costs because we are focusing on customer satisfaction and as the government is buying our products they want products that deliver. Higher costs must be set to cover any operational expenses incurred to ensure our products succeed. The overall strategy is therefore Focused High Cost. 3.7 Value Chain Activity: Procurement The most important value chain activity for this business is Procurement. Procurement for our business means meeting the needs of our different customer groups in terms of quality, time-efficiency, and reliability. Being able to maximise our Focused High
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6 Cost strategy we can ensure that our product maintains high quality performance and aiding the government in law enforcement. 3.8 Business Processes 3.8.1. SUPPLIER PRI CING PROCESS This process refers to establishing a reasonable price to buy our raw materials from our suppliers. By keeping our costs of production as low as possible it means we can focus on other areas to improve quality in and ensure our customer needs are met.
START Finding a supplier Supplier responds with a set price Receive raw materials Negotiate an appropriate price Make an order for raw materials FINISH Find new supplier if negotiation unsuccessful Inventory management system Research Department
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3.8.2. PRODUCT TESTING PROCESS The product testing process is important in our business as it is creating value by ensuring that all goods that go on to be sold are not faulty. This process falls under procurement as we are a focused high cost business we guaruntee that our products are of high quality therefore this is a crutial part of our business process.
START Final goods are produced Test to see if products are functioning properly Final goods sent to customers FINISH Product are sorted based on test results Dismantle for raw materials WAREHOUSE Fail Test Pass Test Test analysis system
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8 3.9 Functionalities 3.9.1. SUPPLIER PRI CING PROCESS Find a price Receive raw materials 3.9.2. PRODUCT TESTING PROCESS Record and store results of tests Deliver functioning final products 3.10 Systems
3.10. 1. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM This system will sort and record all the inventory that the business is buying/selling. This provides accurate information to both internal and external users. 3.10. 2. MARKET ANALYSI NG SYSTEM This system is used to help users make insightful decisions as to what suppliers would be worth purchasing inventory from and try to get a good price. This supports the business vision as customers can ensure they are getting the quality they paid for. 3.10. 3. ORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM This system covers what goods will be sent out to customers and those that are sent back to make raw materials. Managing the products being sent out to customers ensures that they get the correct products that are fully functional. This supports the vision of the business as we can promise that all of the products they receive are reliable (not faulty) and have a high quality aspect to them.
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9 3.11. Summary Table: Value Chain to Systems
Value Chain Activity Processes Functionalities Specific Information System(s) Broad Information System(s)
Procurement 1. Supplier Pricing 1. Find a price from supplier
2. Receive raw materials Inventory management system
Market analysing system Customer relationship system
Transaction processing system 2. Product Testing 1. Record and store test information.
2. Deliver functioning final products. Inventory management system
Order management system Transaction processing product system
Order processing system
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10 CONCLUSION Our business ultimately aims to reduce the number of repeated drink driving offenders for following years to come. Through effective use of modern day technologies we were able to create an innovative product that will aid the government in law enforcement by providing accurate and useful information thanks to supporting information systems. REFERENCES
1. Product information- Draegar interlock XT. (2014). Retrieved May 25 th , 2014, from http://www.draeger.com/sites/en_aunz/Pages/Alcohol-and-Drug- Detection/Welcome.aspx
2. Draegar already set up with several products spark competition. (2014). Retrieved May 25 th , 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=90pkruPQirI
3. New Zealand Herald- Number of drink drivers on the up. (2014). Retrieved May 25 th , 2014, from http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10669645
4. Mike Stetzer- Breathalyzer source code analysis. (2014). Retrieved May 25 th , 2014, from http://www.totaldui.com/news/articles/breathalyzer/source-code.aspx 5. GPS Tracking NZ- provides GPS tracking technology. (2014). Retrieved May25th, 2014, from, http://www.gpstracking.co.nz/about.html