Napa Auto Parts National Automotive Parts Association or NAPA Auto Parts as it is commonly called was founded in 1925 by Carlyle Fraser. The company has over 2600 ventures around the world including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. The company employs over 39,000 people. As told by (Tire Business, 2013) Napa’s earning increased by 8.2 percent in 2013, it earned a whopping 14.1 billion dollars.
AutoZone
AutoZone was founded in 1979 and was originally called Auto Shack. It is an international corporation with locations in the United States, Mexico and Brazil. According to (Stambaugh, 1994) AutoZone’s marketing strategy is to offer low prices and provide their customers with top quality service. AutoZone offers their customers the ability to purchase parts directly from manufactures. This is unique in the fact that other companies don’t allow their customers the freedom so because it cuts into the profit of the middleman (the retail company).
Management Selection
Effective employment selection is a key component to the success of an organization, especially in the role of management. Three criteria that both of NAPA and AutoZone use to select management personnel are; customer service savviness, top performance salesmanship and integrity. Simply providing good customer service is not good enough; companies must learn to master the art of customer service excellence. Managers must be able to portray to their employees a mindset that
As growth continued, AutoZone acquired several auto parts companies to expand. In 1998, Chief Auto Parts, a company mainly located in California was acquired and transitioned into AutoZone locations. Adap’s 112 Auto Palace Stores which was located in the Northeast
(Huffcutt et al. 2001) reported that criterion-related validities for interview are more reliable in recruiting and selection of a personnel. The interaction between the interviewer and interviewee are deems important to set up the reliability, validity, fairness, and utility of the recruitment selection process. Apart to that, based on Johnson Company requirement, the candidate should be able to perform market survey and deal with customer relation activities. From the facts, there is concern from that individual customers are drastically declining. The candidate must be able to do an analytical structure and initiative of follow up to tackle the issue. The candidate require to attend client feedback and gather teamwork solutions as well. The role also should cover tasks to conclude and manage to communicate the outcomes. It is essential for the candidate to have a proven organizational skills. The capability skills of problem solving and interpersonal skills are very crucial. This is because the main aspects for the position is able to communicate with customer and warehouse team to deliver some the products to the clients. The excellent communications and listening skills will be the advantage for the candidate. Through interview process, the interviewer must take consideration of the candidate willingness to travel and work on hectic period during the holiday season. The candidate have to be flexible and
Business has rules for just about everything important things like capital expenditures, accounting, and product design and testing. When to come to work, there aren't any rules for what's supposedly the most important thing a company needs to do hire and retain top talent. Not all selection predictors are of equal importance to an organization. Some methods may prove to be more valid and reliable in one organization and not as valid and reliable in anot
Autozone, the top retailer in the United States has always based its strategy on DIY customers with cars over seven years old (Parnell, 2014). As technology has evolved, cars have become more difficult to work on, hence, a new target market of do-it-for-me is continuing to grow. Sales of 2.3 billion were reported for the second quarter of 2017, and the company cited higher supply chain and shrink costs (Landis, 2017).
It's extremely hard to arrange a decent arrangement from an utilized autos merchant, and shockingly a considerable number individuals are essentially ripped off. These merchants are specialists. Possibly in the event that you purchased the same number of autos as they sold, at that point you too would turn into a specialist purchaser and have the capacity to win on every one of your arrangements. For the greater part of us notwithstanding, the utilized autos merchant is somebody we may see each couple of years, when it is the ideal opportunity for a vehicle overhaul, which is not really enough time for us to hone our purchasing abilities. Notwithstanding purchasing new autos can have its issues, however utilized autos are a minefield for the ill-equipped and the unwary.
AutoZone is an aftermarket auto parts retailer headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. AutoZone focused on the do-it-yourself weekend mechanic and small professional mechanic shops. It specializes in delivering low-cost replacement auto parts. AutoZone has many competitors, auto dealership parts counter, Advanced Auto Parts, O’Riley’s Auto Parts, Napa, and other discount auto parts stores, including online stores and junk yards. AutoZone strategy is delivering low-cost quality auto parts. As a weekend warrior, I have price compared between several auto parts stores when working on my dad’s old Ford. While price comparing, AutoZone was the cheapest of all the other auto parts stores. With the rising costs of automobiles and skyrocketing car loan
Rick’s Camaros is a company that offers Chevrolet Camaro parts. It was established in 1967, some months after the release of the First Generation Camaros and therefore it has had more than a half a century existence. Rick’s Camaros has come after the merging of Rick 's First Generation and Eckler’s Camaro (Both are Ecklers Companies). This was aimed at providing the users a single spot that has all the Camaro restoration services they would require. Eckler’s was started by Ralph Eckler back in 1961in Rock Island and it was mainly involved with body parts for Corvettes. It grew in diversity through the years and crossed borders to deal with a wider range of models. The Company’s slogan is ‘Best Parts at the Best Price’. They get their parts from several automobile manufacturers such as Ford, GM and Mercedes, just to mention a few. The headquarters are based in Titusville, Florida and they also have a Warehouse at Lockport in New York.
AutoZone was a vision from the mind of J.R. “Pitt” Hyde III after receiving his bachelor’s degree in economics. After receiving his degree he joined his grandfather’s wholesale food store Malone & Hyde’s retailing division. Pitt utilized the corporate profiled to identify several industries the wholefood store operated. The company incorporated drug stores, sporting goods stores, and supermarkets to operate in multiple unrelated industries (Parnell, J., 2016).” “Pitt saw a need for a retail automotive parts store to help with upkeep of their vehicle so he created Auto Shack (AutoZone, Inc., 2004 -2017).”
The goal of selection programs are to capitalize on individual differences in order to select the applicants who possess the greatest amount of particular characteristics that have been assess to be the most important for job success (Cascio & Aquinis, 2011). This goal can be met by utilizing a classical approach to personnel selection. The classical approach to personnel selection starts with the job analysis. From the job analysis sensitive, relevant and reliable criteria are selected on a basis of importance to describe the job specifications that represent knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics (KSAOs) that potential applicants are desired to have for the job (Cascio & Aquinis, 2011).
The organization have followed the Wal-Mart strategy which is to offer the lowest prices. Auto-Zone also have other services such as assistance with minor car repair and they offer thousands of parts in store daily. If it is not in the store they will try to order the parts so that they keep the consumer satisfied. The plan have been to buy as many part stores to keep growing the franchise.
AutoZone known as the Auto Shack, selling auto parts founded in 1979 located in Forrest City, Arkansas. AutoZone’s strategy is tremendous for the growth of the company. The company can grow with a strategy that is effective based on the characteristics of Michael Porter. Auto Zone needs to stay afloat with the current competitor’s due to the new competitors selling the same products. The longevity of Auto Zone being in business will have a great effect with the current customers considering the impact they have with their goods and services. The parts the company sells aren’t interchangeable with their competitors. In the event the car dealership starts making cars with different part then AutoZone will sell the newer auto parts to accommodate
Autozone primarily falls under the NAICS Code 441310. Code 441310 is the Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores code. This industry is made up of retail stores that specialize in new, used, refurbished, and aftermarket parts as well as the repairing of parts or accessories on the automobile. “The automotive aftermarket industry supplies replacement parts (excluding tires), accessories, maintenance items, batteries, and automotive fluids for cars and light
AutoZone is not immune to economic downturn. In addition, when there is less money in the marketplace in general, all suffer, even AutoZone, since consumers need money to buy auto parts. If the company takes its eye off the ball with respect to its center retail operation, it risks ceding ground to its rivals. AutoZone has responded to changes in its macro environment by doing lots of things. One of the most notable changes is its commercial industry that caters to repair shops they buy items in bulk. This make prices lesser for the consumer, the car owner. Another important change that they have made was influenced by their macro environment it the changes to their store fronts and marketing. These advances are mostly technological changes
One of the most crucial elements of a successful or productive organization is an effective employee selection process. The significance of this process emanates from the fact that how workers carry out their jobs plays a crucial role in determining the level and extent of success of an organization. Due to the significance of an employee selection process, organizations draw candidates for open positions from the labor market. Actually, top-performing or successful organizations draw candidates from approximately 60 percent of the labor market. This trend includes sourcing for passive candidates who would prefer to remain contented with their present job. Moreover, organizations will relatively low or poor performance draws candidates from nearly 40 percent of the labor market and active workforce. An example of a top-performing organization that draws candidates from the labor market is Wal-Mart. The labor market plays a crucial role in employee selection with regards to having a population with the necessary qualifications for working in various organizations.
Selecting the right employee to fill a position is one of the most challenging decision making processes a company has to make. The ultimate goal of employee selection is to hire the candidate who is most compatible not only with the organization but for the position that they are trying to fill. In order for the candidate to be successful in a particular position, their talents and personal goals must be taken into consideration and objectives need to be utilized in order to retain qualified individuals. The most common forms of selection methods are resumes and applications but testing, interviews, reference checks, honesty tests, medical exam and drug