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APROJECT REPORT

ON

“ACCEPTABILITY OF LATEX TECHNOLOGY

IN ACCORDANCE WITH L25500 HEWLETT-PACKARDPRINTER VIS-À-VIS WITH THE EXISTING TECHNOLOGIESIN MUMBAI MARKET”

FOR

HEWLETT-PACKARD GLOBAL5 TECHNOLOGIESS!" PUNE

SUBMITTED BY

NIKHIL ANIL RANE200#-$$!

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

D%& SHAILESH KASANDE

SUBMITTED TO

UNIVERSITY OF PUNE

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE RE'UIREMENT FOR THEAWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS

ADMINISTRATION MBA!

THROUGH

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

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7OC 4 7"-(ti- Org(ni' C",%"un*$

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(%%-i'(ti"n$/ in'-u*ing )nt .(nnr$/ tr(n$it $ign(g/ (n* "thr "ut*""r (%%-i'(ti"n$ ($ !-- ($

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%r$"n intr('ti"n .t!n t!" "r ,"r in*i)i*u(-$ !ith ( $%'i+i' %ur%"$ in ,in* i$ '(--* (n

intr)i!0 Th intr)i!r h($ th +r*", t" +"r,u-(t th u$ti"n$0 Thr (r t!" t2%$ "+

intr)i!$ n(,-2 $tru'tur* (n* un$tru'tur* intr)i!$0 During thi$ %r"&'t/ th t'hniu "+

$tru'tur* intr)i!$ !($ u$* t" g(thr in+"r,(ti"n +r", th r$%"n*nt$0 Thu$/ th intr)i!$

(r th $"ur'$ "+ %ri,(r2 *(t( +"r th r$(r'h0

A''"r*ing t" T(2-"r (n* B"g*(n/ in3*%th intr)i!ing i$/ r%(t* +('3t"3+(' n'"untr$

.t!n th r$(r'hr (n* th in+"r,(nt$ *ir't* t"!(r*$ un*r$t(n*ing th in+"r,(nt$

%r$%'ti)$ "n thir -i)$/ %rin'$ "r $itu(ti"n$ ($ %r$$* in thir "!n !"r*$0 Thu$ th

in3*%th intr)i!ing t'hniu !($ h-%+u- in thi$ r$(r'h ($ thr !($ ( n* t" un*r$t(n*

th %r$%'ti) (n* %r'%ti"n$ "+ th r$%"n*nt$0

D+2+ G+2*.%,079

F"r g(thring th *(t( in +i--ing th u$ti"nn(ir$ ( %i-"t $tu*2 i$ '"n*u't* (n*

th nu,.r "+ r$%"n*nt$ n** i$ '(-'u-(t*0 F"r thi$ %ur%"$ <9 $t(++$"!nr$ !r

($#*0 C"n$unt-2 *(t( g(thr* +r", 59 u$ti"nn(ir$ !r '"n$i*r* +"r +urthr (n(-2$i$0

R./.+%;* D./,79

F"r ( %ri"* "+ t!" ,"nth$/ )r2*(2/ *(t( !($ '"--'t* !ith th h-% "+ th$ u$ti"nn(ir$

(n* intr)i!$0 Th *(t( thu$ '"--'t* !($ r'"r** in ( *(t(.($ )r2*(20 E('h *(2/ th *(t(

"+ (r"un* 8 t" : %r"$%'t$ !($ (*** t" th *(t(.($0 At th n* "+ t!" ,"nth$/ th *(t(.($

!($ ( +u--3+-*g* '"--'ti"n "+ in+"r,(ti"n "+ ,"r th(n <9 PSP$ +r", th 'it20

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Th *(t(.($ (-$" h-%* in th *(t( (n(-2$i$ "+ thi$ r$(r'h0 Th *(t( '"--'t* +r", th

u$ti"nn(ir i$ t(.u-(t* in Mi'r"$"+t E'-0 Thn th Gr(%h$ (n* Pi Ch(rt$ (r %r%(r* .($*

"n thi$ t(.u-(t* *(t( in Mi'r"$"+t W"r* (n* Mi'r"$"+t E'-0 Th$ Gr(%h$ (n* Ch(rt$ (r

u$+u- +"r *r(!ing ,(ning+u- '"n'-u$i"n0

Research Type:

Th r$(r'h t2% i$ D$'ri%ti) (n(-2$i$ .($*0 It i$ (-$" ( $ur)2 (n* '($ $tu*2/ '"n$i*ring th

PSP$

Data Collection Tools:

R+rn' .""#$/ 3.""#$/ !.$it$ (n* ?u$ti"nn(ir0

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CHAPTER 7II

DATA ANALYSIS

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F&$ T<8. 3B :3%

CATEGORY OF WORK NUMBER OF PEOPLE

POP 68Br"'hur$ 16

S-+3A*h$i) 7in2- 1:

F- 89

A*3.(nnr >

TOTAL 88

N3.9 M"r th(n "n "%ti"n '"n$i*r*0

Fr", th (.") gr(%h it $h"!$ th(t ,(i,u, t2% "+ !"r# un*rt(#n .2 th PSP$ i$ F-

%rinting !ith 8: +"--"!* POP P"int O+ Pur'h($ !ith 6; 0

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&2 A/8.;/ 3 ;3/,1.%+,3 3% 8>%;*+/,7

ASPECTS RATING

S%* :5

Sr)i' 8<

R$"-uti"n 65

C"-"r 6<

In# C"$t 81

D,(n*T2% "+ W"r# 66

Pri' 88

N32.9 M"r th(n "n "%ti"n '"n$i*r*

Th (.") r(t 'h(rt $h"!$ th(t $%* i$ th ,"$t %r+rr* (ttri.utK($%'t "+ th %rintr

!ith $r)i' (n* %ri' "+ th ,('hin +"--"!ing '-"$-20

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F& M+;*,0. <3> ;>%%.02-< 38.%+2. 30

BRAND PREFERENCE

R"-(n* 6<

Mi,(#i 11

@r" 88

HP 1;Mut"h >

TOTAL 96

N32. M"r th(n "n "%ti"n '"n$i*r*

Th (.") %i 'h(rt $h"!$ th(t @r" i$ -(*ing !ith 8: +"--"!* .2 R"-(n* !ith 6=

(n* HP .2 1<0 @r" .ing !ith in#&t !hi- R"-(n* in th '"3$"-)nt '(tg"r20

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F&( I0 2.;*03-37< 8%.B.%%.1

INK TECHNOLGY PREFERENCE

E'"3S"-)nt 6<

L(t <

In#&t 1;

TOTAL 59

Out "+ 59 $(,%-$ th '"3$"-)nt %rintr$ -(* !ith 6< +"--"!* .2 in#&t !ith 1;0 L(t

.ing ( n! t'hn"-"g2 '",$ thir* !ith < %r+rn'$0

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F&5 T<8. 3B 4.1,+ >/.1

MEDIA PREFERENCE

F- 8=

G-($$ P(%r 6

M(tt P(%r 5

S(tin 1

S-+3A*h$i) 7in2- 1>

C(n)($ <

Ph"t" %(%r ;

TOTAL <=

N32.9 M"r th(n "n "%ti"n '"n$i*r*0

F- %rinting t(#$ th ,(&"r 'hun# in %rinting .u$in$$ in PSP$ !ith :> !hi- )in2-

%rinting +"--"!$ .2 6: +"--"!* .2 "thr +-i.- ,*i(0

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F&F T<8. 3B ;-,.02/

TYPES PREFERENCE

E*u'(ti"n(- In$titut 16

A*3Agn'2 ;

C"r%"r(t 8>

G")rn,nt 81

S($"n(- 1<

TOTAL 195

N32.9 M"r th(n "n "%ti"n '"n$i*r*

M"$t "+ th PSP$ '(tr t" !i* r(ng "+ '-int-0 C"r%"r(t %r")i* !ith ,(i,u,

.u$in$$ .2 8< +"--"!* .2 g")rn,nt in$tituti"n$ !ith 890 Th "thr ,(&"r .u$in$$

"%ti"n i$ S($"n(- !ith 1;0

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;0< R+2. 2*. 6%+01/ +;;3%1,07 23 <3>% 8%.B.%.0;.

BRANDS RATING

@r" 11

Mi,(#i 6

HP 6:

R"-(n* =

Mut"h 5

HP '",$ "ut t" . th '-(r !innr '"n$i*ring th %r+rn' *u t" it$ $u%ri"r u(-it2

(n* .r(n* i,(g0 But *u t" th "%r(ting '"$t$ ($$"'i(t* !ith HP %"%- (r $#%ti'(-

(."ut u$ing HP %r"*u't$0 Hr 6: 'u$t",r$ )"t* +"r HP !ith @r" gtting 11 +"--"!*

.2 R"-(n* !ith =0

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F&) O8.%+2,07 ;3/2

BRANDS Pr S0 +t0R$

@r" <

Mi,(#i ;

HP 19

R"-(n* ;Mut"h ;

N32.9 Th (.") +igur$ (r +"r $t(n*(r* %rint '"n*iti"n/ th(t (r +"r 6 %($$ %rint0

HP '"$t$ th high$t +"--"!* .2 @r" ."th *igit(- %rintr$0 Th '"3$"-)nt$ Mi,(#i/

R"-(n* Mut"h '"$t ,"r "r -$$ th $(, !ith ( r(ng "+ R$ ; %r $u(r +t0

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F&# P-+0 3B .C8+0/,30

E@PANSION PLAN PSP

Y$ 18

N" 61

C(nt S(2 1;

TOTAL 59

Th (.") gr(%h $h"!$ th(t ,"$t "+ th PSP$ (r $(ti$+i* !ith thir i$ting $tu%$ (n*

h() n" %-(n$ "+ %(n$i"n0 A-$" ( $u.$t(nti(- nu,.r1; (r un*'i**0

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CHAPTER 7III

RESEARCH FINDINGS

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Fr", th (n(-2$i$ (n* intr%rt(ti"n "+ th *(t( th +in*ing$ (r -i$t*0 Th$ ,(2 h-% th

'",%(n2 ,(n(g,nt t" *'i* "n th $tr(tgi$ rg(r*ing th (''%t(n' "+ L65599 (n* t"

%r%(r thir 'u$t",r .($0

Th +in*ing$ (r -i$t* .-"!

10 Th ,(i,u, t2% "+ !"r# un*rt(#n .2 ,"$t PSP$ i$ F- %rinting !hi'h 8: "+

t"t(-0

60 In '($ "+ !i* +"r,(t %rinting th %ri,(r2 ($%'t t" %ur'h($ ( ,('hin '"n$i*r* .2

th PSP$ i$ $%*0

80 Th i$ting ,('hin +"r ,"$t "+ th PSP$ i$ @r" +"--"!* .2 R"-(n*0

:0 At Pr$nt E'"3$"-)nt in# t'hn"-"g2 i$ '",,"n-2 %r+rr*

50 Th ,*i( ,(&"r-2 u$* i$ +- +"r .(nnr %rint$ +"--"!* .2 $-+3(*h$i) )in2-0

;0 Th ,(&"rit2 "+ '-int- .($ "+ th PSP$ (r th '"r%"r(t h"u$$ (n* g")rn,nt

in$tituti"n$0

<0 Whn it '",$ t" ,"$t %r+rr* .r(n*$ HP -(*$ (-- th !(2 !ith := +"--"!* .2

@r" !ith 660

=0 Th "%r(ting '"$t "+ HP i$ high$t ($ '",%(r* t" @r"/ Mi,(#i/ R"-(n* Mut"h/

!ith Mi,(#i/ R"-(n*/ Mut"h h()ing -($t '"$t0

>0 M"$t "+ th PSP$ (r $(ti$+i* !ith thir i$ting $tu%$ (n* h() n" %-(n$ "+

%(n$i"n0 A-$" ( $u.$t(nti(- nu,.r1; (r un*'i**0 Th$ '(n . t(%%*0

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CHAPTER I@

SUGGESTIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

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B($* "n th *(t( (n(-2$i$ (n* +in*ing$ "+ thi$ r$(r'h/ $ugg$ti"n$ (n* r'",,n*(ti"n$ '(n

. ,(* t" th '",%(n20 F"--"!ing (r th $ugg$ti"n$

10 Th 'u$t",r$ '(tr* t" (r th PSP$ !ith i$ting '"3$"-)nt %rintr$ ($ !-- ($ in#&t

%rintr$0 N! ntr(nt$ ,u$t (-$" . gi)n %r+rn' ($ i$ting PSP$ (r ".*ur(t t"

'h(ng0

60 Th -(t ,('hin $h"u-* . %r","t* ($ th ,('hin +"r +utur0 Th -(t t'hn"-"g2

!ith it$ n)ir"n,nt(- +rin*-2 in#$ ,u$t . ,(r#t* (ggr$$i)-20 ?u(-it2 !ith $(+t2

$h"u-* . th ,"tt" "+ %r","ti"n0

80 M(i,u, PSP$ u$ '"3$"-)nt ,('hin$0 E'"3$"-)nt ,('hin$ '"$t -$$ (."ut 69

'",%(r* t" -(t .ut i$ h((r*"u$ t" th n)ir"n,nt0 Th PSP$ $h"u-* . n'"ur(g*

t" g" +"r n)ir"n,nt +rin*-2 in#$0

:0 R*u'ti"n in -(t in# .2 (."ut 69 '"$t '(n . (n "%ti"n t" in'r($ $(-0 Th PSP$ u$

in#$ !hi'h (r 'h(% h() (''%t(.- u(-it2 , t"" in#$ !hi'h (r n"n "thr th(n

r+i--* in#$0

50 A PSP '"n$i*r$ th '"n$u,(.-$ '"$t .+"r .u2ing th ,('hin (n* HP '"n$u,(.-$

'"$t ,"r ($ '",%(r* t" it$ '"untr%(rt$0 L"!ring th '"$t "+ '"n$u,(.-$ t" (

'",%titi) -)- '(n . ( +($i.- "%ti"n0

;0 A +in(n'i(- $u%%"rt $2$t, '(n . *)-"%* !ith th h-% "+ th *(-r$ +"r $,""th

+in(n'ing ($ th %rintr$ (r "n highr $i* "+ '"$t0

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LIMITATIONS

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Th %r"%"$* ,th"*"-"g2 i$ "n-2 '"n*u't* in %(rti'u-(r (r($ "+ Mu,.(i0 On-2 $-'t* PSP$

(r t(#n int" (''"unt +"r th %ur%"$ "+ thi$ $tu*20 Th $'"% "+ th $tu*2 %r")* t" . ( ,(&"r

*r(!.('#0 Out "+ th t"t(- '"n$i*r* +!r !r $h"rt-i$t* +"r th +in(- *(t( intr%rt(ti"n (n*

(n(-2$i$0 Fr", thi$ %"int "+ )i!/ th gnr(-it2 "+ th in)$tig(ti"n i$ u$ti"n(.-0 M"$t "+ th

PSP$ !r un!i--ing t" %r")i* tr(* *(t(0 D(t( g(thr* +r", th u$ti"nn(ir i$ $u.&'ti) (n*

,(2. (,.igu"u$ *(t( (n(-2$i$ ,ight . (++'t* (n* h(r* t" intr%rt0

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CHAPTER @I

CONCLUSION

59



Th r$(r'h h-%$ t"!(r*$ un*r$t(n*ing th ,(r#t r$%"n$ +"r th L(t t'hn"-"g2 (n*

L65599 ,('hin ($ ( !h"-0 Th t'hn"-"g2 th"ugh $u%ri"r t" th i$ting t'hn"-"gi$ h($

'"n$tr(int$ +r", th '"$t %"int "+ )i!/ th "%r(ting '"$t$/ th in# '"$t$ (n* th '"n$u,(.-$0

Th In*i(n ,(r#t $ti-- i$ '"$t '"n$'i"u$ (n* n"t u(-it2 '"n$'i"u$0 F"r '",%-t (''%t(n' "+

th %r"*u't th '"$t$ ,u$t . -"!r*0 Th '"3+rin*-2 +('t"r "+ th L(t in#$ ,u$t .

,(r#t* ($ th USP !hi'h '(n -(* t" in'r($* $(-$0

51



ANNE@URE

56



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