Geography and History:
Description of the provision of a service
C. Soraya Herrera de la Cruz, 3º E.S.O "C"
Miguel Ruiz Moreno, 3º E.S.O "C"
1. Identification of the economic agent
Full Name of the Business: Autoescuela Andalucía S.L
Type of entity: It is a private business that has a limited society(S.L in Spanish). Some of their employees are self-employed. It has a regional ambit. It is part of the tertiary sector.
2. Brief historical overview
Year of foundation: 1978
Changes experimented since that year: The most important change that they've encouraged is the introduction of modern technologies which have change the way they share their knowledge.
Future perspective: If government doesn't change the actual driving law, they expect to have always clients that keep the business open.
How does globalization affect the business?: It hasn't affected the business too much, only in terms of new technology.
3. Description of the service provision
Phases of production: Customer support, Theoretical classes and Practical classes.
Departaments: They're focused into pass the traffic examination.
Nationality of workers: They're all from Jerez de la Frontera.
Machinery, tools and energy used: Vehicles(A moped and two cars) and computers.
Anually production costs: 7200€ of gas and a very big monthly electricity invoice.
Final services that they're generated: Driver's license.
4. Work force
Number of workers: Four(Two of them are self-employed). An administration responsible, a customer support employee, a theoretical classes teacher and a practical classes teacher.
How do they choose their workers?: They know people that wants to work with them so if they need to, they call them.
Familiar continuity on the business: It's a family business. It has been inherited from fathers to sons.
Occupational Hazards and security methods applicated: They have specially designed cars in order to remove accidents of students.
5. Distribution of the product
Price of the product: Every practical class costs 24€, the examination costs 50€ and they have a pack of theoretical classes, five practical classes and an intensive course for 250€.
Ways of distribution: People talk with each other, business website...
Production addressed to: People that wants to drive.
6. Relationships with other enterprises or economic agents
Relationships with other economic agents: They have a strong relationship with the traffic department in order to give their students information of exams and things like that.
7. Sources of information
1. Interview to the boss of the business.
2. "Autoescuela Andalucía" website: http://www.autoescuela-andalucia.com/
8. Final comment from project's authors
This company is small but is good and it has a very skilled workers. They were so kind with us, and we had a good time working on this project and interviewing them.