Conclusion V. Sources INTRODUCTION “For seven years the Ford Motor Company sold cars in which it knew hundreds of people would needlessly burn to death.” Mark Dowie‚ Author of Pinto Madness (8) One of the biggest automotive news stories in the latter part of the 1970’s dealt with tales of exploding Ford Pintos and the considerable awards civil court juries were presenting to victims of accidents involving the cars. Ford produced the Pinto automobile from 1971 to 1980. Initially the
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CASE STUDY THE FORD PINTO Q1.What moral issues does the pinto case raise? The moral issues raised in Pinto case are that business should not put a value on human life and avoid known dangers. As ford thought they could get away with a dangerous automobile by paying off those lawsuits from people who were injured and the families of the dead. Ford thought it was more cost effective not to fix the dangerous condition than to spend the money to save people. Q2. Suppose ford officials were asked
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of business strategy together with a brief discussion of schools of strategic thought. Judging by the bibliography searched and‚ perhaps‚ the major appeal of this paper‚ is that a selection of common strategy development models and tools are compared systematically for the first time in one single paper. In fact it was found that models‚ at least in Italy‚ are rarely compared and if they are‚ it is on a one-to-one basis. The intent is to at least start to bridge and compare models and show how new
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OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF GENERAL MOTORS "General Motors has no bad years‚ only good years and better years" (Sloan‚ 1972). This mantra established in 1950 by former GM president Harlow H. Curtice may have been true at one point‚ but is called into question today by many‚ including Wall Street. By many standards‚ General Motors is an extremely successful company‚ though an analysis of the corporation today uncovers many troubling issues. GM is and has been the world ’s leader in automotive
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THE FORD CASE Executive Summary After carefully analyzing Ford’s existing supply chain I immediately became aware of its highly complex nature. This high level of complexity combined with other internal and external factors have pushed Ford to search for solutions in order to overcome the costly supply chain challenges that they are facing and may continue to face in the future. Ford’s major difficulty in their present system is: the inefficient control of
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Ford displayed an advertisement for their future plans with eye grabbing scenery‚ as well as filling the audiences heart with joy and sympathy. This is not another boring vehicle commercial but has a connection with all of the viewers. 2017 Ford Go Further successfully convinces the american public to trust the vision of the Ford company‚ and their plans to become more mobile in the future. Throughout the entire commercial Ford shows all these different scenarios where children‚ parents‚ and even
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Capable of providing innovative products with Safety and Convenience features. Core Competencies: Strong Engineering Capabilities. Competitive Advantage: Strong brand portfolio. Large network of dealers and suppliers globally. Strategic alliances formed with auto manufacturers in different countries. Value Chain: Inbound Logistics: Receiving‚ warehousing and input control of materials or parts. Operations: Transforms inputs – raw material and parts – to finished automobile
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Japanese imports from Toyota and Datsun in May of 1968‚ the Ford Motor Company‚ based upon a recommendation by then vice-president Lee Iacocca‚ decided to introduce a subcompact car and produce it domestically. (Leggett‚ 1999) The Ford Pinto appeared on the market in 1970‚ and sales of the car were good for the first few years. The engineers designed the gas tank to be positioned between the bumper and the rear axle. This design
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COLOURFUL CORPORATION Can there be prosperity without growth? PRIYANKA MAHAJAN STUDENT NO. 3423936 WORD COUNT: 3696 Table of Contents COLOURFUL CORPORATION ................................................................................................... 1 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. 1 2. AIM .......................................................................
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Strategic Analysis of AirAsia 20442396 MGMT8700: Strategic Management 1 Strategic Analysis of AirAsia 20442396 MGMT8700: Strategic Management 2 Strategic Analysis of AirAsia 20442396 Contents Executive Summary 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose 1.2 Scope 1.3 Method 1.4 Background 4 5 5 5 5 5 2. Findings 2.1 Stakeholder Analysis 2.2 Strategic Transformation 2.3 Core Foundation 2.3.1 Mission 2.3.2 Values 6 6 8 9 9 10 2.4 Strategic Intent 2.4.1 Vision 2.4
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