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    Ford Pinto Essay

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    In 1968 Lee Iacocca and the Ford Motor Company wanted to produce a inexpensive vehicle to appeal to the first time buyers market. Mr. Iacocca philosophy was for consumers to remember Ford as the very first vehicle that they owned so that when it was time for them to invest in another vehicle it would be a Ford. But‚ in order for Ford to develop a inexpensive vehicle to fit the philosophy of Lee Iacocca‚ they had to cut corners. Unfortunately‚ the one corner they cut was the placement of the fuel

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    Ford Marketing Mix

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    Ford Consumer Marketing Introduction to Ford Ford Motor Company is a century old company that laid the foundation for American auto makers (Wikipedia‚ 2011). Henry Ford understood early on that to be successful his company would need to be self reliant; from that idea the assembly line was introduced. Ford now offers a variety of vehicles from cars and trucks to ambulances‚ buses‚ and tractors. Today‚ consumers have hundreds of options to choose from when selecting a vehicle from any one of

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    Ford Pinto Case

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    The Ford Pinto was a subcompact vehicle that Ford Motor Company manufactured from 1970- 1980. The Pinto caught on with consumers‚ and sales of the vehicle were high. However‚ serious problems quickly arose regarding the design of the Pinto. The gas tank on the vehicles was placed directly behind the rear axle instead of above it‚ with only nine inches of space between the gas tank and axle. Bolts were also placed close to the gas tank‚ increasing the risk that they could puncture the tank in an accident

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    The Ford Pinto Case

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    Case (The Ford Pinto) There was strong competition for Ford in the American small-car market from Volkswagen and several Japanese companies in the 1960’s. To fight the competition‚ Ford rushed its newest car the Pinto into production in much less time than is usually required to develop a car. The regular time to produce an automobile is 43 months but Ford took 25 months only (Satchi‚ L.‚ 2005). Although Ford had access to a new design which would decrease the possibility of the Ford Pinto from

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    Ford Case Study

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    Executive Summary Although Ford is a successful company in the world‚ with increasing competition and new technology improvement‚ Dell’s succeed by implementing “Virtual integration” ‚ Teri Takai‚ Director of supply chain system‚ has to choose if Ford will make a change implementing Virtual integration based on Dell’s model‚ or just stay as Ford is currently doing. Some are arguing that virtual integration is not feasible for Ford because of Ford’s business is totally different from Dell and business

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    Analysis of Ford Motors

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    impact the performance of Ford Motor Company as an organization by examining the relationship between the nature of the organization and its external environment using SWOT‚ PESTLE and PORTERS FIVE FORCES. 1.2 Context Ford Motor Company is one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world. The company manufactures and distributes automobiles across six continents. With 80 manufacturing facilities worldwide‚ the company’s core and affiliated automotive brands include Ford‚ Lincoln‚ Mercury and

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    Ford Pinto Essay

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    Case 5: The Case of the Ford Pinto Refer to this case‚ of about the Ford Pinto case‚ I have been read about this topic from web pages and forum that have been discuses. Here are some of studies that I have been made to finish this paper work in different aspects of ethics and professionalism. In the ‘Ford Pinto Case Study’‚ it seems clear that Ford management and its engineers did not intend to make an unsafe product‚ and that more than likely the outcome of their product resulted primarily from

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    Ford Pinto Trial

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    Roles of Key Players One of the biggest roles is the board of directors or executive level management. Lee Iacocca the creator of the Ford Mustang had a very high reputation in which he outperformed his workers and his rival the President Semon “Bunky” Knudsen. The story of 1968 in which the German and the Japanese outperformed any other nation in making small compact cars. Lee Iacocca suggested to build a small compact car in which would outperform and be the competitor of the Germans’ compact

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    Ford Business Analysis

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    growth. As humans‚ we rely on health checkups to improve and maintain our health. Same thing goes for businesses. Without maintaining proper financial health that company will not be around long afterwards. I want to begin by presenting and comparing Ford Motor Company’s income statement‚ balance sheet‚ and cash flow to determine the financial health of the company versus two of the company’s current competitors. Income Statement Five different categories are covered on a company’s income statement

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    Communications; the role of Marketing Communications‚ analysis of the Automobile Industry and the analysis and practical application of Marketing Communication strategies by Ford Motor Co. the report also shows Ford’s Corporate Social Responsibility and the practice of Ethical Marketing. The targeting‚ segmentation and positioning by Ford are also analyzed. Finally the report provides recommendations on how to improve the marketing communications and suggest strategies that the company should use along

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