Case Ford: Resurrecting an Iconic Company The old phrase‚ “The bigger they are‚ the harder they fall‚” perfectly describes what has happened to the U.S. auto industry over the past decade. Consider the Ford Motor Company. In 1998‚ the iconic company accounted for 25 percent of all cars and trucks sold. Its F-series pickup was the best selling vehicle on the planet‚ with more than 800‚000 units rolling off assembly lines. The Ford Explorer held the top slot in the hot SUV market. And the Ford Taurus
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Genuine Consent For contract to valid ‚ both party must genuinely consent ‚ or agree to the contract 1. Unconscionability 2.Duress 3.Undue Influence 4.Mistake 5.Actionable Misrepresentation * Unconscionaboility ( extremely unfair ): Both pt need to have equal power BUT Only 1 pt has superior bargaining power . The other pt has special disability and pt enter to the one-sided ‚ take it or leave it ‚ unfair -- the court decide the contract was unconscionable ( unfair) ++ Special disability
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It was once said‚ "Those who do not study the past are deemed to repeat it." On the brink of the new 21st century it is important for us at the Ford Motor Company to take a look at our past to see what has worked and what has not in order to set the standards for the automotive industry. It is also imperative to take a close look at what our competitors have done because we can also learn from their mistakes as well as improve on some of their ideas that have worked for them. It is important to
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Marketing Research: Green Marketing Are Hybrid Cars Worth The Money? By Josh Nottingham Tyler Alberson Lei Ye James Chimitt Introduction: Over the course of the past few decades‚ Hybrid cars have slowly been multiplying on the road. General Motors sold 11‚000 Chevrolet Volts in 2010 and are expecting that number to rise to 70‚000 by next year (J.D. Power and Associates‚ 2012). The total percentage of Hybrid cars that cruise the road only makes up 3% of the entire automobile industry‚ but
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system that is controlled from the headquarters and it allows a quick response to decide and solve problems. Inditex‚ Zara’s parent company owns most of the resources to design‚ produce and distribute. Recommendations: Instead of doing everything themselves‚ Zara could train their managers in the local stores to already make quick decisions than to just send many ideas to the main headquarters in Spain and let them decide what is best. So spread the decision making process among their local stores
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The four basic elements of a valid contract are agreement‚ consideration‚ contractual capacity‚ lawful object. Objective theory of contracts is intent to enter into a contract. An example of this would be going to a car lot and say I will give you 5‚000 for this use car. This is a valid contract offer. I intend on purchasing the used car if the car lot is willing to sell the car for 5‚000. In the case of Pepsi vs. John Leonard objective theory doesn’t apply. Pepsi wasn’t truly offering the Harriet
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Alternatives to Incarceration….Drug Courts There is no doubt that the United States suffers from an increase in crime and more people than ever being incarcerated. The numbers are currently overwhelming. “A nonpartisan organization called The Pew Center on the States‚ released a study February 2008 that found the U.S. imprisoned both more people and a larger percentage of its adult population than any other country. According to the study‚ by The Pew Center 2.32 million people were currently
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[pic] Cambridge International College 422 Little Collins St‚ Melbourne‚ Australia Telephone: +61 3 9663 4933/Fax +61 3 9663 4922 Diploma of Marketing (BSB51207) COVER SHEET & FEED BACK FORM |Student ID |Name |mobile | | | | | | |
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members‚ eliminating much travel that would otherwise be required to coordinate design efforts. More significantly‚ it has allowed Ford to capitalize on the expertise that in the past were concentrated on specific development centers and in different corners of the world. I. INTRODUCTION Ford Motor Company launched its globalization program in January 1994‚ called Ford 2000‚ to centralize the development of global product categories‚ which would then be customized to meet the demands of local
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Luxury car is a vehicle that provides luxury where it means by a higher quality equipment with better performance‚ it’s provide: a good quality‚ comfort‚ higher design‚ the technologically innovative modern‚ and not only that but the luxury car have a features that convey an image‚ brand or status. Luxury car is already around the world and in the Australia as well. The sales of the Australia was rise like in one of article in Australia : Sydney Morning Herald that talk about the sales car in Australia
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