Ethical dimensions of cost/benefit" analysis. Evaluate from a moral perspective the "cost/benefit" analysis conducted by Ford. One may ask what do we need ethics in business for? To answer this question‚ we need to know what ethics is‚ as well as‚ what impact it has on businesses‚ people and relations. Ethics is often defined as a set of rules‚ principles governing a group or a person; determining his/her behavior. It imposes a social responsibility on people. Even though‚ in the past ethics was
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THE FORD PINTO CASE A Dangerous Product On 10 August 1978 Judy Ann Ulrich‚ eighteen‚ was driving a 1973 Ford Pinto to volley-ball practice in Goshen‚ Indiana. Inside the car with her were her sister Lynn Marie‚ sixteen‚ and their cousin Donna Ulrich‚ eighteen. As they were heading north on U.S. Route 33‚ their car was struck from behind by a 1972 Chevrolet van. The Pinto collapsed like an accordion; the fuel tank ruptured; and the car exploded in flames. Lynn Marie and Donna burned to death in
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The Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16‚ 1903 in Detroit. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines. Henry Ford’s methods came to be known around the world as Fordism by 1914. At around year 2005 “the Detroit big three” viz. GM‚ Daimler and Ford were facing intense challenges in their home market. By
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An example of the Ford Pinto scandal‚ where organizational leaders mad bad decisions are related to the Ford Pinto catching fire when involved in a rear-end crash where a defect in design or manufacturing could lead to death or serious bodily harm. Ford had access to a new design which would decrease the possibility of the Ford Pinto from exploding‚ the company chose not to implement the design‚ which would have cost $11 per car‚ even though it had done an analysis showing that the new design would
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manufacturing were brought to life. Many men were instrumental in creating this Industrial Revolution. One of the most influential men of the early 1900s was Henry Ford‚ whose life went from rags to riches. There is debate among whether Ford is a robber baron or a captain of industry‚ but for the most part‚ Ford is a captain of industry. Henry Ford was born on July 30‚ 1863‚ in Wayne County‚ Michigan. He was raised in an Episcopalian household. As a child‚ he was very interested in how the parts of a machine
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IP asset management and brand success TOYOTA vs. FORD May‚ 2013 Research Paper 0 Table of Contents Abstract........................................................................................................................................... 1 History of Toyota............................................................................................................................. 2 History of Ford .......................................................................
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small trucks . Ford has a range of variety of trucks including full size trucks ‚ small ‚ large trucks for heavy duty hauling Chevy also has similar variety of trucks but when we rate safety ‚ Ford is little better compared to Chevy models Minivans are offered by both Ford and Chevy with ample amount of room Ford Windstar and Chevy Venture provide a lot of room but Ford Windstar is considered to be more stylish and has greater number of features Ford provides another model called Ford Escape where
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Dropbox 4 Business Ethics A Utilitarian Argument in the Ford Pinto Case In 1971 Ford Motor Company decided they wanted to create a compact car that could compete with the other Japanese manufactured cars. It rushed from its inception to its actual production. In the end‚ these cars proved to be one of the most dangerous ever produced because of their extreme flammability in instance of rear impact collision. The decision by Ford to not recall any of its cars‚ and not fix design flaws‚ conceal
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For over 50 years the Ford Mustang has been a symbol of American Freedom. The Ford Mustang was presented to the public as a muscle car that anyone could afford. Featured here are two versions of mustang commercials: one featured in 1965‚ during the mustang’s infancy‚ and the other is a more recent advertisement of a 2015 Mustang. Both of these advertisements feature the mustang as well as a woman. Though similar in their design‚ the advertisements do have a few notable differences in the way they
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Running Head: ENGINEERING Engineering Issues and the Ford Pinto Major Walker‚ III Troy University The Ford Pinto was first introduced to the North American market in 1970. The Pinto was introduced primarily to compete in the small car market with where Volkswagen dominated. The way the Ford Pinto was designed tragically left rear-ends accidents up in flames. This is because the gas tank was positioned in between
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