Ford Swaps Accounting Over Interest Rates Section 404 requirements were implemented by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2004. Section 404 reporting on internal controls required many large filers to restate financial statements in order to correct misstatements. This report will focus on Ford Motor Company‚ and how they were affected by the new accounting rules. More specifically‚ it will discuss why restatements of Ford’s financials were necessary‚ and who prompted the change. Then‚ it will discuss
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cost-leader • Lacked innovation in compact and mid-sized cars • Focus on SUV division and luxury portfolio • Rising gas prices – Consumers fled SUV and luxury portfolio → Strategic Failure • Costs grew disproportionately to rivals – Estimate: Costs Ford $2500/vehicle more to produce than Foreign rivals Industry Analysis • N.A. Automotive Industry: Difficult to be in – Positives • Captive but essential suppliers • High capital costs of potential entrants • Lack of feasible substitutes – Negatives
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Dinler 2011301264 The Ford Motor Company Mission Statement ONE FORD MISSION: ONE TEAM People working together as a lean‚ global enterprise for automotive leadership‚ as measured by: * Customer‚ Employee‚ Dealer‚ Investor‚ Supplier‚ Union/Council‚ and Community Satisfaction ONE PLAN * Aggressively restructure to operate profitably at the current demand and changing model mix * Accelerate development of new products our customers want and value * Finance our plan and
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The Ford Pinto Question 1 What moral issues does the Pinto case raise? ANS: The Pinto case raise the moral issues of what is the dollar value of the human life. That the businesses should not be putting a value on human life and disregard a known deadly danger. In order to perform a risk/benefit analysis‚ all costs and benefits must be expressed in some common measure. This measure is typically in dollars‚ as the Ford Motor Company used in its analysis. This can prove difficult for things that
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Leadership of Henry Ford "The great need of the world has always been for leaders. With more leaders we could have more industry. More industry‚ more employment and comfort for all." –Henry Ford Introduction Henry Ford was the creator of one of the largest automobile manufacturing companies‚ influencing society in a number of ways and forever changing the face of the auto industry. One of the reasons for his success was the high priority he placed on his employees’ satisfaction. While Ford had much strength
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Ford Motor Company Gregory Hilgendorf STRATEGIC MARKETING BUS-7450 Dr Meyer. Abstract This paper discusses the Ford Motor Company‚ the mission‚ and keys to their success. In addition‚ there will be discussions centered on the current company’s market summary. This paper will examine Ford Motor Company’s SWOT analysis‚ the company’s strengthens‚ weakness‚ opportunities‚ and threats. In addition‚ this would also look at the automotive driving forces‚ that make it alluring for firms to
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Inside Fiesta In the 2011 Ford Fiesta latest campaign‚ Ford has developed the new Ford Fiesta hatchback ad. In the advertisement they have positioned the green Fiesta as the ultimate escape. This is advertisement is targeting young people ages 18-25. As stated in the advertisement “it’s a pretty big deal” to go green. A green car is a vehicle that is considered to be environmentally friendly and have less of a damaging impact on the environment than conventional cars. A green car consumes less
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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 Pinto Case Ford Pinto Case If we were involved in the Ford Pinto dilemma we would have used Deontological Ethical reasoning to decide whether or not to disclose the danger that the Pinto posed and/or use that reasoning to determine whether or not to install the part(s) that would make the Ford Pinto safer. Our decision would be to do what is morally right and avoid doing what is morally wrong‚ regardless of the consequences. True enough Ford was not obligated by government regulation or
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