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The Ford/Firestone Case This case involves Ford and the Japanese tire manufacturer‚ Bridgestone/Firestone. The Ford Explorers which were prone to rolling over‚ came equipped with Firestone defected tires. The tire seemed to have a defect that caused the tread to separate from the whole of the tire and cause the vehicle to flip. Although Firestone knew about such defects‚ they continued to produce despite knowing the deadly consequences that lay behind their actions. The Explorer also had a
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Charts. [online] Available at http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/chart?symbol=GT [Accessed 09/10/2012] * J.Smith‚ 2012 * M. Rowe 2012 “ Bridgestone releases 100% sustainable tire concept’. Greener Ideas [online] 20/10/2012 Available at: http://www.greenerideal.com/vehicles/1020-bridgestone-releases-sustainable-tire-concept/ [Accessed 16/10/2012] * Marketwatch‚ 2012 * Investopedia‚ 2012. Definition of ‘Acid-test Ratio’. [online] Available at http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/acidtest.asp#axzz2As0QXX5V
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Case Analysis Report In August 2000‚ Ford Motor Company and Firestone Tire Company recalled 6.5 Million ATX and AT tires that had been installed on Ford’s Explorer model SUV. At the time‚ it appeared as though Ford and Firestone were doing the right thing. They had found out that the tread separated on Ford Explorers in states with intense heat‚ such as Florida and Texas. However‚ it later came to light that both Ford and Firestone had known about these problems earlier than 2000 and that Ford
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professional and depth research report on China Tire Building Machine industry. The report firstly introduced Tire Building Machine basic information included Tire Building Machine definition classification application industry chain structure industry overview; international market analysis‚ China domestic market analysis‚ Macroeconomic environment and economic situation analysis and influence‚ Tire Building Machine industry policy and plan‚ Tire Building Machine product specification‚ manufacturing
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of the company Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was created in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. The company manufactures tires for cars‚ planes and trucks. They manufacture also lot of others products related to the rubber in the automotive industry. The first place where they begin to manufacture tires was open in Akron (Ohio‚ USA) in 1898. At this time they built tires for bicycle‚ carriage and horse hooves. The huge development began with Henry Ford who ordered tires for racing and after for the
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Introduction: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. Today it is the third largest tire company in the world after Bridgestone and Michelin. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles‚ commercial trucks‚ light trucks‚ SUVs‚ race cars‚ airplanes‚ and heavy earth-mover machinery. Although the company was not connected with him‚ it was named in honour of Charles Goodyear. Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber in 1839. The first Goodyear Tires became popular because
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......2 `Social accounting` definition The development of the concept The reasons of producing such reports nowadays Principles of good social accounts Global standards for social and environmental reports Critical evaluation of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and The Yokohama Rubber Company on `Social accounting`...............................................................................5 Companies overview Accordance to the generally agreed principles of social accounting Accordance
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Bad PR Case Study Examples Perrier Recall 1) Problem Perrier‚ the largest US bottled water company (commanding 57% of US market)‚ voluntarily recalled its entire inventory in the US after tests showed the presence of the chemical benzene in small sample of bottles in North Carolina in 1990. The product was not pure and could also contain harmful substances more dangerous than tap water‚ creating a danger of product reputation collapse. Reports and statements were very inconsistent: FDA spokesperson
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