Utilitarianism and the Ford Pinto Case The Ford Motor Company manufactured a subcompact vehicle called the Ford Pinto during the years from 1970 to 1980. The Ford Pinto was advertised successfully to consumers and The Ford Motor Company was rewarded with sales for the Ford Pinto in the hundreds of thousands. Was the reward worth the cost? The Ford Motor Company knowingly engineered the Ford Pinto with a design flaw in the placement of the gas tank and a design flaw in the connection of the fuel
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7002ENG Engineering Leadership and Communication Due: Wednesday 5th May 2010 GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY HENRY FORD – ASSIGNMENT 2 Nigel Gartshore S2756338 M.Senthilnathan S2744757 Karthik Varma Chekuri S2732276 Cymone Perry Professor Ljubo Vlacic | Mr Barry Sutherland S2587572 1 Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... 3 2.0 Introduction: ...................................
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1081209020 Li Hongke 1081209050 Lu Linlin 1081209031 Lu Yao 1081209043 March 2009 Abstract Excessive cash and undervalued stock price forced Ford to conceive an unprecedented cash payout system - Value Enhancement Plan in 2000. For a dual-stock-structure company‚ this recapitalization did favor much Ford family which held the dominant voting power by giving it larger flexibility‚ enhanced control with less capital as well as tax benefit and confidence improvement. While
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Financial Appraisal 1.0 Analysis This report provides an analysis of the performance of ITE Group over three consecutive years (2007-2009)‚ using various financial ratios; for the benefit of potential shareholders‚ lenders or suppliers. The report also indicates how non-financial performance indicators can help an organisation measure performance. This report will also look into the net present value method of appraisal‚ and explain its advantages and disadvantages. 2.0 Main Content The
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Ford had Responsibility to Fix Pinto The Ford Pinto case study clearly presents an unethical and immoral practice that shows corporate greed for a positive bottom line is more important than the value of human life. Along with the issue of greed is the need to outdo the competition to be the best in the automobile industry. Together these issues cloud the judgment of Ford’s management. The use of cost-benefit analysis to determine if the flaw in Ford Pinto automobiles is worth the financial
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impacts‚ the automobile industry is in an era of instability and change. Ford Motor Company has been traditionally considered one of the "Big Three" in the auto industry‚ but they are not adapting as well as hoped to the changing industry‚ and will have to strategize to survive in a struggling industry. There are many different risk factors for Ford and its competitors. In this paper we will look at two competitors for Ford that are also considered to be members of the "Big Three" and coincidently
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Product strategic: As we all know‚ Mazda is a part of Ford’s core strategy. We think Ford needs to develop the fair price cars which can suitable for more people. As a result‚ Ford may not attempt to market a global luxury brand. They need to change the technology they used. Use more modern science and technology to improve their products quality. As for new product‚ they present cars which use less fuel than before‚ what’s more‚ they present cars which use the electricity and then will eliminate
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION This project was undertaken to understand‚ analyze and review the “CREDIT APPRAISAL SYSTEM” at “HDB Financial Services”. The project is basically done to analyze the appraisal process and criteria’s set by the institution for obtaining Loan against Property. In addition the project also focused on financial performance of HDBFS. 1.1 Purpose of the Study The main purpose of study is to know how the loans are granted against property and how the worthiness of the
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Henry Ford 1863-1947 American industrialist and essayist. One of the most esteemed figures in American industry‚ Henry Ford is credited with devising and implementing the continuous assembly line‚ thus making possible the era of mass-production‚ mass-marketing‚ and the modern‚ consumer society. Ford’s efforts are additionally thought to have shaped American culture in the early twentieth century‚ tremendously speeding the process of urbanization by making the automobile available to the middle
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