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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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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Our third consideration was cultural and aesthetic appeal. In terms of aesthetic‚ FACE blends in well with neighboring businesses: it is minimalist and unassuming‚ yet classy and cool. They also have a distinctly “progressive” tone that sets them apart from similar businesses‚ insofar as they emphasize all-natural offerings and employ gender neutral colors and messages. This is achieved without any overt political messages or tinting‚ which means they probably won’t lose much business on cultural
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Political: In the next few years‚ China is saying that they are going to be investing billions of dollars into Hybrid technology. Honda is a automobile company who is well known for developing ad researching hybrid technology. They have been on the forefront of this new technology and for this reason they will be a top choice for this new hybrid technology. They will need to show the Chinese government that their technology is worth investing in. If they manage to do this‚ they will be bale to
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Introduction Ford Motor Company is the second largest industrial corporation in the world‚ employing 370‚000 people in 200 countries across the world with revenue over $144 billion. The auto industry has become very competitive on a global level‚ forcing automobile companies to cut costs and stay competitive. In trying to remain competitive‚ Ford introduced a plan called Ford 2000. This was done to cut costs‚ streamline the organization and processes globally‚ and increase economies of scale
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Pest Analysis On Unilever - December 2nd‚ 2010 ________________________________________ Unilever is an Anglo-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world’s consumer product brands in foods‚ beverages‚ cleaning agents and personal care products. Unilever is a dual-listed company consisting of Unilever N.V. in Rotterdam‚ The Netherlands and Unilever PLC in London‚ United Kingdom. This arrangement is similar to those of Reed Elsevier and Royal Dutch Shell prior to their unified
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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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enterprise‚ all the relevant financial information‚ presented in a structured manner and in a form easy to understand‚ are called the financial statements. They typically include four basic financial statements‚ accompanied by a management discussion and analysis: 1. Statement of Financial Position: also referred to as a balance sheet‚ reports on a company ’s assets‚ liabilities‚ and ownership equity at a given point in time. 2. Statement of Comprehensive Income: also referred to as Profit and Loss statement
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conditions such as distribution of income‚ rise in the standard of living and purchasing power of the public‚ demand and supply etc. Hugely influence the airline industry. PESTL analysis is a useful tool for understanding market growth or decline‚ business position‚ potential and directions for operations (Kotler‚ 1998). PESTL Analysis of British Airways: A) POLITICAL * Deregulation as the size of the market increases‚ causing economics of scale to increase. * Heavy Regulations (AEA‚ 2009). The
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Coca-Cola SWOT and PEST Analysis In today’s society‚ there are many different firms that make up the business world. One company in particular that is of interest to me is Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola is a global business that operates on a local sale in every community that is does business in. In order to fully understand the specifics of this company‚ one must conduct a thorough analysis of the company by using the SWOT and PEST methods. To begin with‚ the first part of the SWOT analysis includes the strengths
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