Ph.D. November 11‚ 2007 2. It’s 1973 and I am the Recall Coordinator for Ford Motor Company. Field reports are coming in reporting the following: Rear-end collisions‚ Fires‚ and Fatalities. I must decide whether to recall the Pinto. (Case: Pinto Fires‚ Trevino & Nelson‚ p. 115) 3. Before the Pinto‚ Ford was immersed in an intense‚ internal struggle between “Bunky” Knudson and Lee Iacocca over the company’s product line. ● Major pressure to compete with German & Japanese compact cars. Iacocca
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Case Study: Ford Pinto MGT/216 07/17/20 Case Study: Ford Pinto Abstract In 1971‚ Ford Motor Company (FMC)‚ on the advice of then vice-president Lee Iacocca‚ introduced the first subcompact vehicle‚ the Ford Pinto. After production had begun and the release of the Pinto in the United States‚ Ford discovered a defect in the design on the fuel system; the gas tank was placed in the rear of the vehicle. This error could cause the vehicle to explode on low speed rear end collisions due to a
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Fragranced products are required to be classified‚ and if hazardous‚ labelled according to the Classification‚ Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation‚ unless covered by other sectoral legislation. Gill Pagliuca looks at what types of hazards may be present in these products‚ what sort of information may be needed for classification‚ and at some of the issues that suppliers may face when labelling these products. Many suppliers of fragranced products are not aware that their products are in scope
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The Ford Pinto was a subcompact vehicle that Ford Motor Company manufactured from 1970- 1980. The Pinto caught on with consumers‚ and sales of the vehicle were high. However‚ serious problems quickly arose regarding the design of the Pinto. The gas tank on the vehicles was placed directly behind the rear axle instead of above it‚ with only nine inches of space between the gas tank and axle. Bolts were also placed close to the gas tank‚ increasing the risk that they could puncture the tank in an accident
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FORD PINTO CASE The Ford management has chosen to be unethical and morally unworthy to be trusted with the lives of its customers. Can you just imagine the number of individuals riding every day in the cars that they produced‚ who are unaware that they could be in an injury any moment? Ford management has chosen not to follow the safety guidelines and standards in producing such products because at that time‚ the government is still not that strict in implementing such rules. And because of their
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VIDEO CASE STUDY PRODUCT DESIGN AT REGAL MARINE The 7-minute video available from Prentice Hall‚ filmed specifically for this text‚ supplements the written case. 1. The concept of product life cycle applies to Regal Marine because Regal is constantly under pressure to introduce new prod-ucts—and those products have life cycles of relatively few years. As the video suggests‚ it is a matter of typically less than five years before a boat is out of style and its life cycle terminated. This is a
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CASE STUDY #2 FORD MOTOR COMPANY by A Ford Motor Company - Supply Chain Strategy TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I. Executive Summary Part II. Issues Identification Part III. Alternative Options Part IV. Recommendation Part V. Implementation Part VI. Conclusion
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Four Products Case Question 1. Which of the four products are you most optimistic about in terms of likely success? Why? Answer: I really like two ideas presented in the case: Stave Jigsaw Puzzle and Polytrack. Both are dealing with big money and luxury; while one is aimed to please‚ impress and entertain real “big wallets” owners‚ the other seems to be a real innovative breakthrough in equestrian sport. Stave Puzzle attracts me with a perfect match of the target market – rich fine people who
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Brief case study for “The Recalcitrant Director at Byte Products‚ Inc.” Terri Grisafi MGMT 6301 Fall 202 Prof. Christian Byte Products is a leading manufacturer of specialized electronic components used in computers for business and engineering. With their main headquarters located in the Midwest‚ they are the largest volume supplier with 32% of the market and an industry leader with annual sales of $265 million and for the last six years sales have been
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DESIGN CANVAS 2.1 General Design canvas is of five types. Each type may be in varying numbers depending on the case under research. Empathy summary in describe the top 5 problem on the basis of desirability‚ feasibility & viability‚ and finally choose exact problem from five possibilities. The Ideation Canvas helps in carving out different requirement in-line with attempting/ looking forward to have an idea about addressing a problem. The product must be performing certain functions and have set
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