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    Case Study Ford Pinto

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    Ford Pinto Case study The moral issue of the Ford Pinto case is whether or not Ford Company is responsible for the explosion caused by the failed tank. Ford is morally responsible for the incident since it could have been prevented‚ public safety should be their top priority when designing their products‚ and they have disregarded the utilitarianism principle. Ford is responsible for the Ford Pinto incident because of many reasons. First of all the engineers and the top managers of the company

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    Ford Pinto Case Brief There was strong competition for Ford in the American small-car market from Volkswagen and several Japanese companies in the 1960’s. To fight the competition‚ Ford rushed its newest car the Pinto into production in much less time than it usually required to develop a car. The regular time to produce an automobile is 43 months; Ford took 25 months. Before production however‚ Ford engineers discovered a major flaw in the cars design. In nearly all rear-end crash test collisions

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    An example of the Ford Pinto scandal‚ where organizational leaders mad bad decisions are related to the Ford Pinto catching fire when involved in a rear-end crash where a defect in design or manufacturing could lead to death or serious bodily harm. Ford had access to a new design which would decrease the possibility of the Ford Pinto from exploding‚ the company chose not to implement the design‚ which would have cost $11 per car‚ even though it had done an analysis showing that the new design would

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    Running Head: ENGINEERING Engineering Issues and the Ford Pinto Major Walker‚ III Troy University The Ford Pinto was first introduced to the North American market in 1970. The Pinto was introduced primarily to compete in the small car market with where Volkswagen dominated. The way the Ford Pinto was designed tragically left rear-ends accidents up in flames. This is because the gas tank was positioned in between

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    invention of ford pinto in a short period of time and the consequences it had in the life of many people. It discuss about the individual and organization involved in the incidents. It also discuss that even though the people were aware about the situation‚ they had no reaction or concern towards it. Introduction Ford pinto was invented by ford motor company during the late 1970 to capture the entire American subcompact market and put down an alternative for VW beetle which was the most popular in

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    Case study on FORD PINTO

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    CASE STUDY: FORD PINTO The case over here is that of Pinto a car launched by Ford motor company. The Ford Pinto is a subcompact car produced by the Ford Motor Company for the model years 1971–1980. The car’s name derives from the Pinto horse. Initially offered as a two-door sedan‚ Ford offered "Runabout" hatchback and wagon models the following year‚ competing in the U.S market with the AMC Gremlin and Chevrolet Vega‚ as well as imported cars from Volkswagen‚ Datsun ‚ and Toyota. By January 1971

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    Ford Pinto Ethics Case Analysis Dickey L. Sours Jr. Business Ethics Course The Ford Pinto designs had the placement of the fuel tank behind the rear axle. The fuel tank position has allowed the projecting bolts to puncture the tank when the vehicle was struck from the rear. The Ford Motor Company had decided not to change the fuel tanks design location in order to reduce the production costs. Ford Motor Company determined there would be a savings of approximately $20.9 million dollars. Between

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    reading the two assigned papers discussing the Ford Pinto fires‚ it is easy for someone to judge Gioia’s decisions as fallible before all the factors are in place. For example‚ the culture of the Ford motor company at the time‚ Gioa’s mental state. I believe he feels very responsible and that is why he wrote the paper and uses it as a living case study in his MBA classes. From Hookers generalization test I believe Gioia’s decision not to recall the Ford Pinto would pass. The main reason I feel his decision

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    Dropbox 4 Business Ethics A Utilitarian Argument in the Ford Pinto Case In 1971 Ford Motor Company decided they wanted to create a compact car that could compete with the other Japanese manufactured cars. It rushed from its inception to its actual production. In the end‚ these cars proved to be one of the most dangerous ever produced because of their extreme flammability in instance of rear impact collision. The decision by Ford to not recall any of its cars‚ and not fix design flaws‚ conceal

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    Shortly after its introduction‚ and throughout most of the 1970 ’s‚ the Ford Pinto was one of Ford Motor ’s best-selling cars‚ helping to strengthen Ford ’s market position within the industry. The Pinto was introduced to the market in September 1970 and dubbed by Ford as the "carefree little American car" (Davidson‚ p 3). The Pinto was Ford ’s answer to imported subcompact autos‚ which held 18.4% of the market‚ a market that had not yet been entered into by domestic auto manufacturers (Davidson

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