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SCMP MODULE 1, SESSION 9 FORD MOTOR COMPANY CASE STUDY Prepared by: Christine Godby, Accreditation Candidate Table of Contents Executive Summary Page 2 Issue Identification Page 3 Environmental and Root Cause Analysis Page 5 Alternatives and/or Options Page 9 Recommendations and Implementation Page 10 Monitor and Control Page 11 1|Page Session 9, Ford Case Study by Christine Godby Executive Summary As Director of Supply Chain Systems, I have reviewed
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INTRODUCTION Ford Motor Company started out with Henry Ford’s passion of engineering and mechanics. Ford’s first leap into the world of automotive mechanics was in 1899 when he founded the Detroit Automobile Company, in Dearborn Michigan. It was not long after the Detroit Automobile Company failed that Ford founded the Ford Motor Company on June 16, 1903. What made Ford’s vision different from the other 87 car companies in the United States at the time was Fords understanding of the cultural
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ADVERTISING STRATEGIES Martha Simpson Professor Gary Shelton BUS 508: Contemporary Business Strayer University August 31, 2014 The history of the automobile began during the late 1700s when European engineers began producing powered vehicles that consisted of combustion, steam, and electrical motors. The 1900s also proved to be a time when the uncertainty of determining which type of motor could
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proactive businesses use when targeting a market for a product, advertising the product, determining the competition, and achieving customer satisfaction. Included in this paper are definitions of marketing, and a personal definition. In addition, the importance of marketing in organizational success and world examples of organizations and their marketing practices are discussed. Definitions of marketing Marketing is a concept that is always growing and changing, and definitions of marketing seem to be
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from a basic, purely cost approach to one of value-adding and non-cost measures such as customer satisfaction, asset utilisation, quality, flexibility, time based performance, and innovation (Cavinato 1992). Furthermore, what was once inter-functional total cost is now being considered to some as inter-firm total cost, and is seen as an area of opportunity in the quest for competitiveness in value-added management (Cavinato 1992). Cavinato (1992) suggests a more holistic total cost model that
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Leading Change at TATA Motors Established in 1954, TATA Motors Limited is India's largest integrated automobile company, with consolidated revenues of 20 billion USD in 2009-10. It is the leader in commercial vehicles in each segment, and among the top three in passenger vehicles with winning products in the compact, midsize car and utility vehicle segments. The company is the world's fourth largest truck manufacturer, and the world's largest bus manufacturer. TATA Motors in 2005 was ranked among
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background Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903 by Henry Ford in Detroit, USA with 12 investors owning a total of 1000 shares. Henry Ford was 40 years old when he founded the Ford Motor Company, which would go on to become one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, as well as being one of the few to survive the Great Depression. The first retail Ford dealership was opened in St. Cloud, Michigan by Stephen Tenvoorde in 1903. The world headquarters of the Ford Motor Company are located
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11/26/2014 America's Most Successful Family Businesses Family businesses make up an incredible 34% of the S&P 500 Index, meaning over 170 of our nation's 500 largest companies are family owned (Caspar, Christian). To some, this figure is extremely surprising, as it shatters the commonly held misconception that family firms are simply "mom and pop shops." Although it is clear that family businesses are capable of incredible
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Indian automobile industry, producing fuel efficient vehicles to conserve scarce resources and producing indigenous utility cars for the growing needs of the Indian population. A license and a Joint Venture agreement were signed with the Suzuki Motor Company of Japan in Oct 1983, by which Suzuki acquired 26% of the equity and agreed to provide the latest technology as well as Japanese management practices. Suzuki was preferred for the joint venture because of its track record in manufacturing and selling
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