the Japanese Auto Industry SEVERAL STUDIES published in the 1980s indicated that Japanese firms, led by Toyota, have achieved the highest levels of manufacturing efficiency in the world automobile industry. Physical productivity, which reflects the “throughput” speed for completing products and the amount of labor required, has been significantly higher than in most U.S. plants (although differences vary by company and U.S. firms have made improvements in recent years).1 Japanese auto producers have
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Introduction Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker, founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. In the past it has also produced heavy trucks, tractors and automotive components. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing
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The move to October can put a greater spotlight on American cars in foreign coverage. Incorporating the most foreign automaker as possible equals more foreign news coverage. Export sales have been at a stalemate in recent years and Detroit auto show management hopes to help those numbers. Neal Boudette writes about the concern in The New York Times, “More worrisome is that the drops in export sales have come even as manufacturers have resorted to heftier discounts, which eat into their profits. Sales
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Automotive industry crisis of 2008–2010 Team members: Ahmed khaled said 20080044 (searching and collecting the cases and all the data that we need it from the internet) Maged mohsen el-wakeel 20080631 (summaries the case and the data that we got it) Moaz abdel raheem 20080626 (typing the project at word) Ahmed gamal 20080400 (he did the outline. also he organized the shape of the project and work in the presentation
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in the auto industry, however, over the past few decades has continued to lose market share to foreign competition. The current weak United States economy combined with rising fuel prices and increased political pressures regarding global warming, presents several challenges to Ford and the entire auto industry. These current challenges provide exciting opportunities for the auto company who must reduce cost, get fresh capital, and quickly develop and produce, new efficient, economic autos, and
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certain specific areas or industries. Nonetheless, union diversification is needed because many believe it provides more power to unions and their members by strengthening their numbers and preventing their dependency on one particular industry. However there are some naysayers that argue that union diversification prevents unions from being very influential in setting wages and policy in a particular industry given the need to spread time and resources across multiple industries. Union diversification
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Topic Proposal (Week 1 Assignment) For my course project I have chosen to compare and contrast the organizational changes in the two publically traded companies of General Motors (GM) and Ford. The North American companies were both founded in the state of Michigan. General Motors Corporation (now known as General Motors Company) was founded in the year 1908 by William C. Durant in Michigan. Ford Motor Company was founded in June of 1903 by Henry Ford. Only GM received federal assistance from
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effects (good and bad) related to the American Auto Industry. It is obvious that the advancement of technology and many other related developments has embellished the activities of the automobile industry in America; nonetheless, there is still evidence of some downside simultaneously accompanying this development. It is worth mentioning that the blueprint of modern day’s automobiles emanated from Germany and France in the late 1800s, notwithstanding; the industry became dominated by America during
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The automobile is said to have been a menace and a blessing, it has been worshiped and reviled, celebrated and scorned. The automobile is an invention that has had tremendous impact on society. The automobile has taken diverse segments of the American population; farmers, small town residents and urban dwellers and given them access to the same opportunities and experiences. Automobiles have given us motels, shopping malls, drive-through, vacations, commuting, and of course, suburbia.
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Stratsim simulation: Marketing Strategy and Implementing Summary More than one million Americans are employed in manufacturing motor vehicles, equipment and parts. But the industry has changed dramatically since the U.S. “Big Three” motor vehicle corporations (General Motors, Ford and Chrysler) produced the overwhelming majority of cars and light trucks sold in the United States, and directly employed more than that many people themselves. By 2003, most passenger cars sold in the U.S
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