FORD AND FIRESTONE CASE STUDY 1. SUMMARY This case involves Ford and the Japanese tire manufacturer‚ Bridgestone/Firestone. The Ford Explorers which were prone to rolling over‚ came equipped with Firestone defected tires. The tire seemed to have a defect that caused the tread to separate from the whole of the tire and cause the vehicle to flip. Although Firestone knew about such defects‚ they continued to produce despite knowing the deadly consequences that lay behind their actions. The
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The first action to consider is whether NevR-Fail motors‚ plaintiff‚ would be successful in suing Mr Williams‚ defendant‚ for the tort of deceit. Deceit is the act of purposefully inducing another to act upon a falsified representation of the truth. To constitute as an act of deceit‚ the person receiving this representation must be dependent upon its accuracy and suffer detriment as a result. Sundberg J‚ in the 2005 decision Tresize v National Australian Bank Ltd‚ outlines five elements necessary
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Shipper Manufacturing Company Case Study is an operation strategy’s case. Wallace is a general manager of APD who has made a decision to propose the changing strategy. In order to apply the new advanced strategy‚ the company is concerned about cost‚ delivery‚ quality and flexibility. Thus‚ the company will need to adopt new objectives: to shift from low-volume to high-volume production ‚ and from the custom designed product to the high quality manufacturing designed product. 1.1. What objectives
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This case study primarily focuses on the International Finance Corporation’s efforts to bring about socio economic development in the region of Magadi division by investing in a key player in the region- Magadi Soda Company. It is part of International Finance Corporation’s efforts to help people out of poverty by investing in the private sector. In this case‚ the Magadi Soda Ash Company is the key aspect of the private sector of magadi Division. Formerly known as the Magadi Soda Company‚ Tata Chemicals
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Marketing Plan for Nissan Motor Company Ltd. I. Executive Summary The demand on our nation’s automotive industry is tougher than ever. Rising consumer costs and environmental concerns are changing driver’s buying habits like never before. The future generation of drivers will evaluate a car’s performance and price just as much as its impact on global climate conditions and Nissan is responding to the challenge. By 2011‚ we’re releasing a new line of clean diesel-powered vehicles‚ the Maxima and
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Wausau Equipment Company Case study Wausau Equipment Company has improved their operating profit a lot by introducing lean strategy. The management’s next step should be in making further Lean improvements. As we know‚ “SIMPA” is widely used in Lean process. “SIMPA” stands for Specify Value‚ Identify Value Stream‚ Make it Flow‚ Pull and Always Improving. These phases draw a big and long-term picture to lead a team logically from detecting the problems to solving the problems and make sure that
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3M Case Study 1. There are many examples of successful companies. To what extent is 3M justifiably highlighted as the ‘innovating machine’? 3M’s use’s an effective company culture that nurtures innovation and use’s an innovative range of management techniques and strategies that together have delivered long-term success. Some of the techniques 3M is noted for employing are: hiring good people and trusting them; this will bring about innovation and excellent performance. 3M ensured that
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The PGP Company Case Study This case presents a very common situation that every person that joins a company faces‚ especially when he wants to modify already existing processes and/or the culture where he is suddenly immerse. In this case we can make evident common issues that arise easily regarding communication‚ change management and effective decision making in an organization. The Facts Mr. Ghosh has recently been hired as the VP of the purchasing department. He wants to centralize the company’s
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Company X would like to have a method to be able to quantitatively analyze if there’s a business case for creating production cells in the factory. The company currently operates in a job shop based manufacturing environment in which similar machines are grouped into functional departments. This means that the parts are moved from department to department through the manufacturing process. The company currently does not have any production cells‚ neither have they identified products which together
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General Motors Company Group #2: Roberto Paternina‚ Luvy Garcia‚ Ruperto Granthon‚ Camilla Valdez‚ George Leal‚ Eric Reeves‚ and Rafael Franjul June 16‚ 2012 Introductory description of the business‚ its goals‚ and its markets General Motors Company is an American car manufacturing company that sold 9 million vehicles‚ delivered USD 135M in revenue and USD 6.1 M profit in FY11. The company was founded in Flint‚ Michigan more than 100 years ago. Today‚ General Motors is the
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