power and consumer choice companies are looking to operations outside of their industries to find creative ways to remain competitive. Ford Motor Company is doing just that with innovative computer giant‚ Dell. Ford is able to adapt the unique virtual integration tactics to its own practices. With extreme differences in industry‚ there are certain aspects that Ford must consider amending to fit their specific needs. Dell has mastered the concept of “virtual integration” by reaping the benefits
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Does Ford have too much cash? For this question‚ we need some measurement of liquidity to compare the turnover rate and reservation of cash for Ford‚ GM‚ Chrysler and compare those measurements in different years to see if Ford have too much liquidity which means too much cash. Quick ratio is liquidity measurement which is a variant of the current ratio. It focuses on quick assets‚ which are those assets likely to be converted to cash within a relatively short period of time. Quick ratio=
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2 2. Case Question 2-8 2.1 Define and discuss Ford’s business-level strategy. How can the company’s value-chain activities be better linked to create value for the company? 2.2 How can Ford successfully position itself in terms of the five forces of competition? 2.3 In what ways can the company effectively manage customer relationships to increase strategic competitiveness? 2.4 What conditions and tools
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contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Strategic Issues of Ford 4 3.0 The External Environment 5 3.1 PESTEL Analysis 5 3.1.1 Political Environment 5 3.1.2 Economic Environment 6 3.1.3 Social Environment 7 3.1.4 Technological Environment 7 3.1.5 Natural environment 8 3.1.6 Legal Environment 8 3.2 The Industry Porters’ Five Model 9 3.2.1 Buyer’s Power - Moderate 9 3.2.2 Suppliers’ Power - Low 10 3.2.3 Threat of New Entrants - Low 11 3.2.4 Threat of Substitutes – Slightly Moderate
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Ford operates in the US auto mkt‚ a huge‚ but not a high growth market. Growth in last 7 yrs – 1% US players losing share to foreign players. Firms consolidating. Targeting smaller segments – large no of models‚ low sales volume / model Focus on fuel efficiency‚ alternate fuels. All firms targeting US mkt. Chrysler merged with Daimler Benz‚ breaking off now. Focussed on clean diesel Power - BLUETEC GM focussing on hybrid vehicles‚ tying up with Toyota. Toyota caught up with Ford in sales volume
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Hence the aim of marketing is to build and manage profitable customer relationship buy. But real marketing does not involve the art of selling. This is a part of the strategic marketing done by every company to achieve it objectives and goals. To maximize the profits and long-term plans every organization has to follow a strategic planning. Marketing is much more than just an isolated business function – it is a philosophy that guides the entire organization towards sensing‚ serving and satisfying
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Board of Directors d. Corporate Officers e. Executives‚ Management‚ and Supervision f. Corporate Culture and Structure g. Distinctive Competencies h. Competitive Advantage i. Operations j. Marketing k. Human Resources l. Finance and Accounting m. Research and Development 3. Financial Analysis of the Organization’s “Current Situation” D. Long-Term Objectives E. Analysis of Strategic Alternatives 1. EFE Matrix 2. Competitive Profile Matrix
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Chapter One: Introduction to Dissertation 1.1 Introduction Marketing is a lot like religion and most people have a strong belief that this belief is typically predicted on how they were raised rather than a formal study of religion belief. Marketing also has its share of agnostics as well as atheists – “I don’t believe Marketing exists”. Regardless of how marketing is viewed today‚ few questions are come up: Which can survive without the other? This is a litmus test in many situations
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Four | Extending Marketing COMPANY Case Ford: Resurrecting an Iconic Company The old phrase‚ “The bigger they are‚ the harder they fall‚” perfectly describes what has happened to the U.S. auto industry over the past decade. Consider the Ford Motor Company. In 1998‚ the iconic company accounted for 25 percent of all cars and trucks sold. Its F-series pickup was the best selling vehicle on the planet‚ with more than 800‚000 units rolling off assembly lines. The Ford Explorer held the top slot in the
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................................................P6 Porter’s 5 Force Analysis ....................................................................P7 Driving Forces Analysis ......................................................................P8 Strategic Group Map............................................................................P9 Framework for Competitor Analysis.................................................P10 Key Success Factors ...................................................
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