In May 2000‚ the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the United States issued a letter to the Ford Motor Co. and Firestone Inc. asking for information about the high incidence of tire failures on the Ford Explorer Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). During July‚ Ford analyzed the data on tire failures. The analysis revealed that Firestone Radial 15 inch ATX and ATX II tires produced in North America and Wilderness AT tires produced at Decatur‚ Illinois Plant had very high failure
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The Firestone/Ford Tire Controversy (A) 1.) Why did Sears‚ Ford and Firestone react differently to the same incident? Sears was one of the largest retailers of Firestone tires in the United States during the 2000 controversy. As they were simply just a dealer of tires to the public‚ they were inclined to halt sales of the tires before the official recall was announced for the benefit of their customers. Even though they had a longstanding relationship with Firestone‚ they had to pull the tires
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The Organizational Structure of Bridgestone Corporation Deanice Delamar MGT/230 September 9‚ 2012 Professor Trammell The Organizational Structure of Bridgestone Corporation Bridgestone Corporation is a functional organizational‚ started in 1931in Japan by founder Shojiro Ishibashi‚ using an English translation of his surname for the name of the company. As Japan ’s automobile industry grew‚ The Bridgestone Group expanded its business to become Japan ’s largest tire manufacturer. The company
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Case 30 Firestone and Ford: The Tire Tread Separation Tragedy I t is often tricky to know when an ethical or social issue really begins. Does it begin before it is “recognized” or “identified” as an issue? Does it begin when an isolated manager recognizes an incident or a trend and reports it via a memo to his superiors? Does it begin once the media get hold of information and the frenzy begins? Such questions arise in the case of the Firestone–Ford tire tread separation debacle that began dominating
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Firestone History Firestone has been the leading provider for United State’s tire manufacturing for more than 100 years. They have won multiple awards in quality and environmental. As well as providing tires for many car companies‚ they also contribute a huge role in auto racing history. A man named Harvey S. Firestone started Firestone when there was a huge desire for innovations. Mr. Firestone saw the potential for his tire making idea and knew that it would change America forever. His idea
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received during the statutory limitations period of 180 days‚ but the pay is the consequence of the discriminatory salary decisions that occurred before the limitations period? Facts: Lilly Ledbetter was one of the very few female supervisors at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plant in Gadsden‚ Alabama‚ and she worked at that plant for nineteen years‚ from 1979 till her retirement in 1998. Initially‚ when she started working for the company‚ her pay was equal to that of the other male supervisors. However
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Case Analysis Report In August 2000‚ Ford Motor Company and Firestone Tire Company recalled 6.5 Million ATX and AT tires that had been installed on Ford’s Explorer model SUV. At the time‚ it appeared as though Ford and Firestone were doing the right thing. They had found out that the tread separated on Ford Explorers in states with intense heat‚ such as Florida and Texas. However‚ it later came to light that both Ford and Firestone had known about these problems earlier than 2000 and that Ford
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The Treadway Tire Company: Job Dissatisfaction and High Turnover at the Lima Tire Plant Satya Narayana Puppala Sullivan University Abstract This incident deals with one of the Tradeway’s tire plants in Ohio. Facing problems with line foreman in an un-unionized atmosphere. The situation explores causes and trepidations of employee dissatisfaction‚ effectiveness of job training‚ and communication differences. Setting these issues promotes a healthy environment that regulates successful workforce
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Business Analysis Project IN FOCUS BUILDING MICHELIN ’S COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN CHINA Michelin Group prides itself as the Global Leader in Tire Innovation providing the forward-looking solutions to help the road transportation industry in its bid for competitive edge and to meet society ’s ever pressing needs for safety ‚ fuel efficiency ‚ and respect for environment Michelin had been the first to patent radial tires ‚ which had been widely used and famous in automotive industry and the company
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2189 JUNE 12‚ 2008 WICKHAM SKINNER HEATHER BECKHAM The Treadway Tire Company: Job Dissatisfaction and High Turnover at the Lima Tire Plant “We have a serious problem.” The words of Brandon Bellingham‚ the plant manager at Treadway’s Lima‚ Ohio‚ Tire Plant‚ rang in Ashley Wall’s ears. She had just attended a tense meeting where she had presented the projected year-end turnover figures for the plant. Out of a total of 50 foremen at the Lima facility‚ 23 of these positions had turned over
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