Company Background Name Ford Motor Company Logo Industries served Automotive Geographic areas served Worldwide Headquarters U.S. Current CEO Alan R. Mulally Revenue $ 134.3 billion (2012) Profit $ 5‚665 billion (2012) Employees 164‚000 (2011) Main Competitors Bayerische Motoren Werke AG‚ Chrysler Group LLC‚ Daimler AG‚ General Motors Company‚ Honda Motor Company‚ Nissan Motor‚ Tata Motors‚ Ltd.‚ Toyota Motor Corporation‚ Volkswagen AG and many other automotive companies. Ford Motor Company is one of the
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Case 2: Ford Motor Company’s Value Enhancement Plan | 1. 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
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Henry Ford was the creator of Ford Motors that started on June 16‚ 1903. “Henry Ford was a farmer’s son whose manufacturing genius transformed life around the globe” (Ford Motor Company‚ 2010) Henry was born July 30‚ 1863 and was the oldest of six siblings. Although he was committed to his family farm‚ he was always interested in machinery and mechanics. Which later helped him develop Ford Motors? “When Ford Motors began it consisted of eleven business associates and $28‚000 in capital.” (Ford
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(BUS 302): Week (4) – Assignment # 1: (Ford Motor Company) (1/21/2011) (Shalema Rodriguez) (6448862787) Student (Strayer University) Professor Chester Galloway (BUS 302): Week (4) – Assignment # 1: (Ford Motor Company) (1/21/2011) (Shalema Rodriguez) (6448862787) Student (Strayer University) Professor Chester Galloway 1. Discuss at least three criteria the company should use to decide which of the four listed options is best and the reasons why each criterion should be used. Based
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Ford Motor Company has had its share of success and failures over the years. In order for the company to remain competitive and relevant in today’s economy‚ Ford should actively anticipate threats and have a strategy in place that allows them to minimize impacts while capitalizing on external opportunities. Ford Motor Company is one of three major domestic automobile manufactures. They also own Volvo‚ Aston Martin‚ Land Rover‚ Jaguar‚ and Mazda. Some of the external threats that face Ford Motor
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I. Executive Summary The Ford Motor Company has been facing a steady decline in market share for approximately the past twelve years. This decline is largely attributable to their reputation for building poor quality vehicles that break down easily‚ and rising gas prices reducing demand for large trucks and SUVs‚ which is Ford’s main source of sales. Ford has already taken measures in response to this slump by introducing new car models such as the Fusion‚ as well as attempting to make their
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Ford Motor Company’s Value Enhancement 1. Does Ford have too much cash? The amount of cash that Ford is carrying on its balance sheet is too much considering that additional money not used for the advancement of the company belongs to the owners of the firm‚ the shareholders. Having too much cash on its balance sheet will be a disincentive to Ford’s employees who consequently will feel not feel an urgency to perform and add value to the company. Notwithstanding the fact that the company
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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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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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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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