Running Head: ENGINEERING Engineering Issues and the Ford Pinto Major Walker‚ III Troy University The Ford Pinto was first introduced to the North American market in 1970. The Pinto was introduced primarily to compete in the small car market with where Volkswagen dominated. The way the Ford Pinto was designed tragically left rear-ends accidents up in flames. This is because the gas tank was positioned in between
Premium Ford Motor Company Ford Pinto Henry Ford
Case Study: Ford Pinto MGT/216 07/17/20 Case Study: Ford Pinto Abstract In 1971‚ Ford Motor Company (FMC)‚ on the advice of then vice-president Lee Iacocca‚ introduced the first subcompact vehicle‚ the Ford Pinto. After production had begun and the release of the Pinto in the United States‚ Ford discovered a defect in the design on the fuel system; the gas tank was placed in the rear of the vehicle. This error could cause the vehicle to explode on low speed rear end collisions due to a
Premium Ford Motor Company Ford Pinto
Ethical Dilemma Case LDR 301 December 8‚ 2011 Ethical Dilemma Case An ethical dilemma can be considered as an issue or situation between two or more people where morals are questioned or underestimated. Ethical dilemmas could also be a situation where a person feels as though they are being used in a way to benefit the other person. Everyone has a sense of what is right and what is wrong. In that same sense‚ people have the choice to make the right decision or go with the
Premium Ethics Morality
CASE ANALYSIS: Should we go beyond the law I. Ethical dilemma • Nathan Rosillo is faced with an ethical dilemma. It seems that the river is the company’s least concern in its effort to make profit again. Here are the following issues that need to be addressed in this ethical problem: o First and foremost‚ standards from regulatory agency were loosened in such a way that wastes can now be directly dumped into Dutch Valle River. Nathan‚ finds dumping of waste
Premium Ethics
An example of the Ford Pinto scandal‚ where organizational leaders mad bad decisions are related to the Ford Pinto catching fire when involved in a rear-end crash where a defect in design or manufacturing could lead to death or serious bodily harm. Ford had access to a new design which would decrease the possibility of the Ford Pinto from exploding‚ the company chose not to implement the design‚ which would have cost $11 per car‚ even though it had done an analysis showing that the new design would
Premium Ford Pinto Ford Motor Company Station wagon
The institutionalization of business ethics: ethical dilemma case Laws and regulations are established by governments to set minimum standards for responsible behavior-society’s codification of what is right and wrong. The issues surrounding the impact of competition on business’s social responsibility arise from the rivalry among businesses for customers and profits. Intense competition sometimes makes managers feel that their company’s very survival is threatened. In these situations‚ managers
Premium Ethics Business ethics
Immanuel Kant would have would have certainly believed that Ford acted wrongly by not upgrading the integrity of the Pinto’s fuel system after learning about the danger of explosions in low-speed rear end collisions. Kantian deontology asserts that “nothing can possibly be conceived in the world‚ or even out of it‚ which can be called good‚ without qualification‚ except a good will.” (Kant 1). Although some human qualities are intrinsically valuable‚ or good for their own sake‚ Kant believes that
Premium Ethics Morality Immanuel Kant
Background This report discusses about the invention of ford pinto in a short period of time and the consequences it had in the life of many people. It discuss about the individual and organization involved in the incidents. It also discuss that even though the people were aware about the situation‚ they had no reaction or concern towards it. Introduction Ford pinto was invented by ford motor company during the late 1970 to capture the entire American subcompact market and put down an alternative
Premium Ford Motor Company Ford Pinto Henry Ford
October 17‚ 2012 Case: The Ford Pinto I believe that the cars should have been recalled when Lee Iacocca; president of Ford‚ learned that ruptured fuel tanks resulted from‚ “Stray sparks easily igniting any spilling gasoline and engulf the car in flame.” This case is about Ford Motor Company trying to compete foreign subcompact cars; Volkswagaons. Ford produced a new car to compete called the Ford Pinto. The normal production time is almost four years‚ but the production for the Pinto took half that
Premium Ford Pinto Ford Motor Company Ford Mustang
Ford Pinto Fires Case Study and Executive Summary John Bonner‚ Scotti Greenleaf‚ Rose Scarbrough MGT216 University of Phoenix October 18‚ 2010 Sarah Nelson Ford Pinto Fires Case Study and Executive Summary Introduction During the Late 1960’s the Ford Motor Company was one of the leading auto manufactures in the United States. Ford was credited with revolutionizing the muscle car era of the 1950’s and 1960’s. During the mid 1960’s Lee Iacocca helped Ford establish itself in the late 1960’s
Premium Ford Pinto Ford Motor Company Ford Mustang