... because Ford chose not to address the issue up front. In their cost analysis, that would have shown improved fuel system safety for their whole line of cars and trucks, they concluded that there would be 180 burn deaths, 180 serious burn injuries, and 2100 burned vehicles at a cost of $200,000 per ... 700 per burned vehicle which came up to a total cost of $49.5 million. The estimated cost to prevent leakage in their cars and trucks was $11 each. So with sales of 11 million cars and 1.5 million light trucks the total cost to improve fuel system safety would be $137 million (6). This cos...

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... advancements included product differentiation, which led to competition between products with new uses or features: Mass production advancements included the assembly line, which quickly and efficiently produced such items as cars, televisions, and other electronics. The growth of banks allowed for needed funding to help jump start small businesses and at the same time allotted money for larger companies to ... cost. On the other hand, General Motors' strategy was different than that of Henry Ford. General Motors acquired various established companies such as Oldsmobile, Buick, and Cadil...

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... so many different types of vehicles that travel our highways. These vehicles can be broken down into different categories, such as sports cars, sports utilities vehicles, luxury sedans, vans, and trucks. But, probably the most commonly seen are sports cars, sports utilities vehicles (SUV's) and luxury sedans. Normally there are three different types of drivers that fall into these categories of vehicles ... ; sports car drivers who like a powerful car, SUV drivers who like a spacious vehicle, and luxury sedan drivers who like a nice looking vehicle that rides great. Sports cars: these ar...

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... entitled to have a safe car and each car the company produced some vehicles that were safe and some that weren't. All people are the same and therefore all of the cars should have been the same. Three, Ford violated merit. It didn't wok hard, produced an inferior product and shouldn't have been rewarded for doing so. Four, the obligations of Ford ... company not have sold an unsafe car. Five, Ford violated entitlement. Every citizen was entitled to a safe car not just the people of higher incomes who could afford more expensive cars. Ford violated this entitlement. What is the social re...

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... the action does not violate the side-constraint. Let's list Ford Pinto as the example. In late 1960's, Ford decided to build a lightweight car to compete with increasingly popular Japanese cars. In usually, it should cost 3 to 4 years to develop model but it was cut to 2 years due to competitive pressures and loss of market share. In 1970 the crash testing ... ...

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... disposal bin. The drive-thru is another unique feature of the fast food restaurant, allowing individuals to order and pick up their meals without having to get out of their cars. Part of the reason why such emphasis is placed on convenience is due to the value people place on time, especially in the "corporate America- culture we live in today ... ...

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... in changing the traditional product development process, actual product sales were dismal. The Mondeo was a huge success In Europe; however, in the United States there was low demand for small cars, such as the Contour and Mystique. The $6-billion lesson was "one size does not fit all markets" in the automotive industry (Howes 1999). Ford along with other global companies, endured ... ...

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... industries in that they are involved in the production and consumption of culture. For by this definition, the clothes we wear, the furniture in our houses and work places, the cars, buses and trains we use for transport, the food and drink we guzzle are all part of our culture." (Hesondhalgh:2002) He goes onto say that cultural industries are more ... ...

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