logging in or signing up Ford Pinto alitipu Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1297 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (1) Added: April 26, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Ford Pinto : Shabahat A. Tipu Acc 6300 Ford Pinto Overview : Overview Ford Motor Co. meet strong competition from Volkswagen and others. In 1970, Ford introduce new vehicle known as the Pinto. Price tag of $2,000 or less Requires about 3 ½ years of actual production Key People (1970’s) : Key People (1970’s) Ford’s Product Planning Committee: Lee Iacocca – President of Ford Motor Co. Project was overseen by Robert Alexander – Vice President of car engineering Harold MacDonald – Ford’s group Vice President of car engineering Problem Faced by Ford Pinto : Problem Faced by Ford Pinto The car burst into flames when rear-ended at 21 miles per hour. The ruptured tank then spew gas into the passenger compartment to ignited immediately. What Key People Did : What Key People Did Many reports were passed up the chain of command during the design and the approval process. Including several results of crash tests. Solutions to the Problem : Solutions to the Problem First Option: Mounting the gas tank above the rear axle; Second Option: Installing a rubber bladder in the gas tank; however, that is not cost-effective; or Third Option; Lobby against governmental regulations. What Company Decide : What Company Decide Instead of fixing the problem, the company successfully lobby against governmental regulations Ford’s Cost-Benefit Analysis : Ford’s Cost-Benefit Analysis Fatality Payment Component : Fatality Payment Component Conclusion : Conclusion Did Ford management actions were ethical when they choose third option (without considering customer safety)? Should Ford have given its Pinto customers the option to have the rubber bladder installed during production? You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Ford Pinto alitipu Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1297 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (1) Added: April 26, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Ford Pinto : Shabahat A. Tipu Acc 6300 Ford Pinto Overview : Overview Ford Motor Co. meet strong competition from Volkswagen and others. In 1970, Ford introduce new vehicle known as the Pinto. Price tag of $2,000 or less Requires about 3 ½ years of actual production Key People (1970’s) : Key People (1970’s) Ford’s Product Planning Committee: Lee Iacocca – President of Ford Motor Co. Project was overseen by Robert Alexander – Vice President of car engineering Harold MacDonald – Ford’s group Vice President of car engineering Problem Faced by Ford Pinto : Problem Faced by Ford Pinto The car burst into flames when rear-ended at 21 miles per hour. The ruptured tank then spew gas into the passenger compartment to ignited immediately. What Key People Did : What Key People Did Many reports were passed up the chain of command during the design and the approval process. Including several results of crash tests. Solutions to the Problem : Solutions to the Problem First Option: Mounting the gas tank above the rear axle; Second Option: Installing a rubber bladder in the gas tank; however, that is not cost-effective; or Third Option; Lobby against governmental regulations. What Company Decide : What Company Decide Instead of fixing the problem, the company successfully lobby against governmental regulations Ford’s Cost-Benefit Analysis : Ford’s Cost-Benefit Analysis Fatality Payment Component : Fatality Payment Component Conclusion : Conclusion Did Ford management actions were ethical when they choose third option (without considering customer safety)? Should Ford have given its Pinto customers the option to have the rubber bladder installed during production?