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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Ford Motor Company"”.
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Strategic metrics for product development at Ford Motor Company
… for a set of metrics across 17 programs at Ford Motor Company. The values for each metric were assigned based on information obtained through program documentation and interviews with multiple team members across various functions within the organization. Different success measures were …
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ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY
… the dissertation focuses on the case of Ford Motor Company (FMC), and through a study on FMC's communication of sustainability, the dissertation analyzes, defines, evaluates, and attempts to theorize the organization-natural environment relationship. The dissertation reviews …
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Telematics : exploring technology, architecture & organizational strategy issues facing Ford Motor Company for an emerging technology in a mature product development enterprise
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2002.
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Analysis of the experience and stability project at Ford Motor Company : what does it take to change a culture and rebuild a technical organization?
As Ford Motor Company celebrates its 100th anniversary; it finds itself in a crisis due to its lack of technical proficiency. The lack of technical depth within the workforce is the result of a deeply ingrained culture that encourages employees to change positions every 18-24 months to vastly …
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L' intégration de la main-d'oeuvre afro-américaine dans l'industrie de l'automobile: le cas de la Ford Motor Company à Detroit, 1910-1930
… porte sur le processus d'embauche au sein de la Ford Motor Company entre 1910 et 1930, en particulier en ce qui a trait au recrutement de la main-d’œuvre afro-américaine. Dans le but de déterminer la façon par laquelle les travailleurs noirs entrent à la Ford, nous étudierons deux sources : les …
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Disruptive adaptability : a case study in a product development organization
… is the design of a disruptive adaptation for Ford Motor Company Product Development Organization focused on its capabilities for the development of in-vehicle features which are instrumental in the customer experience that is delivered by Ford automobiles. This design was developed following a …
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The Edsel: a case study in the economics of discretionary behavior and objectives of a firm
The history of the Ford Motor Company pertaining to the Edpel is reviewed in comparison to a theory of the firm, which suggests a utility maximization vice the classical profit maximization concept. The conclusion is reached and tends to support the utility maximization concept. Additionally, the …
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Lean principles, behaviors and implementation strategies for the automotive product design and development
… principles to the product development process at Ford Motor Company. Based on an internship, the author conducted a detailed study of three Ford product development sub-processes: head lamp appearance design, road load testing, and prototype build process. The value-added activities and wastes are …
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Organizational processes analysis of product development in the automotive industry
… the vehicle components development process at Ford Motor Company. I will be using the Organizational Process as the foundation to explore opportunities to improve the existing process. As with any other organization, Ford Motor Company has areas of opportunity in the organizational arena. Being …
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A rapid, non-destructive test to detect camshaft lobe grinding burn
… study, initially under the sole sponsorship of Ford Motor Company, and subsequently under the auspices of the National Science Foundation, with industrial participation from American Stress Technologies, Ford Motor Company, G.E. Superabrasives and Litton Automotive Services. Six mechanically …
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Wooing the Hispanic: A study of marketing communication strategies targeting the United States Hispanic market
… marketing communication strategies. They are Ford Motor Company, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Incorporated, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Similarities of strategies are an emphasis on community relations, reliance on Spanish-language messages, and a geographic concentration in the …
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Tools of risk management in product verification
… to analyze practical cases using data from the Ford Motor Company. An optimization simulation suggests greater investment in early stages of product verification results in lower overall risk.
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System team composition for a complex system to enable integration and attribute management
… place in the Automatic Transmission Division at Ford Motor Company and offers recommendations to improve the composition to better align the sub system teams with the actual workings of the transmission. The main tool that is used to enable this work is the Design Structure Matrix (DSM). …
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Web crippling of high strength cold-formed steel beams
… from the beam tests conducted at Inland Steel Company and Ford Motor Company were carefully evaluated. The evaluation indicated that the present available design criteria are not suitable for high strength materials with yield strengths exceeding 80 ksi.</p> <p>Following the analytical and …
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Lean technology development
… to a real world case: Technology development at Ford Motor Company. After an assessment of the current process, opportunities of improvement are identified and a leaner process is proposed. Finally, issues and opportunities with OEMs-Suppliers partnerships for new technological systems …
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Developing product requirements through the voice of the customer and their link to product development : a Mustang study
… Focused are all strategies being adopted by Ford Motor Company to help their products meet the needs of customers. The focus on customers has become a top priority within the organization through top down and bottom up implementation. Product requirements developed from the voice of the …
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A feasibility study of the acousto-ultrasonic technique to assure the quality of adhesively bonded sheet metal
… the results of Phase-1 of a project funded by Ford Motor Company. The objective is to study the feasibility of Acousto-Ultrasonics (AU) as a nondestructive technique for assuring the quality of adhesively bonded sheet-metal used for automobiles. Other nondestructive (NDT) techniques were also …
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Development of a Deflection Measurement System for the Hybrid III Six-Year Old Biofidelic Abdomen
Despite advancements in automotive safety, motor vehicle collisions remain the leading cause of unintentional death for children ages 5 to 14. Enhancement of child occupant protection depends on the ability to accurately assess the effectiveness of restraint systems. Booster seat design and proper …
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Sex, Labor, And The American Way: Detroit Aesthetic In Mid-Twentieth-Century Literature
… with a locational and thematic basis in Detroit. Ford Times and early automobile advertisements, Diego Rivera's mural Detroit Industry, photographs of the Sojourner Truth housing project riots, and the accounts of gay union workers comprise a framework for each of the central texts. Detroit …
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Serial Architectures: Nonfiction Film and the Built Environment, 1896-1920
… including street scenes by Edison Manufacturing Company and American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, construction films by those producers and educational filmmakers including the Ford Motor Company, motion studies conducted by industrial management researchers Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, and …
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