Rob Johnson, IMF executive director said, "Telling the whole story about unionization is important and if more companies put as much effort into working with unions in a proactive way rather than spending millions on preventing unionization the results would be evident." (Fortune, 2012, p. 1). As part of the Automaker's union, Ford Motors family has grown extensively in the last several decades. The employees at Ford, as unionized workers with the UAW, successfully have developed Ford into one of the largest manufacturers in the United States. Fords benefits from unionization because the union contracts can be negotiated and any work issues can be resolved, such as workplace safety, wages, and benefits.
For the workers to be productive they had to create the five-day workweek. “the five-day workweek was also instituted in order to increase productivity… the world, soon followed Ford’s lead, and the Monday-to-Friday work week become standard practice” (“Ford factory workers get 40-hour week” 1). The five-day work week allowed the workers to produce more automobiles. This also provided the workers with a two day break on the weekend. Henry Ford created the Model T’s and was rewarded a revolutionary figure in the automotive world.
Jennifer Nichols Popular Culture 4/21/2011 Henry Ford and the automobile I chose to review the chapter, "Henry Ford: Symbol of an age." During this review I will be summarizing the main ideas of the chapter, relating back to what we learned in class, and giving you my own opinion. One of the main ideas of the chapter is showing how big Ford really was in the 1920's. The chapter starts out saying that there were few names better known during that time. In fact, college students ranked Ford the third greatest figure of all time, behind Napolean and Jesus Christ.
Ford Pinto Case Study MGT/216 March 9, 2011 Pinto In May of 1968, Ford Motor Company decided to introduce a subcompact car based upon a recommendation by vice-president Lee Iacocca. The decision to produce a subcompact car called the Pinto was an effort for Ford to battle foreign competition in the small car market. To accomplish their goal and have the new automobile in showrooms by the 1971 model introductions, the Pinto was designed and developed on an accelerated schedule (Legett, 1999). During the first few years sales of the Pinto were excellent, what ensues over the next decade will prove catastrophic for the auto giant. Decisions Made Fundamentally, the issues surrounding the Ford Pinto case were that various workers advanced through the company’s management very quickly because they shared similar views with top-level decision makers of the time.
Promoting an employee from within the company can benefit the employee and the company. Promoting an employee who has shown superior job performance is a good way to reward a hardworking employee. With internal recruitment, a company does not face the issue of hiring someone that the company knows nothing about. Unfortunately, internal recruitment is limited because there may not be any employees capable of fulfilling the position. External recruitment by means of applications and resumes may increase the chances of hiring an individual who does not perform well at the job.
Assignment 4.1 Model T Henry Ford has become an icon of American society. His dream was to build a car for the masses during a time when cars were a luxury only available for the wealthy. Ford created the Model T in 1908, igniting a revolution in America that changed manufacturing, transportation, and everyday life for the common man. When Ford first began producing the Model T, they were individually constructed by hand and took over twelve hours to complete. In order to make automobiles more accessible, Ford developed a way to automate the manufacturing process by using an assembly line to construct parts and assemble the chassis, thus lowering the price and highly increasing the efficiency.
With only eleven men, the Ford Motor Company was only able to produce three cars per day. Later in 1908 Ford developed the famous Model T and with expansion on Henry Ford’s mind he turned his production procedure into a moving assembly line. This move played a vital role on the Ford Motor Company’s major success. The assembly line not only greatly increased their daily output but it also cut costs on shipping and supply expenses. The production of the assembly line gave the Ford Motor Company a huge advantage in succeeding in the U.S. market.
His greatest contribution by far was the Model T car. By developing this vehicle, Ford changed the way that American's traveled since this was an affordable and efficient vehicle. Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 and was the first of William and Mary Ford's
TPS is known for efficiency and ability to minimize waste, but who exactly will be able to apply this system to their own business and mimic such success as Toyota does is the key. The first aspect a company or business needs to look at to see if the Toyota Production System can work for them is the to understand the goals of TPS. According to Toyota’s website, the Toyota Production System (TPS) represents a “people and customer-oriented philosophy” (Toyota.com). The first goal is to maximize company profit by reducing inconsistencies, overburdens, and waste. Followed by delivering to customer the highest possible quality products and customer service, at the lowest possible price, in the shortest possible time.
The brand name “Silverado” is a relatively new one. Chevrolet introduced it back in 1998 to showcase their new, more stylish pickup trucks. Fast forward to today and it is one of the best-selling trucks in the American market. A name can mean everything, which is why, when Chevrolet decided to change its line of Pickup trucks from the usual C/K 1500, they chose “Silverado.” In Chevrolet’s earlier models, Silverado was the top trim level, meaning that it is the top of the line. When they made the switch to the new line of pickup trucks, they decided to go with the name that meant the “top of the line”.