Wed Nov 16, 2011
Alan Mulally puts it this way. Can you imagine one Boeing 737 for Europe and another for America?
Of course not and that has been the route Alan has pursued since assuming the CEO job at Ford. This week Ford will unveil the new Escape. From this common platform it will make
the Focus
two future mini vans
and six other models.
Sharing platforms and parts on a world wide basis leads to massive cost savings. This is what we are studying in cost managerial ACCT 3301 at this time. Please read this article to see how Alan brought a world class strategy from Boeing to Ford.
It seems like such a basic concept; yet, only now are they actually planning to do it at Ford! I wonder if Toyota, Mitsubishi, and others have been doing that for a while, or whether this will prompt them to look at the market on a global scale, as well. I'm reminded of the movie "Apollo 13" where the air filter in one part of the ship is completely different from the other air filter, so they had to fabricate and adaptor for the other one out of what they had on hand. Design from a basic structure so that parts are interchangeable amongst the models, but provide sufficient differences for consumer tastes and demands.
Posted by: Luis Martinez | November 19, 2011 at 07:40 PM
I have held numerous professional designations
Yet I had to take separate ethics CPE courses for
commodity broker versus
cpa
good lobbying by the provider groups
What is the difference in a BA in Psychology
And a BBA in Management?
Posted by: Dennis Elam | November 20, 2011 at 01:15 PM