{"id":14,"date":"2013-10-08T00:22:02","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T07:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/tiffanyc\/?p=14"},"modified":"2013-10-08T00:25:17","modified_gmt":"2013-10-08T07:25:17","slug":"2017-is-fords-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/tiffanyc\/2013\/10\/08\/2017-is-fords-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 is Ford\u2019s Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The current No.2 US automaker, Ford Motor Co., announced on Oct. 7 that they have a five year plan mapped out. The plan aims to have a one-third increase in capacity by expanding its market, overhauling its production methods, and running its factories 24\/7.<\/p>\n

Ford\u2019s current CEO, Alan Mulally has been trying to restructure the company for the past seven years, and his One Ford\u201d strategy is what the company is trying to implement this time round. The system is aimed at unifying their manufacturing strategy, and in doing so, lowering their costs and boosting their input.<\/p>\n

In five years time, Ford plans to expand their factories into more countries and increase their factory shifts, thus boosting their production. They are also in the process of adopting new technology that were deemed \u201cvery significant\u201d by the chief technical officer, Paul Mascarenas. All of this is part of their grand scheme of raising their production by one-third in five years time.<\/p>\n

Do you think Mulally\u2019s strategy is a good one?<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0Seetheraman, Deepa. “The Globe and Mail.”\u00a0The Globe and Mail<\/i>. N.p., 7 Oct. 2013. Web. 08 Oct. 2013.<\/p>\n

Picture source:\u00a0Ford Cars<\/i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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