...CRASHWORTHINESS OF FORD F250® TRUCK “ROLL OVER –INVERTED VEHICLE DROP TEST (SAE J996)” by Pritesh K Shah B.E. Mechanical Engineering, January 2003, Pune University, INDIA A Project Report Submitted to the Faculty of Old Dominion University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of MASTER OF ENGINEERING in DESIGN & MANUFACTURING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY August 2011 [pic] ME-11-0082 CRASHWORTHINESS OF FORD F250® TRUCK “ROLL OVER –INVERTED VEHICLE DROP TEST (SAE J996)” by Pritesh K Shah B.E. Mechanical Engineering, January 2003, Pune University, India A Project Report Submitted to the Faculty of Old Dominion University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of MASTER OF ENGINEERING in DESIGN & MANUFACTURING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY August 2011 Approved By: ___________________________ (Advisor) ___________________________ ABSTRACT A finite element analysis of roof strength for Ford F250®® truck as per SAE J996 standard is performed using LS-DYNA®. A detailed finite element model was taken from NCAC (National Crash Analysis Centre) at George Washington University Virginia. NCAC is one of the prominent leaders in vehicle safety research. Efforts were taken to subject the F250 FEM (finite element model) for roll over impact study with the procedure suggested by...
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...introduction is titled “The Nature of Management” and features three chapters. The first chapter is titled “The Role of Management”. The first two sentences in this chapter might be the best definition of a manager anyone has ever written. Drucker states that “the manager is the dynamic, life-giving element in every business. Without his leadership the “resources of production” remain resources and never become production”. To me this sums up what being a manager is all about. Later in the chapter he says “from the peak there is only one easy way to go: downwards. It always requires twice as much effort and skill to stay up as it did to climb up”. A powerful statement, that many do not realize. The second chapter, titled “The Jobs of Management”, Drucker talks about how the jobs of management are usually not known by people within the company. People know who the managers are but aren’t quite sure what they do. He breaks down what a managers’ job involves into a couple of key areas. The first of which is “economic performance”. With this Drucker say that management must always put economic performance first in every decision and action they make because this will justify their existence. Other areas of this chapter focus on management functions which include: their first job is managing a business, managing managers and managing both worker and work. The third chapter is called “The Challenge to Management”. This chapter focuses a lot on automation. Since this book was written in...
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...insignificant risk of change in value due to interest rate, quoted price, or penalty on withdrawal. What are the company’s total current liabilities at the end of its most recent annual reporting period? $174,243,000.00 What are the company’s total current liabilities at the end of the previous annual reporting period? $163,277,000.00 Considering all the information you have gathered, why might this information be important to potential creditors, investors, and employees? Attach the certification from the CEO & CFO CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER I, Alan Mulally, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company (the "Company"), hereby certify pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code that to my knowledge: 1. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2012, to which this statement is...
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...Bank; Cisco (Niihka) Inland Bank and Cisco case assignments (Niihka) Class Two Owners continued Living Richly (text, pg. 236); Adelphia (Niihka) Adelphia case assignment (Niihka) Week of Sept 7 Class One Labor Day – NO CLASS ClassTwo Forms of business; Intro to Business Processes “Forms of business” excerpt (Niihka); Ciao Baby Pesto case (Niihka) Baby Pesto case due Week of Sep 14 Class One Customers as stakeholders Text Ch 15: Consumer Protection Read Guns Excerpt Odwalla case due Class Two Read Chapter 3 Timberland case due Week of Sept 21 Class One Suppliers as stakeholders “Intro to Supply Chain Management,” excerpt from Handfield (Niihka) Class Two Suppliers cases Beech Nut (Niihka); Ford and Firestone (Niihka) Ford and Firestone case assignment (Niihka) Week of Sep 28 Class One First Exam Class Two The community as stakeholder Text Chapter 18 Corporate Philanthropy vs. Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Philanthropy and the Arts (text) Corporate Philanthropy and the Arts case assignment (Niihka) Week of Oct 5 Class One Employees as stakeholders Text Ch 16: Employees and the Corporation Text Ch 17: Managing a Diverse Workforce Class Two Employees continued Dukes vs. Wal-Mart Stores No Smoking Allowed case assignment (Niihka) Week of Oct 12 Class One What is Context? Why is it important to...
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...Investing in Ford MGT/521 August 18, 2011 Abstract Choosing the right company to invest, where our money is not only safe, but also multiplies, is one of the toughest challenges for an investor. The potential benefits should outweigh the risks involved. The following is an attempt to put the pros and cons in perspective on why “Ford” is a good choice for a discerning investor. Investing in Ford Ford is an American multinational auto company head quartered in Dearborn, Michigan, that was founded in 1903. Fortune favors the brave. Fortune 500 has placed Ford in the tenth position in the list of the largest American corporations (CNN Money, 2011). A net income of $383 million was reported in the second quarter of 2011, with a pre-tax income of $604 million. (Ford Media, July). But the numbers themselves do not mean much unless there is a comparison with the size of the company. To understand the progress made by Ford, we need to examine the stock price – Today, Ford closed at $11.11 (Yahoo! Finance, August). This figure may not look competitive, when seen in isolation. But when compared to how things were four years back, the progress in phenomenal. In 2008, the shares were as low as $1.01. When placed in this perspective, this is a giant leap for this automobile empire. These statistics show that there has been significant revamping done. In 2010, the company posted its highest net income in more than ten years, the full year net income being $6.6 billion, or $1...
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...Chapter 13 Exercise 6 The owner of Maumee Ford-Mercury-Volvo wants to study the relationship between the age of a car and its selling price. Listed below is a random sample of 12 used cars sold at the dealership during the last year. Car Age (years) Selling Car Age (years) Selling Price ($000) Price ($000) 1 9 8.1 7 8 7.6 2 7 6.0 8 11 8.0 3 11 3.6 9 10 8.0 4 12 4.0 10 12 6.0 5 8 5.0 11 6 8.6 6 7 10.0 12 6 8.0 a. If we want to estimate selling price on the basis of the age of the car, which variable is the dependent variable and which is the independent variable? b-1. Determine the correlation coefficient. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 3 decimal places.) b-2. Determine the coefficient of determination. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.) c. Interpret the correlation coefficient. Does it surprise you that the correlation coefficient is negative? (Round your answer to nearest whole number.) Want to see the Individual Assessment of Week 5..?? Click QNT 561 Week 5 Weekly Learning Assessments Chapter 13 Exercise 12 The Student Government Association at Middle Carolina University wanted to demonstrate the relationship between the number of beers a student drinks and his or her blood alcohol content (BAC). A random sample of 18 students participated in a study in which each participating student was randomly assigned a number of 12-ounce cans...
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...Course Project Proposal The ideal of this project proposal is to compare and contrast General Motors and Ford which have undergone fairly substantial change in the recent past; and how they handled the pressure of change. Lapratt04@yahoo.com HRM-587-12043 Managing Organizational Change Professor Joseph Phillips Due September 7, 2014 Abstract Ford and GM experienced serious issues during the pre and post TARP causing them to restructure and change how they do business. Each of them reacted to these pressure differently. Ford Motor Company as one of the greatest automobile manufacturers of all time started under the leadership of Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan. His first production was in 1903, the Model A, with an under the floor engine selling for $850. In the first season it sold 1,708 cars (HISTORY of Ford Motor Company, 2014). Whereas General Motors was founded in 1902 by William Durant, who saw that the automobile would one day replace the horse-drawn carriage. The company did not really catch on until 1908, and at first, it was just a Buick holding company. At the end of 1908, however, GM had acquired Oldsmobile, and in 1909, they bought Cadillac, Elmore, and Oakland. The early 1900s were a difficult time for auto manufacturers; the market crash of 1907 adversely affected a lot of small companies, which relied on the banks for credit. Durant saw the economic downturn as an opportunity; he bought smaller car makers, as well as companies that built auto accessories...
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...Thomas 7/18/15 Apply a PESTEL analysis to The Home Depot and Ford Motor Company. Which are the most important? Which are the most important external forces impinging upon the companies? Are the forces the same or are they different? Why? The Home Depot’s most important external forces would likely be ecological, sociocultural and economic. The most important forces for Ford Motor Company would likely be the legal, ecological, and economic forces. The forces that are the same for both companies are economic and ecological. The economy affects both companies because if the economy is in a recession and consumers are not purchasing as many products, neither company would be able to sell their products. For The Home Depot, some DIY projects may increase in a down economy. However, this is likely to be more than offset by the reduction in sales of durable goods (such as dishwashers) during a recession. Since Ford Motor Company specializes in the production of motor vehicles; their product offering is limited to automobiles. Strong ecological forces may possibly hurt the company because it may require a lot of research and innovation to improve their product, all of which could take a long time. Strong ecological forces would not have as much of an impact on The Home Depot because they offer a wide variety of products, from household appliances to gardening goods and lumber. The forces that are different between the two companies are legal and sociocultural. Ford Motor...
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...below. Relative grading will be used to assign letter grades after all scores have been compiled. Test 1, 2, and 3 – 20% each Group Presentation – 15% Multicultural Retailing Field Project – 15% Individual Participation – 10% Tests 2 and 3 are non-comprehensive. Each student is responsible for bringing a SCANTRON 882 and a No. 2 pencil for the tests. To enhance learning and understanding of the concepts and practice of marketing, students are encouraged to use the Internet as an on-line resource for information on cases and companies, as well as engage in various Internet activities tied to the numerous companies mentioned throughout the textbook. Finally, students should make every effort to read the assigned chapters and prepare the cases prior...
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...Phil McIntosh Literature Review: My Years with General Motors by Alfred Sloan Presented to: Dr. Francisco Coronel MBA 690 March 21, 2013 Introduction The book My years with General Motors by Alfred Sloan is a great read. I find that it is very important book to read for anyone interested in management, innovation, and overall how to run a succesful organization. Alfred Sloan was able to leave a lasting legacy at the leading automotive company General Motors (GM) by creating positive change through implementing new management techniques, executing financial reforms, establishing a centralized banking system and making luxurious cars in order to gain a competitive advantage over its largest competition. The book is part personal memoir and the other part is standardized text regarding effective management. The General Motors executive depicts story of triumph and the successes he has encountered through proper leadership and management. The main character portrayed in the book of My Years with General Motors is Alfred Sloan. Alfred was raised New York and graduated from MIT with a degree in electrical engineering in the late 1895. His first job post graduation was at an establishment called Hyatt Roller Bearing Company. Hyatt supplied parts to many firms in the automobile industry. After the success of Hyatt, the firm was bought out by General Motors (Sloan, jr., 1990). After the founder of GM William Durant, was forced out of the company for making unwise...
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...The symbolism of the bible was used into two different ways: for Epps, its used for abused of power, while for other slave owners such as Ford, it’s used as a source of hope. In one pivotal scene within the memoir, Ford was seen reading the bible during his Sunday service to the slaves. Ford is capable of generosity and fairness. But nonetheless he’s a willing part of the slavery institution and assigns reckless and violent employees to supervise his...
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...[pic] |Leadership and Organizational Behavior – BUS 520 | |Student Course Guide | |Prerequisite: None | |Quarter |Fall 2010 | |Meeting Days/Time |Wednesday 6pm-10pm | |Instructor |Karmetria Burton | |Instructor Phone |678 362 0842 | |Instructor E-mail |Karmetria.burton@strayer.edu | |Instructor Office Hours/Location |5-6 pm Wednesdays or by appointment | |Academic Office Phone Number | | |INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL - Required ...
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...Emily Duthu English 210 WW4 A Moveable Feast Paper 2/18/13 Ernest Hemingway: A Moveable Feast The Lost Generations boomed in Paris after World War I, which is where all of the artists and writers relocated. The term the Lost Generations was coined by Gertrude Stein, she had an argument with Ford Maddox Ford when she stated, “You are all a generation perdue,” which translates to a lost generation (Hemingway 61). The writers and artists of the Lost Generation, portrayed in Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast, were people who lived a troubled life, but managed to find a way to use their struggles to successfully complete a work of art. Throughout A Moveable Feast, the writers struggle to get by in day to day life. Hemingway expressed through detail the atmosphere in the streets of Paris post war. Alcohol seemed to be a coping mechanism to pass the time during the struggle of the 1920s. “The men and women who frequented the Amateurs stayed drunk all of the time or all of the time they could afford it…” (Hemingway 15) explains the lifestyle in which the people were living during this time. Gertrude Stein was one of the many people who had a strong influence on Ernest Hemingway’s life. Miss Stein played the role of Hemingway’s mentor throughout his writing career. Although Gertrude Stein was not a writer, she was the only opinion that mattered when it came to success in writing novels. Stein was not one to express positive feelings about another’s writing, as Hemingway...
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...Chapter 15- Problems and Problem Cases: Problem 10 “Gianni Sport was a New York manufacturer and distributor of women’s clothing. Gantos was a clothing retailer headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1980, Gantos’s sales total was 20 times greater than Gianni Sport’s, and in this industry, buyers were “in the driver’s seat.” In June 1980, Gantos submitted to Gianni Sport a purchase order for women’s holiday clothing to be delivered on October 10, 1980. The purchase order contained the following clause: Buyer reserves the right to terminate by notice to Seller all or any part of this Purchase Order with respect to Goods that have not actually been shipped by Seller or as to Goods which are not timely delivered for any reason whatsoever. Gianni Sport made the goods in question especially for Gantos. This holiday order comprised 20 to 22 percent of Gianni Sport’s business. In late September 1980, before the goods were shipped, Gantos canceled the order. Was the cancellation clause unconscionable?” (Mallor 433). According to the doctrine of unconscionability, the cancellation by Gantos was unconscionable. Gantos was a larger company, and therefore was able to determine the terms of the contract, and Gianni Sport, being the weaker of the two, had no practical choice but to adhere to the terms. Under the UCC, the courts have the power to manipulate the provision containing the unconscionable terms to make the contract just. In this case, I believe the courts would take...
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...Differentiating Between Market Structures The Ford Motor Company is a global automotive manufacturer, based in Dearborn Michigan. It manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. Ford has about 213,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide. This company had an extensive list of brands that it owned at one point. The list of car brands included Ford, Lincoln,Jaguar, Mercury and Volvo.( Ford.com) This company also provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. In the past it has also produced heavy trucks, tractors and automotive components. Ford owns small stakes in Mazda of Japan and Aston Martin of the United Kingdom. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines. Ford's former UK car brands included Jaguar and Land Rover, acquired in 1989 and 2000 respectively, were sold to Tata Motors in March 2008. Ford owned the Swedish automaker Volvo from 1999 to 2010. General Motors Company (NYSE: GM, TSX: GMM.U), commonly known as GM (General Motors Corporation before 2009), is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, and the world's largest...
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