strategy management of ford motor company
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Presented by:
Institute of Information Technology,
University of Dhaka
MIT 11th Batch
Hafsa Akter Sonia (141116)
Zahra Rezwana (141120)
Faria Hasan (141115)
Protitee Yasmine (141150)
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History of ford
Henry Ford invented Ford in 1903
The company started making the
Model – T in 1908
Started in Dearborn, Michigan
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Ford Motor Company – at a glance
The Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automakerheadquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It wasfounded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903.
Type Public company
Headquarter Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
Area served Worldwide
Products AutomobilesLuxury VehiclesCommercial VehiclesAutomotive parts
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Organizational Structure10
Very Complex structure fairly mechanistic in nature
Rigid departmentalization
Low span of control
High Centralization
CHAIRMAN
CEO
Executive
V.P and
CFO
Executive
V.P and CTO
Executive
V.P. of
America
Executive
V.P. of
Europe
Group Vice
Presidents and
president of
Asia Pacific
William Clay Ford, Jr., great grandson of Henry Ford, serves
as the executive chairman at the board of Ford Motor
Company.
Key Person1111
Mission
Ford Motor Company describes itself as a company that is “passionately committed to providing personal mobility for people around the world….We anticipate consumer need and deliver outstanding produces and services that improve people’s lives.”
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Objectives
stabilizing the climate by considering
reducing long-term emission.
development of infrastructure that expand
the use of bio-fuels and reduce
dependence on oil
cut the usage of global energy by 27%
and the usage of water by 25%
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SWOT Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses
1. US market position
2. Financial performance
3. ECOnetic approach
4. ONE Ford approach
5. Growth in china
1. High cost structure
2. Unprofitable Europe operation
3. Low exposure to Asia Pacific
Opportunities Threats
1. Green vehicles
2. Increasing fuel prices
3. New emission standards
4. Strategic partnership
1. Decreasing fuel prices
2. Rising raw material prices
3. Instances competitions
4. Fluctuating exchange rates
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Strengths
Producing Hybrid vehicles
Brand recognition
Profitable financial services division (Ford
Motor Credit)
Manufacturing facilities in more than 30
countries
Wide Range of Products targeting all
customer classes
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Weaknesses
Weakening North American
automotive operations
Sales in trucks decreasing rapidly
Firing of Employees
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Outline23
External Analysis
Opportunities &
Threats
Industry Analysis:
o Porter’s Five Forces Model
o EFE Matrix
o CPM
Environmental Analysis
Competitive Analysis
Competitive Advantage
Product Life Cycle
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Opportunities for Ford
Global expansion. Brand Buildingo Better Quality Vehicleso Better Safety Ratingo Convenience features
Consumers demand hybrid and fuel efficient vehicles.
Increase in consumer spending trends.
Consumers demand more innovative vehicles.
Industry experiences slow and steady growth.
Exploring new alternative fuels.
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Threats for Ford
Low-cost manufacturerso Chinese Auto Makers (Greely,
SAIC)
Public Transportationo Bus
o Railway (Metro)
Weak USD
Increase in steel and resin prices.
Increase gasoline prices.
Stricter CO2 emission standards.
Increasing mortgage rates.
Loss of market share.
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Porter’s Five Forces
Model
Threat of Substitutes
Threat of New Entrants
Bargaining Power of
BuyersBargaining Power of
Suppliers
High:
• Chinese Auto Industry
High:
• To many models and
options
High:
• Alternative Fuels
• Modes of Transportation
• Customer Loyalty
Low:
• Option for Outsourcing
to low-cost destinations
• Forward Integration
Industry Rivalry
High:
• Numerous competitors
• Low switching costs
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Industry Analysis: CPM
Ford GM
DiamlerChrysler
AG Toyota
Critical Success factors
Weight
s
Rati
ng
Weighted
Score
Rati
ng
Weighted
Score
Rati
ng
Weighted
Score
Ratin
g
Weighted
Score
0.0 to
1.0 1 to 4 1 to 4 1 to 4 1 to 4
Global Expansion 0.14 2 0.28 3 0.42 2 0.28 3 0.42
Financial Position 0.10 2 0.2 4 0.4 3 0.3 3 0.3
Growth 0.16 1 0.16 3 0.48 1 0.16 4 0.64
US Market Share 0.20 3 0.6 4 0.8 2 0.4 2 0.4
Customer Loyalty 0.15 4 0.6 3 0.45 4 0.6 3 0.45
Hybrid/Fuel Efficient Vehicles 0.18 3 0.54 3 0.54 2 0.36 2 0.36
Management Experience 0.07 3 0.21 4 0.28 3 0.21 3 0.21
Totals 1 2.59 3.37 2.31 2.78
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Environmental Analysis
• Reduce CO2 Emissions
• Clean diesel fuel technology
– BLUETEC – reduce nitrogen oxide levels
• Reuse of car components
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Toyota, Honda, and Nissan have grown in market
share largely as a result of their ability to deliver
better products at lower prices, particularly for
more fuel efficient smaller vehicles.
Toyota has
High Quality, High Safety Ratings (NHTSA)-5 star
ratings
Streamlined operations with similar models globally
Hybrid models across all segments
Ford has been more successful than both GM and
Chrysler in reducing legacy costs.
Competitive Analysis
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General Motors (GM):
Focusing on emerging markets
Researching Alternative Fuels:
Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell
Plans to develop 12 hybrid models
Implementing the new “Tru-Flex system”
Competitive Analysis (cont.)
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Competitive Advantage
Cost Advantages:
low production cost
cut down of huge expenditure on raw materials
the online manufacturing process
Differentiate Advantages
production of smart cars with fuel efficiency
centralized decision making system.
increased market share.
Ford SYNC - fully integrated communication and
entertainment system
Outline Outline
Value Chain Analysis
Strategy implementation
Organizational Culture
Products, Sales and Revenue
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Value Chain Analysis
General Administration –It should use high level of information
system to make strategic and routine decisions.
HR Management – Strong management with continuous evaluation process.
Healthy relation with labor union.
Technology and Systems – use the high-tech information technology to
integrate suppliers.
Procurement – Minimize dependence on a single supplier. Leveraged strong buyer
power into timely, low-cost, and high quality of raw materials. Strong long lasting
relationships with suppliers and efficient inventory management.
Inbound
Logistics
•Efficient
inbound
warehousing
system
•Quality
inspection at
supplier level
Operations
High level of
automation.
Outbound
Logistics
•Reduce
delivery time
•Increase
efficiency of
finished
product
warehousing
Marketing
and Sales
•Develop
Quality
•Increase
brand loyalty
•Increase
demand
creation
Service
High level of
service to
after sales
customers
Primary Activities35
Strategy implementation
‘One ford’ strategy
Friendly competition
‘Less is more’ new approach
Reduction of complexity
Creating a new corporate culture
A shift toward smaller and more fuel-efficient
cars
Globalizing the Ford brand
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‘One Ford’ approach
One team People working together as a lean, global enterprise for
automotive leadership
Measured by customer, employee, dealer, investor, supplier, council and community satisfaction
One goal An exciting viable Ford delivering profitable growth
One plan Aggressively restructure to operate profitably at the current
demand and changing model mix
Accelerate development of new products customers want and value
Finance plan and improve balance sheet
Work together effectively as one team
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‘Less is more’ new approach
The ‘bigger is better’ worldview defined ford for
decades
Replaced with a new approach: less is more
Cut costs
Transform the way it did business than to
measure market share
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A New Corporate Culture
Structural and procedural changes
Executives meet with Mulally every week
‘we are actually committed to hitting the numbers.’
Team working
Senior executive reorganization
Report directly to him
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Cost Advantage Through Focus(A shift toward smaller and more fuel-efficient cars)
Oil prices persistently increasing over the last
few years
A dramatic change in consumer’s car buying
habits, reducing the demand for large vehicles
leased cars are sold for much less than their
residual values
A change in products, shifting to smaller and
more fuel-efficient cars
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Globalizing the Ford brand
Globalize the Ford brand All Ford vehicles competing in global segments
would be the same in North America, Europe, and Asia within the next five years
Deliver more vehicles worldwide from fewer platforms and maximize the use of common parts and systems reduction of costs in the purchasing and
manufacturing processes
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Products, Sales and Revenue
Sells broad range of
automobiles under
different brand names.
Strong growth in sales all
over the world.
14 straight quarters of
operating profit in 2012
Tough competition from
other brands like GM and
Chrysler.
Outline Outline
Profit Margin
Market Segmentation
Current Strategies
Future Strategies
Recommendation
Future Product
Conclusion
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Profit Margin
Profit margin represents the percentage of revenue that
a company keeps as profit after accounting for fixed and
variable costs.
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Profit Margin
2008
5.98 Billion
2009
6.23 Billion
2010
6.12 Billion
2011
6.21 Billion
2012
6.56 Billion
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Effects on Profit Margin
Ford started to hire more employees
Ford must increase prices
There have been new implications for strategy
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Market Segments
Market Market Segment Market Sub segment
FORD
Motor
Sports
Cars
Economic
vehicles
Trucks
Buses
Cars
Racing
cars
Rally cars
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Jari-Matti Latvala driving the Ford Focus RS WRC 09 in 2010.
Ford Mustang GT (racing GT car)
Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon V8 Supercar at Eastern Creek in
Australia in 2008.
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Ford racing cars48
Market Segments
Market segmentation approaches-49
Geographic
Segmentation
-ford aims to grab the
market of UK as well as
India, China, Malaysia
Physiographic
Segmentation
-FORD FIESTA comes at
reasonable price
Demographic
Segmentation
-FORD FOCUS aims for
young people, ladies and
average income
consumer
Behavioral Segmentation
-with the benefit for
safety and fuel efficiency
Ford Current Strategies Cont(..)
Ford has a strategy on new key design
Ford is beginning to use Solar energy to power their manufacturing plants
Global Electrification strategy
Ford has a very strong marketing strategy as they market all of their vehicles differently
Ford is making more hybrid vehicles through the increase use of renewable and recyclable materials
Ford is developing natural-fiber composites as a potential substitute for the glass fibers traditionally used in plastic car parts to make them stronger while reducing vehicle weight
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Future Strategy
Reduce manufacturing expenses by 15-20%
Introduce new small fuel efficient vehicles
Enter Latin American and Asian market with hybrid vehicles
Develop affordable electric car for US market
Increase market share
Manufacturing of new small fuel-efficient vehicle
Entering the Latin American and Asian market with hybrids $ 20 billion
Implementation of electric car in the US market $ 13 billon
Total Cost = $ 40 billion
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Recommendation54
Increase total sales in
European Auto Industry
Become industry
leader in the Chinese
market
Pass General Motors
and become the highest
Conclusion
In spite of having strong competition in market,
Ford is still dominating the motor industry as
well as their business strategies are quite
strong for sustaining in this market.
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References
www.ford.com
https://ycharts.com/companies/F/profit_margin
http://www.slideshare.net/Harrisa011/fords-strat
https://corporate.ford.com/innovation/innovation-ideas
http://www.ford.com/cars/fiesta
http://www.advfn.com/stockmarket/NYSE/F/financials
http://www.at.ford.com/news
http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/marketing
_main.html
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