Not only were many cars built in the 1970s ugly and poorly designed, they also became very unreliable after 40-50 thousand miles. The Pinto tops the list of QMS failures because of its dangerous design faults and the questionable ethical decisions made by top management.iPhone ...
No one thinks of wings when they think of McDonalds, which is why even though the wings were reportedly pretty tasty, the burger giant still had 10M tons of unsold, frozen chicken wings to try to get rid of after the initial run of the ill-fated product. The surplus prompted a deep di...
After seeing the robot in action, one customer, Evan, was almost speechless. "I knew that they could drive cars, " he said, "but I didn't know that robots could make a delicious burger. " The robot's 350 sensors and 20 microcomputers help make sure that every burger is perfect. The...
The Ford Pinto case is a well-known case that is often discussed in the context of business ethics. To summarize, Ford's design of the Pinto's fuel tank was defective, causing fires if the Pinto was i Aaron and Ed are roommates. After a big snowstorm, their driveway...
Let’s keep in mind: as bad as these numbers are, without lawsuits they would be much worse.Without tough advocates for victims, cars would still be designed purely for speed and Ford-Pinto-style panache. Litigation has pushed car manufacturers to improve seat belts and airbags and cradle the...
One fall a long time ago, when I was in elementary school, my mom wasn’t home when Michael and I got off the bus and we were locked out of the house. We went to our neighbor’s home, where Mrs. Hatfield was making her boys an after-school snack. She peeled and cut apples into...
All three types of electrical cars were zero emission vehicles after the aforementioned time periods. The analysis also took into account the predetermined distance (10 ×105×105 km) that each of the three types of vehicles must travel in order to charge. When using a floating PV system to ...
During the active phase, when humans could forage and hunt for food, the energy intake was higher and the metabolic pathways were geared towards replenishing the energy stores. While famine, generally associated with rest meant that the body had to adapt to starvation or restriction in food ...