Ford motors supply chain management

GROUP MEMBERS

AMRIK SINGH

SUKHJINDER S PUREWAL

MANPREET KAUR

PRIYANKA GUJRAL

DHRUV PATEL

HIREN AHIR

BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY

Founded in 1903 by Henry Ford

In 2010 Ford was ranked 2nd best USA based automobile manufacturer

Also it was listed at the eighth position in 2010 among “fortune 500”

It produced 5.532 billion automobiles in 2008 and generated an

annual revenue of 118.3 billion in 2009

Supply Chain

Management Model of

Ford

To Build Strong

Relationships

Shared Commitment & Supplier Capabilities Collaboratin

g throughout Automotive

Industry

Inventory Management is of Two Types

just-in-time inventory

the economic-order

quantity decision model

For Example- Ford

Dealership (UCS Tracking

System)

Demand Forecasting

Previously- Web visitor

activities

At Present- Based on

historical data

Procurement

OLD-

Multiple suppliers

Common spot purchases

Minimal information exchange

Paper and labor intensive

NEW-

Selected suppliers

Elimination of spot purchases

High level of information exchange

Electronic process

Improvement in quality

Cost savings

Staff benefits

Customer Benefits

Production Planning

Visualization & Techniques

Inventory charges

Overtime wages

Workplace planning system

Types of Warehouses

Public Warehouse

Private Warehouse

Bonded Warehouse

Modes of Transportation

Roadways

Railways

Airways

Waterways

Ford Protection Plans & Warranties

Ford offers & Financial Services

Ford Extended Service Plan

Customer Support Centre

Performance Measurement

Elimination of potential risk to

ensure continuous supply chain

management

Utilization of SIX SIGMA with

Penske to enhance supply chain

management

Primary objective is to maximize

carrier service and cost-cutting

Technology & change in supply chain system of ford in past 10 years.

Current scenario

CAD System

Globalization