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RSS fordRFID revs up parts delivery for Ford production line
Case Study TNT Logistics is hoping RFID technologies will slash costs by preventing delays and reducing inventory for Ford's newest truck plant. The company runs the Materials Support Centre (MCS) for Ford's truck... [13 Mar 2006]
5 years ago... Ford offers staff '$5 per month' PCs
News 2/4/2000: Ford Motor Company is offering all its US employees the chance to own a PC with internet access and a colour printer for a nominal fee of $5 per month. According to chairman Bill Ford, the... [04 Feb 2005]
Ford Mobilizes Corporate Web Content
White Paper Ford Motor Company is the world’s second largest automaker, with employees in 200 markets on six continents. As part of Ford’s effort to create a more connected workforce, the company sought a technology... [02 Mar 2004]
Ford Launches the ePIM Initiative: Using WebSphere and MQSeries to Integrate Disparate Enterprise Applications
White Paper Ford Motor Company has many individual business systems. Ford came to realize that it would substantially improve its internal operations by organizing access to enterprise information according to... [03 Jul 2008]
Ford builds online ordering system
News Ford has announced an online ordering system for its top-of-the-range cars. The site forms part of Ford's Interactive Strategy, announced yesterday at the North American International Auto Show. Other... [14 Jan 1999]
Ford IT workers vote to strike
News IT workers at Ford have voted to take strike action starting with a one hour stoppage of computer systems on 21 February. The employees voted by 63 per cent to reject Ford's pay offer and take industrial... [10 Feb 2000]
Migrating from the Legacy Diskette Drive: Ford Motor Company Case Study
White Paper Ford Motor Company needed to accommodate two essential requirements. Second, Ford Motor Company needed to replace the bootable diskette used to stage new client systems with a suitable alternative.... [25 Feb 2004]
Printek Case Study: Ford Motor Company
White Paper Ford Motor selected the FormsPro as the printer of choice for its Common Manufacturing Management Systems (CMMS) project, one of the largest computer projects Ford has ever undertaken.... [25 Sep 2004]
Stratacache Case Study: Ford Motor Company
White Paper Ford Motor Company is the world's second largest automotive company with headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, USA and 13,200 dealers in 130 markets worldwide. The Ford Motor Company is using Stratacache's... [15 Apr 2005]
Ford launches 'name-your-price' online car sales
News Ford Motor Company and Priceline.com have joined forces to offer customers in Florida a "name-your-own-price" purchase model. The 90-day trial will allow customers to use the Priceline.com network to place bids for any... [16 Nov 1999]
Ford Motor Company's Java Center of Excellence
White Paper Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford Motor Company is a Fortune 5 company with 2002 total sales and revenue of $163 billion. However, when it came to developing those applications, Ford wasn't best in class. [08 May 2005]
Ford Motor Credit Company Standardizes Development Methodology on IBM Rational Unified Process
White Paper Ford Motor Credit Company IT wanted a consistent software development process. Ford Motor Credit IT now identifies and addresses project risk much earlier in the development process. Each project team... [20 Oct 2006]
Ford and GM to put the Web on wheels
News Ford and General Motors (GM) have announced separate deals to take advantage of the Internet. Ford is working with Yahoo! Ford stated it will introduce voice-activated Internet access in... [10 Jan 2000]
"Two weeks to outlaw porn" - Ford tells staff
News US car giant Ford has warned its 20,000 UK workers to get rid of offensive material from their computers or face the sack. After that date, Ford will dismiss staff possessing or sending unsuitable material. [05 Mar 2002]
Ford and Oracle to develop online procurement network
News Motor giant, Ford, has signed a deal with Oracle to launch an automotive supply chain network designed to streamline the car manufacturer's procurement process. Alice Miles, president of B2B at Ford,... [03 Nov 1999]
