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I'm writing about Ford. I need help with the following questions.

1. Discuss the organization's management philosophy, product/service offerings, revenues, profits streams, and expenses over the last five years. Evaluate the organization's strategic plan and its implementation over the last five years in terms of achieving its stated objectives.

2. Identify two possible challenges and/or opportunities that your selected organization might face next year that would require further financial management and analysis. How would current macro economic and industry trends affect the challenges and opportunities?

Please properly cite your references.

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1. Discuss the organization's management philosophy, product/service offerings, revenues, profits streams, and expenses over the last five years. Evaluate the organization's strategic plan and its implementation over the last five years in terms of achieving its stated objectives.

If we look at the management philosophy of Ford Motor Company, we can find that Ford management has a philosophy of "One Ford". This One Ford plan includes one team, one plan and one goal.
The Ford management describes this one team philosophy as people working together as a lean, global enterprise for automotive leadership that is measured by the customers, employees, dealer, investor, supplier, Union/Council and the community Satisfaction. Ford Management one plan philosophy must have an ability to aggressively restructure to operate profitably at the current demand from the customers and with changing model mix. As per company one goal philosophy the goal of the company and its employee is to making an exciting viable ...

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