Product Flexibility- Ford

• Products in segments like- cars, race & rally cars, vans, SUVs,
Range tractors, trucks, buses, military vehicles, concept & movie cars
Flexibility • Examples: Ford Ranger (Pickup truck), Militarized version of Ford
Ranger

• Ford’s response flexibility strategy revolves around

reprogrammable body tooling, standardized paint shop and a
common final build assembly sequence.
• ‘One Ford Plan’ ensures all the manufacturing plants of Ford
can be modified to produce different models
Response • Changes in Ford’s transmissions to speed up the production
Flexibility efficiency.
• Building hybrid and electric vehicles on the same line as gas-
powered vehicles at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant.
• Scheduling is done to switch the production between different
models
• Use of robotics is maximized in manufacturing processes to
maintain efficiency of workflows.