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Frantic Ford Fanatic
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Way out West
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"Mr Gorman said working Saturdays was the key to increasing Ford Australia’s record level of plant efficiency, but that bottlenecks in the engine shop, paint shop and stamping plant would limit any production increases." So Ford will have to :- 1 spend big bickies for a new engine plant with increased capacity (the only 6 cyl engine production line in OZ now that ION's gone bust) 2 spend big bickies for a new paint shop 3 spend big bickies on another stamping plant. I somehow thing that they are going to repay some of the faith that Dearborne showed when Ford USA pumped 500 mill into ford oz and show the other countries that ford operates in that if you research your market (territory & BA) and build what the customer wants, they'll buy it.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Tru, what about running the paint shop and engine plant on Saturdays to? Or running 24 hours a day with 3 x 8 hour shifts?
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Not suffering Fools Gladly!!
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Croydon, VIC
Posts: 501
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...i think the blokes running this multi-billion dollar company tend to know what they're doing...who are we to argue? (well..unless one of us is a said 'bloke'..in which case i'll shut up.)
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Formerly ST170ish
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Down south
Posts: 1,670
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Where I work(a lead refinery)we work on a 10hr batch cycle(ie the %100 level), this is an average rate, but we have a actual capable capacity of a 8.5hr cycle. If we can get the feed rate from the blastfurnace we can run at a %125 production rate. Part makers keeping up enough supply of parts with minimal production line break downs, would be a probable cause for fords extra production. |
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Peter Car
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: geelong
Posts: 23,145
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buickman
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: eastern suburbs Melb Vic
Posts: 1,462
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My next purchase might be a Territory a good looking SUV with room and power for a family man. The ute's are really only for non family owners or work cars.
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