FORD MOTORS FUSION

WHERE THE COMPANY ORIGINATES

• The factory is located in Dearborn Michigan
• The company's location is where the original factory was founded by Henry Ford

LOCATION RELATIVE TO INPUTS

• The factory is located close to iron deposits and by steel mills
• Aluminum is mostly inputed into the country, only about 3% of aluminum is mined in the U.S.
• The company used bulk reducing methods

LAND FACTOR

• The factory is located more towards steel and iron mills, also close to leather makers

LABOR FACTOR

• Most workers in the factory range from age 30-60 years
• Most workers are Males, also with a few Female workers tied in
• The skilled workers receive a yearly average income of $39,523

CAPITAL FACTOR

• The more capital the company has, more products will be made and more income to the company

TRANSPORTATION OF INPUTS

• The general knowledge of this is the heavier and/or farther an input is from the factory, the more costly it will be to ship it
• The company may want to reduce the size of the input by using bulk reducing

MODES OF TRANSPORT

• Ship- cheap to get products/inputs from other countries, but takes time
• Plane- fastest way to get small products somewhere, but the most expensive

MODES OF TRANSPORT (cont.)

• Train- a balanced cost and time way to get items somewhere within a country
• Truck- transports smaller products within a short distance