Pierre, MBA, Experienced Business Professional, Huntsville, U.S.
I'll say yes, it's real, somewhat expected, and something Ford can not back off from.
Years ago, Ford, GM, and Chrysler pushed much of the component engineering to the suppliers. Good news: it cut cost. Awful news: Your competitors will have access to the same technology you have, eliminating some control of features that can give a competitive advantage. And it can create misinformation if people who know the design history leave.
To address potential issues, Ford needed a way to interact with its suppliers, and "auto-xchange" or something like it was inevitable. The key issues is trying to make a competitive advantage out of it.
Ford does need to keep looking at ways to eliminate chimneys, or at least any perception of it. From that aspect auto-xchange will help.
Great question. Thanks for the link.
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