福特这家老牌的美国汽车公司正面临着来自日本和韩国低油耗、低价格车型的激烈竞争,市场份额被蚕食、产销量的骤减。在这种情况下,福特把供应商从2500家减少到不足1000家,结果致使很多北美供应商不是关门大吉,就是在法院监督下进行重组。福特主要零部件厂商韦士通 Ford, a veteran US auto company, is facing fierce competition from Japan and South Korea for low fuel consumption and low price models, with market share eroded and production and sales plummeted. In this case, Ford reduced the number of suppliers from 2,500 to less than 1,000, resulting in many North American suppliers not being closed or reorganized under the supervision of the court. Forrester, a major component manufacturer in Ford