Assembly-line Mac minis: tiny Apple hardware helps Ford improve productivity.(Ford Motor Co. used Apple Inc.'s Mac Minis)(Brief article)
Macworld, April, 2007 by Dalrymple, Jim
If you've driven a Ford lately, chances are a Mac mini deserves some of the credit. That's because Ford Motor Company is using the Apple computers in two of its northern Indiana factories, to boost assembly-line efficiency. Fourteen Intel Core Solo Mac minis have been operating at the plants since early November 2006, helping Ford assemble 800 cars a day.
Information in Place, which is responsible for the development and installation of the Mac minis at Ford's plants, based its decision to go with Macs on several factors. "Mac minis are cost effective, and they are reliable machines," says Jonathan Schalliol, the company's vice president of business development and chief financial officer. "We did a lot of research and determined they were the best deal."...
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