Caterpillar Inc. was formed in 1925 when Holt Manufacturing Company and the C. L. Best Tractor Co. merged to form Caterpillar Tractor Co. These two companies were formed by Benjamin Holt and Daniel Best‚ thus the two founders of Caterpillar. Throughout their history‚ Caterpillar has continued to update and diversify their product lines to meet the demands of consumers. In 1931‚ the first Diesel Sixty Tractor rolled off the assembly line in East Peoria‚ Illinois‚ offering a new efficient source
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Caterpillar Case Study 1. As one of America’s major exporters‚ Caterpillar has been under the microscope of the American dollar in terms of the company’s profitability. In the 1980s‚ Caterpillar suffered at the hands of Komatsu‚ a Japanese company who was able to undercut the American company’s prices. Because of the status of the U.S. dollar in the 1980s in comparison to the Japanese yen‚ Komatsu was able to capture the market share in the United States and the U.S.’s clients. The decline of Caterpillar’s
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ALL ANSWERS ASSUME A TAX RATE OF 35% Even though the tax rate appears to be 1720 / 6725 = 25.57% In answering the following questions‚ please refer to the financial statements of Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and the relevant Notes to these statements at the end of this write-up. 1. What could be the cause(s) for the shift in LIFO-based inventory from 70% at December 31‚ 2010 to 65% at December 31‚ 2011? A decrease in the replacement cost for Cat’s inventories‚ or an increase
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It is important For Caterpillar to develop new products for the same reason all other companies produce new products‚ to try to stay ahead of the competition. Times change and equipment needs to change with them. New methods are developed that require new machines‚ and you don’t want to let your competitors meet those needs instead of you. Another reason is‚ people change and what they want or need is different. New products also offer innovation (Page 393). It is important to test your new equipment
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Caterpillar 1. What were some of the key steps that led to Caterpillar’s becoming the industry leader in earth-moving machinery? Caterpillar produced over 300 different kind of machinery for sales around the world. Its products give solution to eight industries such as residential‚ nonresidential‚ industrial‚ infrastructure‚ mining and quarrying‚ energy‚ waste and also forestry. Besides that‚ the use of Caterpillar’s trademark farm treads on the Army tank in World War 1 and World War 2. The
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Poet: Amy Gerstler Title: Advice from a Caterpillar Part 1> Your visceral/gut level/emotional response to the poem after one (or two) readings. After reading the poem‚ I felt that it was very sassy. I interpreted it as a life lesson‚ and to never dwell on your past mistakes. The poem was short‚ sweet‚ and easily understood. I really enjoyed this poem; it reminded me of how I want to live my life. Part 2> Everything you can tease out about the way the poem is made: include details of
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Leslie an Ugly Caterpillar Once upon a time‚ there was a little caterpillar called Leslie. She was an ugly caterpillar. She was fat and couldn’t walk quickly. The only beautiful thing about her was she had agleam eyes. It was like two shining jewels. Leslie didn’t live alone in Neverland‚ she lived with Bufo the bee‚ Pincher the locust and Binks the bumblebee. But no one wanted to be her friend. They always derided her as an ugly and fat insect. One day as usual in the morning she started
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1/24/2012 Caterpillar Inc. SWOT Analysis I. Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment‚ diesel and natural gas engines‚ industrial gas. (Yahoo Finance) Caterpillar started in 1925 by a merger of The Holt Manufacturing Company. Holt was already involved in many projects associated in WWI and projects here in the US. Caterpillar has grown the machinery business from mining‚ forestry machinery‚ including track and wheel tractors‚ track and wheel loaders‚ pipe layers
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SYNOPSIS With the help of two different CEO’s‚ Caterpillar transformed itself. For three consecutive years‚ 1982‚ 1983‚ and 1984‚ the Caterpillar Company lost $1 million a day. Caterpillar’s major competitor was a Japanese company call Komatsu. Due to tough global challenges‚ the collapse of its international markets and an overvalued dollar‚ Caterpillar had to reinvent itself or stop business. With the help of two different CEO’s‚ Caterpillar transformed itself. CEO George Schaefer introduced
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Introduction: In 1847 John Deere promised‚ "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that I have in me." For more that 157 years John Deere has remained true to that commitment -- building their reputation by building value into every machine that bears their name. So you can count on equipment that’s as productive as possible. Up and ready to work when you are. And designed to minimize your daily operating costs. Nothing Runs Like a Deere General Industry Information:
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