The simple change to the machine worked so well that a bystander was rumored to have said the machine crawled along much like a caterpillar. Holt agreed‚ and dubbed his new machine “Caterpillar‚” a name he eventually trademarked in 1910. In 1986 Caterpillar officially changed the company name from Caterpillar Tractor Company to Caterpillar‚ Inc. In the 1930s‚ Caterpillar machines played a main role in the construction of several great United States landmarks that still stand today. Like The Golden
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Caterpillar Page 1 of 8 An Operation’s Perspective of Caterpillar Ryan Operations Management – MAN4504 Prof. City College June 6‚ 2007 Caterpillar Page 2 of 8 Summary This paper provides a brief history of the company caterpillar as well as an perspective on several key points of their operations.
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had been hampered to some extent by the company’s goal of catching Caterpillar. Whereas this strategy had worked remarkably well in expanding the company while the global market was growing‚ now that worldwide demand for construction equipment was down‚ Komatsu did not have the flexibility to adapt. Katada believed that the creativity of Komatsu’s middle managers had been sacrificed while everyone was concentrating on Caterpillar‚ and that managers had grown afraid to question the direction of the
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ACC205Week 5 Final Paper (WalMart Financial Analysis Report) 1 Rosie Collins ACC 205: Principle of Accounting I Traci West March 31‚ 2014 ACC205Week 5 Final Paper (WalMart Financial Analysis Report) 2 Financial accounting reports‚ to include balance sheets and income statements provide accountants and the general public a snap shot of a company’s overall financial condition and possibly their future financial position
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Analysis of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Table of Content I. Abstract II. Introduction III. Introductory analysis & GFOA Award IV. Financial Analysis V. Financial standing VI. Conclusion VII. References Abstract Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) is a report used by cities‚ and local governments to provide the public with their financial records each year‚ while adhering to government accounting standards board (GASB) guidelines. The report presents
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Running Head: RESEARCH PAPER: CATERPILLAR 1 Research Paper: Caterpillar David M. Adkison American Military University RESEARCH PAPER: CATERPILLAR Abstract The topic of my research was the global management expertise and effectiveness of the company Caterpillar Inc.‚ a global leader in the production and manufacturing of construction and mining equipment. I researched the company’s website for core information and sought information outside the company for its global perspective. What I
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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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state that this final work project report on “Financial Statement Analysis of a Jute Mill: A Case Study on Mashriqui Jute Mills Ltd.” is submitted to Bangladesh Islami University for the fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration. I also state that the information in the report is based on my work experience in Mashriqui Jute Mills Ltd. and no information here is used without proper referencing. Also‚ the work report was not presented anywhere before
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Geely Auto Financial Report Analysis 1.0 Executive Summary This report discusses the details of the Geely Automobile Company and an analysis of its financial statements in the past 5 years. The purpose of the report is an application of the knowledge learnt from the Financial Statement Analysis course‚ and tries to give recommendations. Rather than giving simple suggestions like buy‚ sell or hold the stocks‚ it is hoped that by analyzing the financial statements‚ the data can provide support for
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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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