TRACTOR A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds‚ for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction. Most commonly‚ the term is used to describe a farm vehicle that provides the power and traction to mechanize agricultural tasks‚ especially (and originally) tillage‚ but nowadays a great variety of tasks. Agricultural implements may be towed behind or mounted on the tractor‚ and the
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1. What “story” does management at Caterpillar recount as a way of communicating the company’s redesigned values? Why are these stories important? 2. Caterpillar uses the “story” of the School Bus Project‚ “Embark‚” to recount the way they communicate the company’s redesign value. This story is important because the company knows that a healthy environment helps shape the growth and depicts valuable attributes within the company. It decided to retrofit school buses to have all students ride
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insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network. Caterpillar is the world ’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment‚ diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. With more thanUS$7 billion in assets‚ traces its origins to the 1925 merger of the Holt Manufacturing Company‚ the inventor of the crawler tractor‚ and the C. L. Best Tractor Company‚ creating a new entity‚ the California based Caterpillar Tractor Company In 1986‚ the company re-organized itself as a
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History of Caterpillar Inc. The Caterpillar Company was formed in 1925‚ when Holt Manufacturing Company and C.L. Best Tractor Co. merged and formed the Caterpillar Tractor Co. Both of these companies were formed by Benjamin Holt and Daniel Best‚ also known as the founders of Caterpillar. In 1931‚ the first Diesel Sixty Tractor rolled of an assembly line in Illinois‚ thus offering a newer more efficient source of power for the track-type tractors. Later in the 1940s‚ the Caterpillar product line
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Baylor HealthCare System: Efforts in Reducing Turnover Rate Background Baylor Health Care System is one of the premier health care systems in the United States. Located in north Texas‚ U.S.‚ Baylor employs approximately 16‚000 people who serve more than 110‚000 patients annually in 12 hospitals and 85 clinics. For 103 years Baylor has not only provided quality healthcare‚ but has been a major contributor to the community by supporting programs through the Dallas Chamber of Commerce‚ The United
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Caterpillar Tony Keller MBL 524: Financial Management for Business Leaders Catherine Frost May 29‚ 2013 Caterpillar In the 1890s and early 1900s‚ Benjamin Holt created wooden tracks that were chained together that he fastened to a steam tractor. This created an easier maneuverable tractor across the soft dirt of San Joaquin Valley Delta‚ California therefore causing easier and faster farming as well as construction. His photographer‚ Charles Clements‚ who
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Overview The tractor industry reported a strong 28.3% growth in sales volumes during 2009-10‚ thereby ending the phase of cyclical correction that had pulled down tractor sales during the preceding two years (200709). Significantly‚ the revival of 2009-10 happened despite the droughtlike conditions in many States during the kharif1 season dampening sentiments. The key factor enabling the demand growth of 2009-10 was strong rural liquidity‚ which in turn was sustained by several factors‚ including:
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Caterpillar Inc. Analysis FIN400 – Analyzing Financial Statements June 23‚ 2013 Caterpillar Inc. Analysis Caterpillar Inc. is a global company headquartered Peoria‚ Illinois. They specialize in the manufacturing and selling of construction‚ mining‚ and farm equipment. Caterpillar Financial Services is a subsidiary company that offers financing options to their customers. I currently work of a construction company and I specialize in the accounting management of the company’s assets. Approximately
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is always said that efficient work is nothing but mutual coordination between two or more people.For me‚ it was a very difficult real time project without the help of people surrounding me.It is a great pleasure to acknowledge my deep sense of gratitude to my report guide and referredmentorMR.SUBOROTTO SINHA (Regional Manager- Marketing‚ UP & UTT)for his valuablesupport and guidance that geared the work into a proper channel that is demanded. The knowledgeoffered was from the
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Caterpillar presentation Last night I had the pleasure to hear Julie Lagacy speak for Northern Illinois University BELIEF Week. Julie is the Vice-President of Finance Services Division at Caterpillar. She is married and has two children. I am very sure her family is proud of her. Julie talked about how Caterpillar employs about 125‚000 workers. They have a code of conduct that they started back in 1925 which is a value based system. They motto in this area is be present‚ seek‚ share‚ listen
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