1.0 Identification and Prioritization of Key Issues/Problems Komatsu Ltd. is known as a Japan based multinational company established in 13 May 1921. The company was founded by Maitaro Takeuchi in Osaka‚ Japan. The main operation of this company is the manufacturing and selling of construction and mining equipments‚ utilities‚ forest equipments and industrial machinery. The company had experienced several changes and development due to different leaders. However‚ the company had faced some problems
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Case Study | Komatsu Komatsu saves big‚ sells more‚ goes green at CONEXPO-CON/AGG and MINExpo Overview Komatsu needed a show-stopping‚ affordable‚ green way to exhibit at CONEXPO-CON/AGG and MINExpo. Global Experience Specialists (GES) customized a solution that included reconfigurable booth components‚ multiple SmartLeads℠ stations‚ and cost-saving‚ eco-friendly rental solutions. The resulting exhibit helped Komatsu connect with an untapped international audience‚ realize substantial cost savings
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A very warm good morning the teacher present and my dear colleagues. I feel the privilege to speak few words on the legend of Mathematics‚ Mr. srinivasa ramanujan‚ as today it being a Mathematics day dedicated to him only. Srinivasa Ramanujan‚ an incredible mathematician was born in Erode‚ Tamil Nadu on 22nd December 1887. He had no formal training in mathematics yet “he was a natural mathematical genius. By age 11‚ he had exhausted the mathematical knowledge of two college students who
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formulas made him take a second look‚ and show it to his collaborator J. E. Littlewood. After a few hours‚ they concluded that the results "must be true because‚ if they were not true‚ no one would have had the imagination to invent them". Thus was Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) introduced to the mathematical world. Born in South India‚ Ramanujan was a promising student‚ winning academic prizes in high school. But at age 16 his life took a decisive turn after he obtained a book titled A Synopsis of
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Srinivasa Ramanujan was one of India’s greatest mathematical geniuses. He made contributions to the analytical theory of numbers and worked on elliptic functions‚ continued fractions‚ and infinite series. Ramanujan was born in his grandmother’s house in Erode on December 22‚ 1887. When Ramanujan was a year old his mother took him to the town of Kumbakonam‚ near Madras. His father worked in Kumbakonam as a clerk in a cloth merchant’s shop. When he was five years old‚ Ramanujan went to the primary
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Konm Komatsu Case sorularının Cevapları 1-Komatsu was able to evolve from a 169 million Dollar company with low-quality products to become a real challenge to Caterpillar by taking vital series of actions. First action was taken by Kawai’s father by initiating a Total Quality Control(TQC) program in 1961. In this context‚ Kawai’s strategy was to acquaire and develop advanced technology‚ to raise quality and to increase efficiency to the level necessary to “catch up with and surpass Cat”. In order
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KOMATSU LIMITED INTRODUCTION The case is about two companies‚ Komatsu ltd. and caterpillar ltd. And how a small company like komatsu was able to compete with giants like caterpillar and was able to grow to gain number two position in the world market. CAT had suffered major financial losses during the period from 1981 through 1984‚ the case describes how Komatsu grew from a $170 million local manufacturer in 1963 to become CAT’s major challenge in the emerging global competitive battle. The case
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Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar Loftus – 3A Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar was one of the greatest mathematicians in history. He was born in Erode‚ Tamil Nadu state‚ India and went to college‚ but dropped out because he was not focused on anything academic besides mathematics. On the bright side‚ a clerk in Madras‚ India sent a letter to an English mathematician named G. H. Hardy in England showing 120 statements of theorems on infinite series‚ improper integrals‚ continued fractions‚ and number
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1. How was Komatsu able to evolve from a $169 million company with low-quality products to become a real challenge to Caterpillar by the early 1980s? How would you evaluate Mr. Kawai’s performance? The long-term vision of “catch up and surpass CAT” opened up different product offerings and the extension of the Komatsu market. Initiating Total Quality Control (TQC) helped to develop a strategy to acquire and develop advanced technology. Project A also sought to raise the quality to match CAT’s
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http://angelinajao.wordpress.com/2002/10/29/caterpillar-vs-komatsu-four-decades-of-global-competition/ http://www.doc88.com/p-844510545043.html For more than 75 years‚ Caterpillar Inc. has been building the world’s infrastructure‚ and in partnership with Caterpillar dealers‚ has allowed for positive and sustainable change on every continent. A Fortune 100 company‚ Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment‚ diesel and natural gas engines‚ and industrial
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