Otis Frank Boykin was born in 1920 in Dallas‚ Texas. His mother Sarah was a homemaker and his father Walter was a carpenter‚ who later became a minister. Otis Boykin attended Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas‚ where he was the valedictorian‚ graduating in 1938. He attended Fisk University on a scholarship and worked as a laboratory assistant at the university’s nearby aerospace laboratory. He then moved to Chicago‚ where he studied at Illinois Institute of Technology but dropped out after
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Elisha Graves Otis was the man who invented elevator breaks. He was born on a farm near a city called Halifax‚ Vermont. He was the youngest of 6 children. His parents’ names were Steepen and Phoebe Otis. When he was little‚ his health was very poor. He went to school in his home town of Halifax‚ where he was born. His education ended at the age of 19 when he moved away from home. When he left his home town‚ he moved to Tory‚ New York. He lived there for 5 years. For those 5 years‚ he carried on
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OTIS and the Central Role of Information and IT 5/17/11 Otis Elevator had been known as an “old-line” industrial company which manufactured goods but had not been renowned for delivering services to their customers. Otis was a global company with 90% of its employees (approx. 54‚000) working outside of the United States[1]. In the elevator industry at the time (circa 2004)‚ most profits were being realized through the maintenance and repair of existing units and not by the sales of new units
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Summary of the case Otis Elevator was founded by Elisha Graves Otis‚ the inventor of the safety-brake elevator‚ in 1853. The main business of Otis was to design‚ manufacture‚ install and provide service for elevators and relevant products such as moving walkways and escalators. The market was very competitive in the elevator industry‚ and Otis investigated that customer cancelled maintenance agreements due to dissatisfaction for service quality rather than product quality. In order to increase
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Worked for more than three years time workers small yellow these days feel confused‚ plant outside in their work‚ more and more goods placed on the open space‚ not sparing even the sidewalk in the Otis Tianjin TEDA base. Reporter saw hundreds of large and small cargo cover various parts of the elevator‚ rail frame‚ machine beams‚ wire rope‚ the engine room hoistway components‚ usually use the elevator can see and can not see the parts have been packaged stackedAlthough the contract order number
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DES4170 Global Logistics Management Team 1 Paper Topic: Otis Elevator Q1. What kind of company is Otis? The Otis Elevator‚ a subsidiary of the United Technologies‚ was founded by Elisha Graves Otis. Ever since the first ‘safety-brake elevator’ being sold in 1853‚ Otis has been the leader of the elevator industry for more than 150 years. The core business of Otis is to design‚ manufacture‚ install elevators‚ escalators and moving walkways and provide services worldwide. With its engineering headquarters
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Otis Case Study Background Otis Elevator Company has been a worldwide industry leader in manufacturing‚ installation and maintenance of elevators‚ escalators and moving walkways‚ for more than 15 years (Otis‚ 2012). Elisha Graves Otis founded the company in 1853 (McFarlan & Delacey‚ 2005)‚ and it became a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (UTC) in 1976 (Otis‚ 2012). UTC is “a leading provider to the aerospace and building system industries worldwide” (McFarlan & Delacey‚ 2005)‚ and Otis
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Executive Summary Dear Mr. Bousbib: These are exciting and challenging times at Otis Elevator Company. We are currently the largest manufacturer‚ installer‚ and servicer of elevators‚ escalators‚ and moving walkways in the world.[1] Just two years ago we completed the second largest acquisition in company history by adding Amtech Elevator Services. This acquisition has proven to be a key strategic maneuver as we have eliminated an industry rival while increasing the company’s revenue‚ operating
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The Otis Elevator company founded in 1853 has grown to 7.9 Billion dollar enterprise. It is an integral part of United Technologies contributing 35% to its profits. The growth of Otis has been manly due to acquisitions across the world; this activity has bought in many different working methods and organization culture. Otis had many competitors in various parts of world including foreign multinationals Hitachi‚ Kone etc. The market for new elevators was maturing and there were fewer orders for
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us to our destinations faster and help us innovate our technologies to higher levels to keep up with our fast-paced world. Based on simple machinery‚ its minimalism proves to be the heart beat of our improving industrial communities. Although Elijah Otis improved the invention of the elevator in 1850‚ the composition‚ structure‚ and limitations are still improving today. Though there are many types of elevators‚ the most common type is the roped elevator. This type of system consists of many parts
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