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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They did not alert their employees. Instead‚ the workers were trapped in the building with only the elevator to take women to safety. The elevator could only make 3 trips before being unusable. Some women tried escaping on the fire escape ladder- which soon buckled from the weight of the workers and heat from the fire. Women fell 9 stories to their deaths. Some women tried
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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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Bassem Basta Supply Chain 20th January 2015 Case Analysis Otis Toy Train Case Analysis The Background of Otis‚ it was a landmark Toy Train Company in early 20th century. In 1950’s gained major popularity among children‚ 1960’s-1980’s was the company’s peak. In 1990’s customer preference changed to gaming consuls‚ so Otis Trains had to change their target market. In response changed their product. Otis faced some problems‚ for instance‚ they didn’t adapt to advancements in technology: as a result
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An elevator is a mechanism for moving people and freight from level to level in a building or any other structure. The first elevator-like structure was built in 236 BC by the Archimeds. This construction was a hoist operated by ropes and pulleys. However‚ the first pragmatic elevator was not developed until the 19th century. Though sensible‚ this elevator has been modified many times throughout the course of history and is still updated with all of the new advancements in math and technology
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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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existence of a cartel among the four major manufacturers of elevators and escalators present in the European Union‚ KONE‚ Otis‚ Schindler and ThyssenKrupp. They found out that 17 national subsidiaries of the above undertakings‚ as well as their controlling parents‚ and to Mitsubishi Elevator Europe B.V. which participated in the Dutch cartels are guilty for participating cartels. The products which this industry is related to are elevators and escalators‚ as well as the provision of maintenance and
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urban lifestyle. The elevator‚ or‚ safety elevator as it was called at the time was invented by an American industrialist and entrepreneur. His name was Elisha Graves Otis. With this invention‚ Otis basically laid the foundation for all elevator stores and companies to come‚ and forever changed the look of urban areas and skyscrapers for the society of his time and modern time. The elevator was one of the most important and impactful inventions of the 19th century. The elevator was a very unique and
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Space Elevator The idea of making space elevator was conceived by Michael Laine‚ the space elevator still a dream to the scientists and its still on the plan to build it one day‚ the space elevator will be one of the best inventions in the space career and in the world. Space elevator advantages is more than rockets because its cheaper and safer to the spacemen‚ also it will be on easy road to approach the space. Engineers faces a lot of challenges while sketching the space elevator like
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