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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Challenge defines race as “the taxonomic category of a subspecies that is not applicable to humans because the division of humans into discrete types does not represent the true nature of human biological variation. In some societies race is an important social category.” (Haviland‚ Prins‚ Walrath‚ McBride‚ 2014). Although the biological race concept does not pertain to human disparities‚ race remains a significant cultural and social issue. Prime example of biological and social race issues is in The
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STRUGGLES IN THE GILDED AGE A facade is an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality. The name given to the Gilded Age is a facade to its many financial and political issues at the end of the 1800s. During this time‚ the conditions of the labor were demanding and unfair‚ forcing workers to go on strike and realize the difficulties that came with achieving the American dream. The labor was demanding and unfair. Children had to join the workforce to help
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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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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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Otis Toy Trains Company of Minneapolis‚ Minnesota‚ was extremely popular in the 1960’s‚ 70’s‚ 80’s‚ and somewhat the 90’s‚ however since then they have struggled to meet sales that cover their total costs. This lead to a proposal by the Joyous Luck Prosperity Toy Company (JLPTC) of China‚ who offered a price per unit of production to be between 40 and 60 percent lower than their current costs. When considering the attractiveness of this proposal‚ Otis Toy Trains must look at more details than just
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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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1930’s Worker motivation affects productivity Elton Mayo Hawthorne Studies Studies social interactions and their effect on productivity Operations Research ---- post WWII to 1970’s Quantitative methods applied to optimize business decisions BIT Tools George Dantzig – 1947 Father of Linear Programming Decline of U.S. Manufacturing --- 1970’s to 1980’s From Industrial Revolution through 1960’s‚ the US led world
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