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fiscal year 2001 between the two companies. Caterpillar was established in 1925 after Benjamin Holt and Daniel Best merged their two companies, both of which had been in business for over 35 years each. Komatsu was founded in 1921 when Komatsu Iron Works was spun off as an independent corporation from Takeuchi Mining Industry, Ltd. Both companies, Caterpillar and Komatsu, have since established themselves in the market as leaders of heavy equipment manufacturing. A review of the websites and mission

CATERPILLAR INC: BACKGROUND, INTRODUCTION, HOST COUNTRY OPERATION Before there was Caterpillar, a man by the name of Benjamin Holt would build his first combined harvester in Stockton, California in 1886. In the 1890’s, Holt would finish building his first steam traction engine tractor, working for the Holt Manufacturing Company. In 1910, the Holt Manufacturing Company registers “Caterpillar” as a trademark because of the way these track machines crawled around with their track type maneuverability

providing innovative customer solutions for over 90 years - from the track-type tractor that gave us our Caterpillar name, to the diesel engine, the elevated sprocket, the hybrid excavator and more. Benjamin Holt builds his first steam traction engine tractor in 1890. The Holt Manufacturing Company and C. L. Best Tractor Co. are merged to form the Caterpillar Tractor Co. In 1951 Caterpillar introduces its first self-propelled wheel tractor-scraper. Caterpillar faces fierce competition from Japanese manufacturer

of my research was the global management expertise and effectiveness of the company Caterpillar Inc., a global leader in the production and manufacturing of construction and mining equipment. I researched the company's website for core information and sought information outside the company for its global perspective. What I found 2 was that Caterpillar is more than just a number on the Fortune 500 list; it is a company committed to its vision and goals. Their focus on customer satisfaction is

and industrial gas engines to locomotives with more than US$89 billion in assets, Caterpillar was ranked number one in its industry. Caterpillar Inc. began in 1925 with a merger of the Holt Manufacturing Company and the C. L. Best Tractor Company, creating a new entity, the California-based Caterpillar Tractor Company was born 1. The History of Caterpillar The steam tractors of the 1890s and early 1900s were extremely heavy, sometimes weighing (450 kg) per horsepower, and often sank into the soft

Caterpillar's legacy started in the late 1800’s when Benjamin Holt built his first ever combined harvester. In the early 1900's, Holt tested what would become the first steam-powered track type prototype, and two years later he would introduce a gasoline engine. Caterpillar became a trademark name in 1910 bringing with it a track type tractor capable of completing a job that took more than four horses to do. The history of Caterpillar is all about creating change one breakthrough at a time by building

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 caught pictures of the machine stated that “the motion of the tractor moved like a caterpillar” (Cleveland Brothers CAT: History, 2013) which then gave Holt the name for his machines

Caterpillar was even a company. The history began back in the late1800’s when Daniel Best and Benjamin Holt were experimenting with various forms of steam tractors used for farming. The two competed with each other to gain the lead in the farm equipment industry. Throughout the late 1800’s and early 1900’s Holt and Best continued to build both steam and gas tractors. In 1908 Best sold his company to Holt. In 1925 Holt Manufacturing and C. L. Best Gas Tractor, a company owned by Best’s son C.

direction of where company wants to be and how best to allocate the company’s resources to meet its objectives. The formulation of business strategies has evolved over the years and has been made more difficult in recent by the uncertain operating environments and global financial crises. The key to sustainable business is ensuring that the company’s strategy proportions are aligned (Kim, W.C & Mauborgne, R, 2009). Caterpillar Inc. has been in existence since 1925 and the company has faced its fair

ATSJ-MPB-T-B 30 OCT 03 MEMORANDUM FOR Small Group Leader, ATTN: CAPT SETTLES, MPOBC 6-03, U.S. Army Military Police School, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473 SUBJECT: Book review of The Defence of Duffer’s Drift 1. Reference. The Defence of Duffer’s Drift, by Major General Sir Ernest D. Swinton. Published in U.S. Army Infantry Journal in April 1906, 72 pages. 2. Recommendations. a. Recommended Audience. I recommend this book to be read by all