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    Caterpillar Inc. was formed in 1925 when Holt Manufacturing Company and the C. L. Best Tractor Co. merged to form Caterpillar Tractor Co. These two companies were formed by Benjamin Holt and Daniel Best, thus the two founders of Caterpillar. Throughout their history, Caterpillar has continued to update and diversify their product lines to meet the demands of consumers. In 1931, the first Diesel Sixty Tractor rolled off the assembly line in East Peoria, Illinois, offering a new efficient source

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    Crosby Manufacturing Corporation Week 8 Assignment Valencia Freeman Dr. Gregory Hart Project Management BUS375006VA016-1118-001 November 27, 2011 1. Compose a synopsis of the case, using a maximum of 120 words. Wilfred Livingston the president

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    GadgetCo is a family-owned large manufacturing company with over five-hundred employees located in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. They produce electric motors that run devices from computers to motorized scooters (Lewis University, 2016). Electric motor production is vital to the company’s overall success. Safety must be taken into consideration when manufacturing these electric motors since they will be used by the public. The customer will always be placed at the top of the list when it comes

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    collections of characters in the entertainment industry. The proprietary library of over 4700 characters contributed to the success of the company, in which the characters have been featured in various media forms for over 70 years. However due to various issues, Marvel was forced to file for bankruptcy in the late 1990s. Nevertheless after Toy Biz, Inc. acquired the company out of bankruptcy, it formed a new board and a new strategic direction. The three key strategies that can be identified to Marvel's

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    breechloader for mounted service. It was far simpler to reload from horseback than a muzzle loading arm. Because of this there many options for domestic carbines at the start of the war. The Sharps carbine was the weapon that the North wanted. The Sharps Company would produce over eighty thousand carbines during the war. But these were not enough. In response to the demand for carbines various other arms of good quality such as the Smith and Burnside were acquired. Some others of lesser quality such as the

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    by Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, the presidential nominees of the Democratic party and Republican party respectively, covered three primary areas: achieving prosperity, America’s direction and securing America. The debate was anchored by Lester Holt of NBC’s nightly news with Hilary Clinton answering the first question. This paper highlights some of the main points made by each presidential nominee under the aforementioned broad headings and concluding with an opinion of who came out on top.

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    literature review about supply chain management and operations management. Then, the paper will explore various issues within the Airbus company and analyze the identified issues by apply SCOM concept. The paper will also identify specific best/worst practices in the Aerospace industry before offering actionable short-term and long-term recommendations for the company. 2) Literature review Many studies have explored the topic about supply chain management and operation management. In spite of some

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    TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT Literature Review Introduction: Total Quality Management (TQM) involves developing quality and execution of product and service of a company. Customer relish is the main purpose which generates customer attention and satisfies customer expectation. So, it can be said that concentrating on customer fulfillment, total quality management manages peoples and business processes. In other words, Total Quality Management includes performance, appearance, easy accessibility, delivery

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    customer expectations is a factor which helps the organisation about the demands of the population and the changing culture. The time to time change in culture helps the organisation to understand what exactly the population is expecting from the company and the product. It also makes them understand the factors which help them to develop the product and adding new constraints to their product and processes. Choose a minimum of three of the following areas of Operations Management that you think

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