In 2011, sales and revenues of Caterpillar, Inc. measured about $60.138 billion. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company is a leading services provider through Caterpillar Financial Services, Caterpillar Remanufacturing Services, Caterpillar Logistics Services and Progress Rail Services. Despite achievements of Caterpillar, Inc., the firm has several ethical issues that it must address. Some of these issues deal more with the nature of the company’s products than with anything the company itself has done.
Johnson Controls Social Responsibility Strategy JJT2 Social Responsibility, Task 1 February 23, 2014 Introduction Johnson Controls is a global manufacturing company with its corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The company is the largest producer of private label lead acid batteries in North America, and is quickly becoming a leader in Asia and South America. Johnson Controls provides batteries for nationally recognized brands such as Duralast, Interstate Batteries, Die Hard, ProStart, and Bosch. In addition, Johnson Controls provides original equipment batteries for Ford, Acura, Honda, Diamler Chrysler, Nissan, and Toyota. With over 170,000 employees around the world, Johnson Controls is a global industrial leader serving customers in over 150 countries and is committed to corporate social responsibility (Johnson Controls, 2014).
This project will bring a major boom to the steel industry and the suppliers of steel are already seeing the benefits. TransCanada has already entered into contracts with over 50 steel suppliers and has invested in more than $2 billion to purchase material and related services for items ranging from the steel pipe and thousands of valves and fitting to transformers and large electronic motors for pumping station (Triplett, 2014). All and all, TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline Project seems as though it is a very well thought out project that will reap many benefits on the economy and the people of the United States. Citation Jobs & Economic Benefits | Keystone XL Pipeline. (n.d.).
ATTENTION GETTER: As the world has changed so has the way employer have sought out new employees. In the wake of this change, Kelly Services has provided many big name organizations, including with the staffing solution to improve the organizations stand in the future. “Ford, America’s truck leader, began production of the 2014 F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas, making Ford the only manufacturer with an available CNG/LPG-capable half-ton pickup.” (Ford, 2013) In our research, we found that Ford has opened plants various location throughout the country including Kansas City, Missouri. In addition, Ford has many new projects rolling out like the 2014 F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas. (Ford, 2013)
Memorandum: Riordan Manufacturing Wilber Roberto Musika University of Phoenix LDR/721 – Ethical Leadership and the Legal Landscape June 23rd 2014 Instructor: Renee Clark Background Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer with projected annual earnings of $46 million. The company is wholly owned by Riordan Industries. Riordan Industries is a Fortune 1000 enterprise with revenues in excess of $1 billion. Riordan Manufacturing is an industry leader in the field of plastic injection molding creating innovative plastic designs that have earned international acclaim. Riordan Manufacturing uses state-of-the art design capabilities in its processes to facilitate extreme precision and enthusiastic quality control.
Company background Navistar International is a leading global transportation company which focuses on manufacturing commercial trucks, horsepower diesel engines and providing financing services for its customers, dealers and distributors. The company’s products, parts, and services are sold through a network of nearly 1000 dealer outlets in the United States, Canada, Brazil and Mexico and more than 60 dealers in 90 countries throughout the world. Over the years, Navistar has placed high priority on quality improvement since quality concerns affect customer requirements and costs. Navistar has two assembly plants, Chatham plant which is responsible for producing premium conventional trucks, and Springfield plant which focuses on manufacturing and assembling medium and cab over trucks. Currently, Andy Ramsz is appointed to be the assembly supervisor at Navistar’s Chatham
The Engineering & Construction unit accounts for over 70% of the company’s total revenues and is the industry that the company is most well known for. Within this industry, 44% of SNC-Lavalin’s 2013 revenues were generated from Infrastructure & Environment (24%) and Power (20%). The company has incentive to expand its footprint in these particular market segments since other markets such as Oil & Gas and Mining & Metallurgy are highly saturated and mature (REF). Furthermore, governments are focusing their efforts on environmental initiatives (Huffington Post, 2012); SNC-Lavalin can therefore take a first mover advantage in this area. By focusing on projects that cater to the Environment and Clean Power markets, SNC-Lavalin can not only attain large-scale growth and attract government support, but it can also strengthen its new image as an ethically compliant and socially responsible firm.
Team Strategy Plan MGT/311 July 21, 2012 Professor XXXXX Part I: Team Strategy Plan Riordan Manufacturing is an industry leader in plastic injection molding and is ranked within the Forbes 1000 Company listing. The company is completely owned by Riordan Industries and has annual revenues in excess of $1 billion. Riordan Manufacturing’s newest production line will be their CardiCare Valve heart valves and will take place at the Pontiac, Michigan plant. A group of superintendents has been hired to lead teams of employees throughout the production process. The first the task the superintendents are to take on is to form the teams they will lead.
NORTHERN DRILLING INC. Executive Summary Peter Bremner, the general manager of Northern Drilling Inc. has received a request for proposal from Mond Nickel to bid for an upcoming project that will be Northern’s largest contract to date. The project involves an intermediate job, as well as a deep drilling job, and will require that Northern prioritize this contract over other existing contracts in terms of manpower and equipment. Northern has to assess the technical feasibility of this project before bidding with a competitive price. Mond Nickel being one of the largest players in the mining industry, winning this project would be a large step towards Northern’s growth strategy. However, overestimating their ability, or alternatively, selling themselves short would be detrimental to their overall success.
Date: February 13, 2011 Re: Information concerning Navistar International Corporation This memo will discuss Navistar.com address, history, current shares’ price, market cap, short interest, short interest ratio, shares you can buy for $1000, and competitors. Where is Navistar International (NAV) address and web page? Navistar is located at 4201 Winfield Rd Warrenville, IL, 60555-4025 United States. You can find the web page is located at www.navistar.com. History: Navistar is one of the largest companies which produce commercial trucks and diesel engines in North America.