Caterpillar Incorporated, Also Known As CAT Is AUnited States Based Corporation That Is Based InPeoria, Illinois. The Company Commonly Known As CATis Known Around The World As The Largest Manufacturerof Construction And Mining Equipment, Diesel Andnatural Gas Engines, And Industrial Gas Turbines.Well Known And Famous For Their Products That Featurethe Caterpillar Track And Distinctive Yellow Paint,CAT Produces A Wide Range Of Heavy Equipment Forall Types Of Jobs, Including The Very Popular Caterpillar D9 Bulldozer.HistoryThe Story Of CAT Dates Back To The Late 19th Century,when Daniel Best And Benjamin Holt Were Experimentingwith Different Ways To Fulfill The Promise Thatsteam Tractors Held For Farm Work. Prior To 1925,the Holt Family Had Pioneered Track Tractors Andgasoline Powered Engines. After The Companies Of Best And Holt Were Merged, The Company Went Throughseveral Changes Then At The End Of World War 2, They Began To Grow At A Very Fast Pace, Launchingthe First Venture Outside Of The Country In 1950, Which Marked The Beginning Of CAT Development Intoa Big Corporation.CAT Equipment Ranges From Track Type Tractors Tohydraulic Excavators, Backhoes, Motor Graders, Offroad Trucks, Wheel Loaders, Tractors, Diesel Andgas Engines, And Gas Turbines. CAT Equipment Isused In Construction, Excavation, Building Roads,mining, Energy, Forestry, Transportation, And Material Handling Companies.SalesOver Half Of CAT's Sales Are To Customers In Overseasareas. CAT Products Are Sold In Almost 200 Differentcountries. The Company Has A Worldwide Networkof Over 200 Dealers - 63 In The United States Andover 150 In Other Countries. CAT Equipment Andcomponents Are Manufactured In 42 Plants In The United States And 58 Plants In Australia, Belgium,Brazil, Canada, England, France, Germany, India,Japan, Mexico, And Several Other Countries.LaborCAT Almost Went Down In The Early 1980s Due Tothe Massive Union Strikes And A Down Turn In Productdemand. At The Time, Several News Reports Indicatedthat Products Were Piling Up So High In Facilitiesthat Temporary Workers Hired To Work The Linescould Barely Get To Their Stations To Perform Theirjobs.In The 1990s, CAT Suffered Yet Another Long Strikein Which The Company Hired What It Deemed To Bepermanent Replacements For Union Workers That Were On Strike. During Both Strikes, Jack Rockswere Placed In The Home Entrances Of Many OfCATs Top Executives And Employees, Puncturingthe Tires Of Their Vehicles And Making Thingsworse For The Company.Not Long After The Strike Of The 1990s Endedand The Economy Started To Get Back Up Again, CATadopted The "6 Sigma" Quality Management Program,to Help Reduce Costs And Inventory And Identifyand Correct The Defects In Processes And Products.PPPPP(word Count 459)
