Caterpillar Inc. is the largest maker of construction
and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and
industrial gas turbines in the world. It requires a
global production network that can serve ever-changing
market dynamics, while maintaining world-beating
standards of cost, quality, service and flexibility. Rod
Skewes, Caterpillar’s Manager of Global Production
Network Planning, describes their approach, developed in
collaboration with Cambridge University. pdf
