...“Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.” This quote, said by the motivational speaker Les Brown, can very well be applied the children’s story The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The Very Hungry Caterpillar was written by the American designer and illustrator Eric Carle. The title of this book is very self-explanatory. It tells the story of a caterpillar who is just what the title says, very hungry. When looking through the archetypal lens, an individual who is reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar will discover that when there is a struggle of conflict,one must keep fighting to become successful. While The Very Hungry...
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...SWOT Analysis for Caterpillar Inc. MBA5101 Christi Warthan Columbia Southern University SWOT Analysis for Caterpillar Inc. Introduction: This will be a Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis on Caterpillar Inc. From the inception of the company in 1925 Caterpillar has been a pioneer in the industry and today is a global corporation that is one of the most widely recognized in the world. Strengths: One of the biggest strengths that Caterpillar has going for it is brand name recognition. There are few places on planet Earth that you can go and not find a piece of Caterpillar equipment. That name is also synonymous with quality. Another one is the wide product range it has and services. With a distribution chain that is global, the company is able to produce and supply those quality products to just about anywhere. With nearly $11 billion in sales and revenue last physical year the company is able to achieve a strong line of acquisition too. According to the company website Caterpillar.com, they current holds more than 15,000 active patens and have more than 108,000 full time employees. The strength of any company is its work force and Caterpillar is no exception. They currently employ over 11,000 engineers and over 350 Ph-D level scientist that are working to provided new innovation and technologies. Another benchmark for the company is its efforts to achieve sustainability. “A leader in remanufacturing technologies and processes...
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...Fall 2011 Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) 12/05/2011 Executive Summary The project conducts an in-depth financial analysis of Caterpiller Inc. (CAT). The use of various analytical tools, the assignment covered major fundamental parameters relating the company and its stock. The analysis consisted of stock reporting analysis, ratio analysis, duo point analysis, weekly return analysis and the analysis of cost of equity. The stock reporting analysis part of the project analyzed the stock selected with respect to the market Index. For the purpose of analysis the prices of both stock and index were downloaded for the period beginning 15-Jan-2009 till 15-Nov-2011. Ratio analysis had been used as the primary tool for evaluating the performance of the company. The ratio analysis helps in analyzing the probable casual relationships among different items after analyzing the past results. These ratios are derived after analyzing the past results and helps management to prepare budgets, to formulate policy and to prepare future plan. Ratio analysis also helps in making inter firm comparison and also comparisons between different divisions of the company. The required rate of return of CAT is calculated with the help of CAPM model. The model explains the relationship between the systematic risk associated with a stock and its expected return. In this model a stock’s expected return is the risk free rate of return (generally return on Govt. Treasury bonds is taken as risk free rate...
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...test unique material and no other clothing material is comparable. In order to cultivate silk it takes an average of 24-28 days for a silk worm to become an adult and make a cocoon. Silk harvesters will use straw to pick up the adult silkworms then unwind the cocoon. The cocoons must be heated to kill the pupae or a moth will grow from the pupae and destroy the silk. An interesting fact about silkworms is one cocoon can produce about 1,000 meters of silk. After china mastered this sophisticated technique the west traders were willing to pay gold for the same weight as silk. today china is still the main producer of silk. Ancient alchemists in China tried to discover an immortal elixir that grants the gift of immortality. Instead of immortality they discovered gunpowder which is a combination of saltpeter charcoal and sulfur. This mixture is known as potassium nitrate. During the Tang Dynasty (850 AD) this invention was used to make fireworks and signal flares before being adapted for military. The English translation for the Chinese word gunpowder is fire medicine. unique material and no other clothing material is comparable. In order to cultivate silk it takes an average of 24-28 days for a silk worm to become an adult and make a cocoon. Silk harvesters will use straw to pick up the adult silkworms then unwind the cocoon. The cocoons must be heated to kill the pupae or a moth will grow from the pupae and destroy the silk. An interesting fact about silkworms is one...
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...The title “The Chrysalids” signifies that it is a novel about change. The word “chrysalid” is related to the word “chrysalis”, which means “the form which butterflies, moths, and most other insects assume when they change from the state of larva or caterpillar and before they arrive at their winged or perfect state”. Or in simpler terms, it is the state where the caterpillar does most, if not all, of its change into a butterfly. Change can happen anywhere, whether it be in a physical form, such as the caterpillar turning into a butterfly, or evolution of entire species; a mental state, for instance a deeper comprehension of an emotion, or an education towards acceptance and understanding; or in a social environment, for example the abolishment of slavery and the non-discriminatory laws. Change is almost inevitable, fore it is the driving force of life. With out change life could not adapt to its surroundings and survive. If change were to stop, then life would become meaningless. The Earth would be the same if there was life with no change, than if there was no life at all. Generally when people ponder about the notion change, they think about a process where a thing transforms into a better version of itself. While change is usually associated with evolution, it can sometimes be the complete opposite. Change can happen for the worse, though it is seldom seen. With life comes change, and though in The Chrysalids some change is not for the better, character, environment...
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...and one queen as partners, there is no genetic diversity. This means that all of the termites have the same genotypes and the same weaknesses. All of the termites will react the same way to a certain phenotype. If the queen has little tolerance for cold, so does the rest of the colony. If there is a sudden temperature drop, all of the termites will die. In this way, one climatic event can completely wipe out a colony because none of the termites have the genotype to resist a certain phenotype. Honey bees suffer from the same problem, although termites are not related to honey bees. Termites have always been considered white ants, but new studies have shown that termites are actually related to cockroaches. This was clear upon analysis of the DNA. Termites and cockroaches live in different social environments though. Termites have an advanced hierarchy-like system where everyone has roles and only the queen can lay eggs. Cockroaches live in a more laid back, democracy-like system. All cockroaches can lay eggs, and the group makes decisions collectively. Cockroaches have friends and families meaning they have genetic diversity, too, which makes them stronger as a whole. Termites also differ from cockroaches and many other insects by how they digest food. Many organisms, including us humans, use aerobic cellular respiration to break down carbohydrates into usable energy in the form of ATP. Termites, however, have to use acetogenesis to break down cellulose into...
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...F. Name BEED 2-D Year and Section Second Semester S.Y 2013-2014 MRS. REMELIE R. ROBLES Instructor I. Objectives * Students will learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. * Identify the four different stages of a butterfly life cycle (from egg, caterpillar, pupa or cocoon, to a butterfly). II. Subject Matter Topic: Life Cycle of a Butterfly Materials: Real eggs of a butterfly, caterpillar, cocoon, a butterfly, pictures III. Procedure A. Motivation I’m a Hungry Caterpillar (tune of I’m a Little teapot) I’m hungry caterpillar Walking slowly Looking for something To fill my belly When I go to sleep I’ll make a little cocoon Pop! I’ll be a butterfly soon. B. Discussion I will show to the class the four different stages of a butterfly life cycle one by one, which are the eggs, caterpillar, cocoon and a butterfly and explain to them each stage. * The first stage is the eggs. This is where a girl butterfly lays eggs. She lays them on a leaf. * The second stage is the caterpillar. At this stage, the caterpillar eats all the time. It also grows really fast. * The third stage is the cocoon. The caterpillar makes a cocoon. It is mostly brown or green. This protects them. * The fourth stage is the butterfly. A butterfly comes out of the cocoon. It can now learn to fly. Butterflies are very colorful. * A butterfly finds a mate. When it finds a mate, it lays eggs. Then the life...
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...A different sort of book For everyone Except for those who have given up completely (and even they might secretly enjoy it) HOPE FOR THE FLOWERS words and pictures by (1972) Trina Paulos HOPE FOR THE FLOWERS Trina Paulos A tale…. Partly about life Partly about revolution And lots about hope For adults and others (including caterpillars who can read) Many thanks To everyone All over the world Who has helped me Believe in the butterfly. This is the tale Of a caterpillar Who has trouble Becoming what He really is. It is like myself – like us. Love Trina To the “more” of love – the real revolution And my father who believed in it. CHAPTER 1 Once upon a time A tiny striped caterpillar Burst from the egg Which had been home For so long. “Hello world,” he said. “It sure is bright out here in the sun.” “I’m hungry,” he thought and straightaway began to eat the leaf he was born on. And he ate another… and another….and another. And got bigger…and bigger….and bigger…. Until one day he stopped Eating and thought, “There must be more to life that just eating and getting bigger. “It’s getting dull.” So Stripe crawled down From the friendly tree Which had shaded and fed him. He was seeking more. There were all sorts of new things to find. Grass and dirt and holes and tiny bugs – each fascinated him. But nothing satisfied him. When he came across some other crawlers like himself he was especially excited. But they were so busy eating They had...
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...Butterfly) Objective: You will be able to describe the process a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly. Student Role: A news reporter of a science television station Audience: Your favorite television station viewers Format: An informative newscast report Topic: Have you ever wondered what a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly? Directions: 1. Visit The Children’s Butterfly Site to learn more about the butterfly life cycle. 2. Use a storyboard worksheet to map out your script. 3. Type your script so it is easy to read. 4. Practice reading your script aloud until you feel you can read it fluently and with expression. 5. Create a video at Screencast-O-Matic. 6. Read and record your script as a professional news reporter. Resources: Websites to visit: The Children’s Butterfly Site http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/life-cycle Enchanted Learning : All About Butteflies http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/lifecycle/ Learn About Nature theButterflySite.com http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml The Life Cycle of a Butterfly http://www.tooter4kids.com/LifeCycle/Butterfly_Life_Cycle.htm The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Its Life Cycle http://education.nationalgeographic.org/activity/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-and-the-butterfly-life-cycle/ Assessment: Prepare a 3-5-minute script for a newscast segment to explain how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. Explain the steps of the life cycle of a...
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...Mealworm Response Lab Mealworms are the larvae of the Mealworm Beetle, also known as the Darkling Beetle. The Mealworm Beetle life cycle consists of four stages: the egg, the larvae, the pupa, and the adult. Mealworm beetle eggs are small elongated spheres, about the size of a dime. The eggs hatch anywhere from four to nineteen days after being laid. When the mealworm beetles hatch, mealworm larvae emerge. These larvae feed on plants and dead insects. As these larvae grow, they periodically molt and shed their exoskeleton. Mealworm larvae are high in protein and make good food for birds and reptiles. Mealworm beetles spend eight to ten weeks in their larval stage. After the larvae have completed their last larval molt, they transform into an alien like pupa. The pupa has no legs, so the only movement allowed is slight wiggling. During this stage the larvae changes into and adult mealworm beetle. After one to three weeks, the beetle emerges as an adult beetle. The mealworm beetle lives for four to 12 months total. After one or two weeks an adult beetle will begin to breed and lay eggs, as many as 500 at a time. Mealworm larvae live most of their lives under rotting logs and decaying organic matter, and therefore, are not used to light. Because of this, being exposed to bright light for extended periods of time can greatly stress the larvae and may even lead to death. Mealworm larvae bring positive benefits to the environment. They are one of the top decomposers of dead organic...
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...Using Engagor, Excel and SPSS Statistical 22, we analyzed the e-business process support of Caterpillar on three social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Next pie chart shows how much firm generated content had been analyzed, setting up a certain time frame. In the following, both quantitative and qualitative insights are provided. Number of analyzed firm generated content Processes supported on social media In order to give a brief overview of the business processes supported by Caterpillar on several social media platforms, we used SPSS Statistics 22. The following pie charts and frequency tables result from our statistical deceptive analysis. Facebook - Caterpillar Inc. Looking at the pie chart and the frequency table of the Facebook page ‘Caterpillar Inc.’, we can conclude that the overall presence of Trade Processes (Authentication, Customer Service and Search) is rather obvious. With 66.7% of the business processes, content regarding Authentication Processes are most likely to be generated by Caterpillar on this social media platform. The fact that this page is the main Facebook page of this company can be a logical explanation for its Trade Process focused nature. Since these processes are rather customer oriented, it is wise to reach their customers via their established brand name and the most well-known social media platform. Furthermore, we also recognize a small amount of Decision Support Processes. In light of the previous explanation...
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...Caterpillar – Economic Evaluation January 10, 2012 Caterpillar – An Economic Analysis Caterpillar Inc. (formerly Caterpillar Tractor Company) is a leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. Currently, the world headquarters is in Peoria, Illinois. The average number of employees for the last five years is over 100,000. In 2011 sales were 57 billion, 70 percent of which were sales outside of the United States. There is a vast array of product groups and industries served which include, but are not limited to, power systems, construction industries, and financial products. Stock is currently valued at $92.47 per share. While they are an extremely well ran, profitable company, they also strive to be seen as a socially responsible organization as well. Support of the United Way exceeded $10.6 million in 2011 in contributions from the corporation as well as from the employees. In addition, they have made over $50 million in philanthropic investments worldwide. Caterpillar Inc. – Supply Caterpillar Incorporated (CAT) has a distinct advantage as a large company as its supply of products is in high demand around the world. According to their home page on their website (2012), “For more than 85 years Caterpillar Inc. has been making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. With 2011 sales and revenues of $60.138 billion, Caterpillar is the world's leading...
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... [pic] PREPARED TO: DR MARTINO LUIS PREPARED BY: SUHASINI PRAHAKARAN (810986) Title Company: Caterpillar Inc Background Caterpillar Inc. Overview The Caterpillar Tractor Co. was formed in 1925 as a result of the merger of the C.L. Best Gas Tractor Company and the Holt Caterpillar Company. Restructure as Caterpillar Inc. in 1986, and it is currently one of the world’s largest manufacturers of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. Caterpillar has over 3 million machines in usage and it runs in three primary lines of business such as Machinery, Engines, and Financial Products. . Strategic Overview In order to remain to excellently grow the business and success against the competition, Caterpillar has implemented Vision 2020, an enterprise strategy that emphases on the Company’s customers, employees, and stockholders. Vision 2020 is built on Caterpillar’s strategic goals, operating principals, and core values. The three primary strategic goals of Vision 2020 are to produce superior financial results, be a global industry leader and have the greatest team. Involved in Vision 2020 are Caterpillar’s “Big 8” requirements for 2011 through 2015 which is focus on how Caterpillar will success and preserve and improve its leadership position. Over Vision 2020, Caterpillar expects to win by delivering valued, quality products, services and solutions to customers that deliver the lowest total...
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...paper is to assess the ability of Caterpillar Inc. to be competitive internationally in France. Caterpillar is already established in France, but has had its setbacks and challenges along the way. I am going to analyze Caterpillar’s products, industry context, and performance-to date and suggest how they can expand current manufacturing and distribution operations and the institutional challenges that lie ahead. I chose Caterpillar because they are an Illinois company that employs multiple family members of mine. I chose France because my wife is a French teacher and we have visited France multiple times. INTRODUCTION According to The World Factbook, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-8, the G-20, the EU and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO's integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing DE GAULLE's 1966 decision to take French forces out of NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common currency, the euro, in January 1999. Caterpillar was first exposed to France between...
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...Caterpillar is a leading global manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, machinery and engines with more than five hundred dealer and facility locations worldwide. Low revenue growth prompted Caterpillar to compete on a global scale In order to keep increasing revenue the company had to look for new customers and since ninety-five percent of the world’s potential customers live outside the United States, competing on a global scale was essential. Caterpillar created regional councils in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. The business driver for Caterpillar is a Lean Six Sigma. The company developed a strategic vision and a road map for change guided by fact-based analysis. The initiative led to product innovations, like Caterpillar's phenomenally successful low-emissions diesel engine, and to redesigned processes, including a streamlined supply chain. By 2005, the company's revenues had grown by 80 percent. Caterpillar’s global competitors are in: * Construction Machinery: Komatsu Ltd, Deere & Co., Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd, Volvo Construction Equipment, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd, Hyundai, CNH Global N.V. and J.C. Bamford Ltd * Resource Industries: Komatsu Ltd, Volvo Construction Equipment, Deere & Co., Joy Global Inc., Atlas Copco, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd and Wirtgen * Power Systems: Cummins Inc., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, Tognum AG, Deutz AG, Siemens Energy, GE...
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