Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Innovation at Caterpillar: The D7E Tractor
Carroll, G; Hoyt, DCase SGSB-SM223-EStrategyIn 2009, Caterpillar shipped its first D7E tractor, an “electric drive” machine in which electric motors moved the tracks and blade, using electricity from a generator powered by a diesel engine. In an industry where new products provided performance gains of just a few percent, the D7E moved 10 percent more material per hour, using 10-30 percent less fuel that its predecessor. It was also easier to operate, had 40 percent fewer moving parts, a...Starting at €8.20
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Professor Dodson
Dodson, D,Case SGSB-E448-EEntrepreneurship1. Decision to transfer an African American employee to a different shift at the request of a customer that is uncomfortable with the employee's race. 2. What, if anything, to do about promoting an existing employee to become the protagonist's administrative assistant when the candidate is young and physically attractive, and other employees have voiced their belief that the protagonist has other motives when he does not. 3. How to handle an empl...Starting at €8.20