Caterpillar Digs Deeply Into Global Supply Chain To Meet American Growth Needs May 23, 2018 Construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar is struggling to deliver on its three-fold rise in orders in America over the past year in part due to a shortage of parts. It has therefore had to draw on its global supply chain more aggressively, shown by a 34% rise in U.S. seaborne imports on... Read more →
Caterpillar Sourcing Teardown Reveals Japanese Buckets and Chinese Gears February 23, 2017 Caterpillar and other construction-exposed companies are facing a potential delay to President Trump’s infrastructure plan. A bigger issue may come from ‘Buy American’ rules that may go with such plans when they finally arrive. Caterpillar’s exposure will depend on the rules of origin associat... Read more →