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Prepared for Jordan P. | Delivered August 28, 2019
Hydraulic Components Sourcing and Distribution
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Goals
To understand how Deere,
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source their hydraulic components and distribute aftermarket parts in order to understand the approach to aftermarket hydraulic components for large industrial equipment manufacturers.
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Early Findings
John Deere
manufactures its hydraulic
components in
Deere & Company World
Headquarters
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, Illinois.
For its hydraulic excavator components, the company has a "
50/50 joint venture partnershi
p Hitachi Construction Machinery Corporation (Tokyo, Japan), established for the purpose of providing high quality hydraulic excavators."
John Deere sells its
aftermarket parts through
its extensive network of local dealers.
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Limited
manufactures its hydraulic components
, diesel engines, and axles in its Oyama plant exclusively and supplies them to a total of 23 assembly plants all over the world.
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Limited sells its
hydraulic components
as well as other parts through its network of distributors.
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