Cummins Engine Company

Paige Miller

Nick Shanahan

History

Founded in Columbus, Indiana in 1919 by Clessie Cummins

1929 Clessie took W.G. Irwin for a ride in Americas first diesel-powered automobile

WWII Cummins put their engines in most military heavy duty trucks.

Late 1950’s, Cummins had sales of over $100 million and commanding lead in market.

Products

Engines

Filtration

Power Generation Turbo Technologies

Sales Reach

Cummins is a U.S. company but sells globally

Competitors:

-Detroit Diesel Corporation

-Caterpillar Inc.

-Navistar International Corporation

Capacity Planning

650 engines per day per factory

Cummins has a Central Parts Warehouse in Harrisburg, PA and Memphis

Layout Planning

Factories are layout in a assembly line with different sections that a person would take care of what they are building.

Each person will take care of section of the engine they are building no one will be working on the same part of the engine.

Quality Planning

Cummins also makes sure that they produce a grade A engine for there customers are satisfied.

Also Cummins will guarantee there engines are the best by giving a warranty with the engines for if something goes wrong.

Methods Planning

Cummins has to think about a lot of stuff when it comes to the resources for there engines.

There main materials they need it steel, rubber, also oil. These are the ones that are most important when it comes to the engine because they are the most expensive.

Also anther important thing is people to create the engine Cummins is always looking for people to hire to work for them.