Caterpillar Global Supply Chain - Logistics Data for a Medium Size Excavator

Caterpillar Inc. is the world leader in manufacturing of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The current revenue of Caterpillar is on the order of tens of billions and they sell products and parts via a worldwide dealer network. Caterpillar sells more than 3 million products and 700,000 parts in more than 20 countries around the world every year. They operate with more than 3,000 suppliers and 3,000 dealerships and their logistics operations alone are worth more than 60 million dollars per year.

The dataset provided is one example of supply chain problem for one product of Caterpillar - a medium size excavator.