ericschulman/tube_assemblies

code to predict tube assembly prices for catepillar based on the kaggle competition

Political information

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-caterpillar-supplychain-analysis/why-caterpillar-cant-keep-up-with-a-boom-in-demand-idUSKCN1IO0FW https://www.reuters.com/article/us-caterpillar-suppliers/caterpillars-global-woes-ripple-out-through-supplier-base-idUSKCN0RP26J20150925 https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2019/07/29/why-did-caterpillar-stock-rise-2x-in-3-years/#57d473623835 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/28/caterpillar-earnings-q4-2018.html https://www.trade.gov/topmarkets/pdf/Construction_Equipment_Top_Markets_Report.pdf http://s7d2.scene7.com/is/content/Caterpillar/CM20180516-36509-46430 https://www.globaltrademag.com/global-trade-daily/news/caterpillar-relocates-illinois-factory-to-mexico/

Minining industry slump?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/13/coal-global-demand-falls-2016-second-year-in-row-fossil-fuel https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jul/24/global-mining-industry-faces-up-to-a-deep-malaise https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/mining/12053444/Five-reasons-mining-companies-are-in-a-hole.html

Winner's articles

http://blog.kaggle.com/2015/09/22/caterpillar-winners-interview-1st-place-gilberto-josef-leustagos-mario/ http://mariofilho.com/won-caterpillar-machine-learning-competition-kaggle/

Shop assemblies

https://parts.cat.com/en/catcorp/cylinder-rods#facet:&productBeginIndex:0&orderBy:&pageView:grid&minPrice:&maxPrice:&pageSize:&currentEndIndex:0&scrollToProductId:undefined&

Confirmed suppliers

http://www.kirshfoundry.com/ https://www.manoir-industries.com/products/

Foundries

https://barron-industries.com/industries/ https://www.milwaukeeprec.com/ https://oscoind.com/contact.html http://www.clinchrivercasting.com/capabilities/