Ridge Tool/Emerson

Ridge Tool/Emerson based the website https://www.ridgid.com/

Write a 3 page report responding to the following questions:

1. Provide a brief history of Ridge Tool and explain the type of products they produce, their markets and

their competitors.

2. Describe their production process (push vs. pull, make to stock or make to order, assembly line or

cellular manufacturing, level of automation vs. labor content)

3. Talk about their relationship with their global suppliers.

4. Why do they locate in Ohio? Any incentives? How does their location impact their supply chain

network?