1. Agile in a Manufacturing Environment
John Deere Domodedovo
Agile in a Manufacturing Environment
John Deere Orenburg
Eurasian Parts Distribution Center

2. John Deere's 100 + year History in Russia
Before we dive into the future opportunities for the region, I’d like to pause for a moment to reflect on the past. It’s not widely known, but John Deere actually has a long history in Russia. In fact, Deere sales of tillage implements date back 100 years or more. The picture you see here shows an early model John Deere tractor sold in Russia. From 1927 to 1930 John Deere sold 8,200 tractor units in Russia and by 1930 Russia represented nearly 10% of company sales.
The C&F division also has significant tenure in the region. The forestry business, originally under the Timberjack brand and now John Deere has had a presence for over 30 years.
More recently, the company opened an Ag & Turf sales branch in 2003, the Construction business entered the market with it’s first 2 dealers in January of 2009, and in August of 2010 the company announced the investment in the Manufacturing and Parts Center in Domodedovo which will be opening shortly. All these investments continue to build on the successful 100 year partnership in Russia.
~ 400 Deere employees
18 Agricultural dealer groups with network of 70 locations
6 Construction & Forestry dealer groups with network of 72 locations
Indirectly supporting dealer employment of ~ 1300

3. Technological Eras in Agriculture
1921
Commercial hybrid corn
1996
Herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistance crops
1959
Applied to 47% of cropland by 75% of farms
1935
Hybrid demand exceeds supply
1994
Satellite guidance begins
2006
Precision farming
2012
Telematics
2003
68 M ha, half of the US cropland, sown to GM crops
1960
96% of corn acreage planted to hybrids
Expanded use of mechanized power
Commercial fertilizer use doubled
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4. The Pace of Change is Accelerating
Today
Electro-hydraulics
Networked controllers
Netscape Browser
Bt Corn
Rotor harvesting technology
GPS
Parallel Tracking
Touch Screens
Telematics
Electrification
Impact
Cloud
Computing
AutoTrac
The Pace of Change is Accelerating
1990 to Today

5. Technology Evolution in Agriculture
Time
past today future
Precision Irrigation
Coordination Enabled by Telematics
Simplifying Decisions
Sub-Inch Accuracy
Precision Farming
Section Control
Technology Level
Logistics Management
Guidance Systems
Automated Guidance
Variable Rate
Machine Productivity & Uptime
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Parallel Tracking
Mapping
Influence on Producer Business Results

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