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Textron Annual Report 7
Includes Greenlee, leading m anufacturer of products for wire and
cable installation and m aintenance in residential, commercial and
industrial facilities; Tempo, maker of tools and test instruments for
the communications market; Textron Golf, Turf & Specialty
Products, offering the world’s most com prehensive line of golf and
turf-care products w ith brand names like E-Z-GO, Cushm an,
Jacobsen, Ransom es and Ryan; OmniQuip, producer of light
construction equipm ent for the agricultural, construction, industrial,
maintenance, military and utility m arkets; and Textron Systems,
manufacturer of technologically advanced system s for the defense
and aerospace markets.
Fastening Systems
Industrial Products
Textron Fastening Systems is an integrated fastening
solutions provider, offering design, engineering, manufacturing and
logistics solutions that improve the efficiency of customers’
manufacturing processes. Textron Fastening System s serves
the automotive, telecommunications, aerospace, electronics,
construction and transportation markets. Brands include: Avdel,
Boesner, Camcar, Cherry, Elco, Fabco, Ring Screw and Sükosim,
among others.
Industrial Components
Includes Textron Fluid Handling Products, producer of pum ps
and system s used in the plastics, chemical, refining, oil and gas,
pow er generation and pharmaceutical industries; Textron Power
Transmission, manufacturer of mechanical pow er transmission
com ponents and systems for the industrial, m ining, m obile equipm ent
and transportation m arkets; and Kautex, leading global supplier of
automotive plastic fuel tank system s and blow -m olded functional
com ponents.
Strategic Steps Forward
Drive organic grow th by leveraging brand excellence and
customer focus
Pursue value-added acquisitions that build on strengths
of branded products
Strengthen core golf and turf business, w hile exploring
adjacent growth opportunities
Leverage the Greenlee brand through enhanced service and
product innovation while expanding into adjacent m arkets
Strengthen the Tempo brand through new product innovation
and enhanced custom er service and support, w hile focusing
on global growth
Expand Textron Systems’ innovative technology solutions,
further enabling com bat and hom eland security missions
Further im prove enterprise excellence through diligent im ple-
mentation of Textron Six Sigm a applications, effective supply
chain management and consolidation of IT infrastructure
Strategic Steps Forward
Differentiate product offerings to gain market share and
increase brand recognition
Expand Fluid Handling’s after-m arket presence, w hile improving
product offerings for existing and adjacent OEM markets
Deliver cost-competitive standard products for the power
transmission market w hile becom ing a full-service provider
of customer-tailored engineered products
Capture m arket share in growing plastic fuel tank market as
a full-service supplier of fuel system s and innovations in fuel
system performance and emissions reductions
Further im prove enterprise excellence through diligent im ple-
mentation of Textron Six Sigm a applications, effective supply
chain management and consolidation of IT infrastructure
Strategic Steps Forward
Realign into a more unified, agile m atrix organization that
drives organic growth globally through four dedicated
product line business groups
Consolidate operations, creating focused factories dedicated
to m anufacturing-related products, applying best practices
Increase ROIC by focusing on core products and
applications, w hile outsourcing and divesting non-core
products and services
Enhance our advanced engineered solution and logistics
service offerings, while leveraging the equity of our powerful
brands to increase m arket penetration
Leverage entire supply chain, using e-enabled sourcing tools
and the purchasing pow er of enterprise-wide commodity
team s. Drive improvem ent through an intense focus on
Textron Six Sigm a