RESOURCE USE IN YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN There are many different parts to your supply chain, each using different forms of energy and other resources to provide you with the products and services you need to keep your business operating.
The worldâs leading manufacturer and. service provider of elevators, escalators. and moving walkways. Innovation. Otis was founded on the concept of innovation and 160 years later weâre still leading. Learn More. Otis Elevator Company. The worldâs leading manufacturer, installer and maintainer of elevators, escalators and moving walkways.
Building a Business. With his two sons, Otis founded the Union Elevator and General Machine Works Company. He debuted his invention at New York's Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1853. The impresario P. T. Barnum was there to hype the stunt and attract a crowd. Otis's alarming demonstration increased orders for his hoist machines.. Otis, a compulsive tinkerer, made numerous improvements to his elevator and patented other inventions, but he never managed to run a successful business.