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Turning a Successful Business Model on Its Head (Spanish version)
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Reference: HBS-719S15
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Year: 1999
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Number of pages: 24
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Geographic Setting: Asia;Austria;Brazil;China;Europe;Germany;Hong Kong;Japan;Liechtenstein;Switzerland;United States
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Publication Date: May 4, 2017
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Fecha de edición: Sep 12, 2018
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Source: HBSP (USA)
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Type of Document: Case
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Industry Setting: Construction;Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure;Hand tools & power tools
Description
"Hilti developed many very innovative and successful products over the years, but they paled in comparison with the fleet management business model, which was the most important innovation in Hilti's history." All told, Hilti, which had about 22,000 employees and made about 4.5 billion Swiss Francs (or $4.589 billion USD) in sales in 2015, managed 1.5 million tools under fleet management contracts in 40 countries, resulting in a contract value of more than 1.2 billion Swiss Francs (approximately $1.4 billion USD). Case A describes the strategic decision-making process regarding the introduction of fleet management in its early planning stages. Case B (separate) tackles the implementation and scaling process of fleet management over the years and explores current challenges facing the BMI. This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details.
Keywords
Business model innovation
Business Models
Customer relationship management
Decision making
Focusing on customers
Innovation
Inventions
Leadership transitions
Leasing
Personal transformations
Profitability
Project implementation
Project management
Restructuring
Strategy
Succession planning
Transformations
Value chains