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SF Express: From Delivery to E-Commerce
Zhu, Feng; Lane, DavidCase HBS-616003-EService and Operations ManagementShunfeng Express (SF), China's leading express delivery firm, in May 2014 opened the first 500 of several thousand Heike stores, which allowed consumers to buy and try out SF's own e-commerce offerings, in addition to other services. As an example of China's "online-to-offline" trend in e-commerce, Heike stores allowed SF to leverage its logistics and IT expertise to differentiate itself from its rivals in express delivery. As yet unclear was whe...Starting at €8.20
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SF Express: From Delivery to E-Commerce, Teaching Note
Zhu, FengTeaching Note HBS-616018-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 616003.Starting at €0.00
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Why Some Platforms Thrive and Others Don't
Zhu, Feng; Iansiti, MarcoArticle HBS-R1901J-EStrategyIn the digital economy, scale is no guarantee of continued success. After all, the same factors that help an online platform expand quickly--such as the low cost of adding new customers--work for challengers too. What, then, allows platforms to fight off rivals and grow profits? Their ability to manage five aspects of the networks they're embedded in: (1) Network effects, in which users attract more users; (2) Clustering, or fragmentation into ma...Starting at €8.20
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JD: Envisioning the Future of Retail (A)
Zhu, Feng; Sun, ShirleyCase HBS-618051-EService and Operations ManagementJD, China's second largest e-commerce company by gross merchandise volume (GMV) after Alibaba, had expanded rapidly from 2012 to 2016. When the company celebrated its 13th birthday in 2017, Richard Liu, its founder, deliberated on the company's growth strategies. The landscape of China's e-commerce market had changed drastically in recent years. The growth in the e-commerce market had declined significantly. Furthermore, the advancement of AI and...Starting at €8.20
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Pinduoduo
Zhu, Feng; Palepu, Krishna G.; Yining Cao, Bonnie; Lau, DawnCase HBS-620040-EService and Operations ManagementFounded in 2015 by serial entrepreneur, Colin Huang, Pinduoduo Inc. (PDD) had become China's fastest-growing e-commerce platform in history. PDD pioneered a new approach to online shopping that allowed shoppers to share products, invite friends to form shopping teams, and purchase together at discounted prices. The company's rapid development helped it debut on the Nasdaq in July 2018, only three years after its inception. The fast growth was par...Starting at €8.20
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Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent: The Three Kingdoms of the Chinese Internet
Zhu, Feng; Smith, AaronCase HBS-615039-EService and Operations ManagementThis note provides an overview of the Chinese Internet by describing its leading three companies: Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (BAT). While BAT had previously focused their respective businesses on distinct sectors of the online economy-Baidu for search, Alibaba for e-commerce, and Tencent for games and instant messaging-the proliferation of mobile devices in China introduced new territory to be conquered. By the end of 2014, BAT had each made a s...Starting at €8.20
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JD: Envisioning the Future of Retail (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Zhu, Feng; Sun, ShirleyTeaching Note HBS-620051-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note to the (A) and (B) cases for "JD: Envisioning the Future of Retail"Starting at €0.00
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Making Virtual Reality Real
Zhu, Feng; Mehta, Sarah; Lane, DavidCase HBS-617013-EService and Operations ManagementThis note describes virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, and describes the main consumer products on offer in 2016 and their manufacturers. It also surveys existing applications of virtual and augment reality technologies.Starting at €8.20
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Ant Group (D)
Zhu, Feng; Palepu, Krishna G.; Herman, Kerry; Ma, Susie L.Case HBS-621089-EStrategyThe (D) case updates the case series from the time of Ant's planned IPO, and the Chinese government's regulatory shifts.Starting at €5.74
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Qihoo, Teaching Note
Zhu, FengTeaching Note HBS-616011-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 615017.Starting at €0.00