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PCH International (B): Supply Chain Solutions Take Off - Teaching note
Lee H; Marks M; Hoyt DTeaching Note SGSB-GS61TN-EService and Operations ManagementThis is an update to GS-61, describing developments at the company through 2011, including a major acquisition, distribution in China, and an initiative to cultivate start-ups that might grow into future clients.Starting at €0.00
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Untangling the Knots in the New Silk Route
Ribera Segura, Jaume; Castillo, CristinaArticle ART-2081-EService and Operations ManagementWhile China remains the worlds factory, some companies are starting to realize that the extraordinary margins they once enjoyed are steadily being eroded. Why? The rising costs of raw materials and labor only partially explain why a growing number of companies are opting to bring back part or all of the production that they had previously outsourced to China. More likely, the disjointed and inefficient supply chain between China and Europe is th...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 10. Third Quarter 2011
IESE InsightMagazine REV-10-EEconomics, Finance, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyMauro F. Guillén and Esteban García-Canal highlight what managers of traditional, established MNCs can learn from their emerging market counterparts. Arnoud De Meyer considers the global innovation trends that have been heavily influenced by China, India and Southeast Asia. Francesc Prior and Javier Santomá take lessons from the banking sector to help all companies adapt their offer to the customers and circumstances of low-income segments. Alici...Starting at €22.00
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Strategic Sourcing at Whirlpool China: Finding the Ideal Supplier (Spanish Version)
Martin Lockstrom; Thomas E. Callarman; Shengrong (Linda) ZhangCase IVEY-9B12DS012Service and Operations ManagementIt was April 10, 2011, when the head of Whirlpool’s Asia International Procurement Office in Shanghai was informed by his colleagues that the company was about to launch a new energy-efficient refrigerator model in just six months. For the new refrigeratoStarting at €8.20
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Zhida: Blockchain Potential in Household Waste Recycling
Yu Gong, Shenghao Xie, Steve Brown, Changjun Li, Jiang DuanCase IVEY-W24882-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2020, the chief executive officer of Zhida Environmental Technology, a waste management company based in Nanjing, China, was considering adopting blockchain technology into the company’s work process. With the concept of Internet plus recycling, the coStarting at €8.20
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Pacific Dunlop China (A): Beijing (Spanish Version)
Upton, David M.; Seet, RichardCase HBS-607S28Service and Operations ManagementDescribe la situación de un gerente de planta Occidental con exceso de trabajo en una empresa conjunta chino. El cuarto en una línea de este tipo de gestores, que deben hacer frente a los problemas combinados de una incapacidad para delegar, costumbres y prácticas diferentes, y dificultades en la tecnología de la información y el control de la planta.Starting at €8.20
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Subsidies and the China Price
Haley, Usha C.V.; Haley, George T.Article HBS-F0806C-EService and Operations ManagementNew research suggests that Chinese companies' price advantage comes not from low-cost labor but from massive government subsidies. That finding has major implications for foreign firms that compete with, or source from, those companies.Starting at €8.20
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From Imitation to Innovation: Zongshen Industrial Group, Teaching Note
Shih, WillyTeaching Note HBS-611011-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching Note for 610057.Starting at €0.00
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edaixi (eWash): Digital Transformation of Laundry Services (A)
Zhu, Feng; Chen, Weiru; Chen, Chuang; Lin, CiwuCase HBS-617034-EService and Operations ManagementFounded in 2013 as a laundry service featuring online ordering for home pickup and delivery, China's edaixi (eWash) illustrated the online-to-offline (O2O) business model. As yet unclear in 2016 was the optimal way to organize third-party laundry service providers, locally sourced teams of freelancers, and in-house operations.Starting at €8.20
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edaixi (eWash): Digital Transformation of Laundry Services (B)
Zhu, Feng; Chen, Weiru; Chen, Chuang; Lin, CiwuCase HBS-617038-EService and Operations ManagementFounded in 2013 as a laundry service featuring online ordering for home pickup and delivery, China's edaixi (eWash) illustrated the online-to-offline (O2O) business model. As yet unclear in 2016 was the optimal way to organize third-party laundry service providers, locally sourced teams of freelancers, and in-house operations.Starting at €5.74