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TNT Ltd.'s Logistics Services in Asia (A): The Strategy
Yoshino, Michael Y.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-397017-EEconomicsMeredith Hellicar's mission as general manager of corporate development is to make TNT Ltd. one of the biggest and most diverse transport and logistic companies in the world, with approximately $5 billion in turnover in 1993, a leading provider of logistics services in Asia. The case describes the approach she used to rank countries and select China and Thailand as priority markets. She has just presented her recommendation to the board when a ma...Starting at €8.20
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The Promise of Agriculture in the Republic of Cuba
Alvarez, Jose B.; Otazo, Andrew; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-516067-EEconomicsThis background note explains Cuba's past and current agriculture policies, as well as provides insights into its future potential as relations with the U.S. normalize.Starting at €8.20
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Seeding Growth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Goldberg, Ray A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Petkoski, DjordjijaCase HBS-914401-EEconomicsBy 2013, the agricultural sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had long suffered from war, political instability, and dilapidated infrastructure. A country with 75 million inhabitants and the second lowest GDP per capita in the world in 2011, the DRC's most pressing task was to grow its agriculture sector and cultivate its 80 million hectares of fertile land. This case explores how a developing country could create a comprehensive...Starting at €8.20
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Kl ckner & Co: Steeling for a Digital World
Kominers, Scott Duke; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-820035-EEconomicsHoping to get ahead of potential digital disruption at Kl ckner & Co. - one of the world's largest steel and metal distributors - CEO Gisbert R hl set up both kloeckner.i (KCI), an internal transformation arm, and XOM Materials (XOM), an independent industry platform. KCI and XOM sought to digitize the $350 billion materials supply and service chain, and promote greater price transparency and efficiency. However, the materials market traditiona...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Industrial Bimbo S.A. (1998)
Goldberg, Ray A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Sunder, Srinivas RamdasCase HBS-504S31EconomicsUna empresa líder en la agroindustria mexicana quiere expandirse en los Estados Unidos y en otros lugares. Cómo hacerlo de una manera que utiliza las fortalezas de la empresa?Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Beta San Miguel (A) (Spanish version)
Goldberg, Ray A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Hogan, Harold F., Jr.Case HBS-903S02EconomicsLa Organización Mundial del Comercio y el TLC están revisando el sistema edulcorante y azúcar programas gubernamentales y su impacto en el comercio mundial. ¿En qué posición debe tomar José Pinto, y cómo afectará esto a su compañía, México, y los jugadores mundiales de azúcar?Starting at €8.20
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Uruguay: Facing the 21st Century
Reinert, Sophus A.; Chu, Michael; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-318019-EEconomicsIn the fall of 2017, self-made businessleader Edgardo Novick pondered his campaign to be elected President of Uruguay, "the Switzerland of Latin America." Inspired by populist revolts against the statue quo observable worldwide, Novick hoped he could ride popular momentum to break the political monopoly of the traditional parties and return the country to its past greatness. Uruguay had been one of the world's most successful countries in the nin...Starting at €8.20