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Easepal: Transforming a Chinese OEM Supplier
Chuang Chen; Ning SuCase IVEY-9B16M005-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAs one of the world’s largest OEM suppliers of electric massaging equipment, China’s Easepal has faced increasing challenges in its traditional OEM business over the course of two decades. Since the company’s inception in the 1990s, its founder has always had the ambitious goal of becoming more than just a supplier in the global electric massager market. Easepal’s mature research and development and manufacturing capabilities have the potential t...Starting at €8.20
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Shanghai Pharmaceuticals: Seeking A Prescription For Digital Transformation
Ming Dong; Ning SuCase IVEY-9B18M001-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy 2015, China had one of the world’s largest and most complex healthcare industries. This industry had been undergoing unprecedented change in diverse areas, from policies to technologies. Shanghai Pharmaceuticals, China’s second-largest pharmaceutical company, spanned the entire pharmaceutical value chain, from product research and development to sales. The company’s core competency was in drug distribution, which generated 70 per cent of the f...Starting at €8.20
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Didi Kuaidi
Ning Su; Yulin Fang; Yukun YangCase IVEY-9B16M060-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2015, Didi and Kuaidi, the two leading players in China’s Internet-based ride-hailing industry, merged to form Didi Kuaidi. The combined firm represented one of the world’s largest Internet- and smartphone-based transport service companies, valued at about $6 billion. In its home market of China, Didi Kuaidi left its biggest competitor, Uber, a distant second. Meanwhile, Didi Kuaidi actively pursued global growth. For example, it invested in a...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon Go: Venturing into Traditional Retail
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Aurelia KarpCase IVEY-9B17M092-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn December 2016, Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon), the largest online retailer, entered the offline retailing industry by launching its first Amazon Go store in Seattle. Previously, the company had entered the food, diaper, and housekeeping product manufacturing industries with its Amazon Elements brand. The company had not been profitable until 2001 and was still facing some financial difficulties, but it was named the fourth most valuable public comp...Starting at €8.20
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Yves Saint Laurent: Strategic Leadership of Creative Directors
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Léo Guilbert; Andrew Jiro PoplawskiCase IVEY-9B17M137-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyOn April 1, 2016, fashion house Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) announced the departure of its creative director who had been responsible for successfully reviving the struggling YSL brand since 2012. Three days after this surprising departure, the company announced that its next creative director would be a relatively inexperienced, 36-year-old designer. After decades of leadership turmoil and financial instability at YSL, the incoming creative directo...Starting at €8.20
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Transforming the Business Service Portfolio at Global Consultancy
Ning Su; Naqaash PiraniCase IVEY-9B14E001-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyGlobal Consultancy Canada, the national branch of a global tax, accounting and consulting services firm, is seeking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its organization. The leader of the sourcing practice has been tasked by the company’s chief executive officer to identify opportunities for transforming the firm’s marketing and communications, human resources, finance and information technology functions. He must decide on the most su...Starting at €8.20
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The Obamacare Website
Derrick Neufeld; Ning Su; Brad EvansCase IVEY-9B14E005-ECorporate GovernanceIn October 2013, the Health and Human Services Secretary of the United States is tasked with making decisions about a website project, Healthcare.gov, that is a critical component in delivering the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” to the American people. The act is a cornerstone but controversial policy of the Obama administration aimed at increasing access to health care services by providing health insurance to uninsured Americans. Unfortun...Starting at €8.20
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MarcPoint: Strategizing with Big Data
Wei Zhang; Liang Li; Ning Su; Ji-Ye MaoCase IVEY-9B19E012-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyAs Shanghai MarcPoint Information Technology Co. Ltd. (MarcPoint) celebrated its fifth anniversary, its founder was quite pleased by what the company had achieved. MarcPoint was a start-up that offered marketing research services by analyzing user-generatStarting at €8.20
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Hongxuan Agriculture: Innovations in the Value Chain
Yingying Wang; Shuting Li; Ning Su; Xiangfeng ChenCase IVEY-9B19D009-EService and Operations ManagementIn June 2018, the president of Hongxuan Agriculture Group (Hongxuan), which operated in the Chinese egg industry, was aware that an ongoing trade dispute between China and the United States might affect both his industry and future financing for his compaStarting at €8.20
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Cathay Pacific: Navigating Digital Disruption - Teaching Note
Yulin Fang; Ning Su; Duan YangTeaching Note IVEY-8B19E002-EInformation TechnologiesTeaching note for product 9B19E002.Starting at €0.00