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Dalian Xinhe Leather Clothing: Strategic Transformation in Response to COVID-19
Haifen Lin; Sun Zhou; Xiangtong LiuCase IVEY-9B21M017-EStrategyFounded in 2000, Dalian Xinhe Leather Clothing Co. Ltd. (Dalian Xinhe) mainly produced men’s and women’s leather clothing; it had become the largest leather garment manufacturer in northeast China. At the beginning of 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dalian Xinhe began to produce medical protective clothing, which brought the company through the business challenges created by the pandemic and earned it wide recognition from the governm...Starting at €8.20
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Suning Logistics: Transformation of Retail Logistics
Haifen Lin; Li LiCase IVEY-9B20M181-EStrategySuning Logistics, a retail logistics enterprise, was located in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. As a subsidiary of Suning Holding Group (Suning), Suning Logistics represented the core competitiveness of Suning in occupying the leading position in China's retailStarting at €8.20
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Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals: The Next Steps for Growth
Sandeep Goyal; Amit KapoorCase IVEY-9B16M197-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2016, the chief executive officer of Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals (AGH) was reflecting on the 12-year journey that had led to the establishment of AGH as the strongest pillar of holistic healthcare in Eastern India. AGH brought together the best infrastructure, equipment, people, and systems to serve the people of Eastern India with end-to-end tertiary healthcare. The institution grew with a continuous drive for expanding knowledge, int...Starting at €8.20
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Diversey in India: The Growth Challenges and Options
Sandeep Goyal; Amit KapoorCase IVEY-9B13M115-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyDiversey, a leading global brand in the business-to-business cleaning industry, had entered the Indian market positioned as a total cleaning solution provider to institutional customers. It differentiated itself from the competition with its end-to-end solutions, superior products and service levels, research and development capabilities and value-based pricing. While it had some success in India, it felt that there was a huge untapped opportunit...Starting at €8.20
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GoldenHome: The Dilemma of High-End Strategic Positioning
Haifen Lin; Xiangtong LiuCase IVEY-W33849-EDecision AnalysisSince its establishment in 1999, Xiamen Golden Home Co., Ltd. (GoldenHome) had adopted a high-end strategic positioning for its professionally produced kitchen cabinets. The company had first established a high-end brand image by differentiating its service and providing consumers with the ultimate full-process shopping experience. It had then consolidated a high-end perception of its products in the minds of its target customers by continuously ...Starting at €8.20
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Leasun:Digital Transformation of a Traditional Canned Food Company
Haifen Lin; Xiangtong LiuCase IVEY-W25048-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyFounded in 1996, Dalian Leasun Food Co., Ltd. had become one of the largest canned food manufacturers in northeast China by 2020. In 2016, it began a digital transformation, adopting digital technologies such as data mining and cloud computing. The companStarting at €8.20
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Zhuyeqing Tea Co.: Reassessing Strategic Direction
Haifen Lin; Yanfang Hu; Fen Hu; Xianhong TangCase IVEY-9B21M029-EStrategyIn 2018, the chairman of Sichuan Mt. Emei Zhuyeqing Tea Co., Ltd. (ZT), a tea enterprise founded in 1998, faced a strategic decision. ZT had become an economic entity in China, having successfully integrated tea plantation, cultivation, processing, and marketing. Since 2013, however, ZT had experienced sluggish growth. According to a third-party research report, the company’s development bottleneck was caused by fuzzy strategy and an out-of-focus...Starting at €8.20
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Feihe: Strategic Adjustment under a Pandemic Crisis
Haifen Lin; Xiangli Xuan; Yunqing Ma; Youbin LengCase IVEY-9B21M064-EStrategyWhen the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020 affected commercial circulation in various regions around the world, Heilongjiang Feihe Dairy Co. Ltd. (Feihe), a leading Chinese dairy company, had been facing difficulties for a while. The company’s enterprise strategy was actively adjusted, and various measures were taken to protect the company’s supply of raw materials and the business operations of its production, distribution logistics, sales, and...Starting at €8.20
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KUB: Brand Marketing on New Media
Yibo Lyu; Li Li; Qing Liu; Shaojie Han; Haifen Lin; Jianen SunCase IVEY-9B20A051-EMarketingHangzhou Kub Baby Products Co. Ltd. (Kub), an e-commerce company established in 2009, sold maternal and child products. After a decade of development, Kub had earned praise from customers for the high-value, high-quality, and cost-effective products it soStarting at €8.20
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VisionSpring in India: Enabling Affordable Eyeglasses for the Poor
Sandeep Goyal; Amit KapoorCase IVEY-9B14M144-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyVisionSpring enabled access to affordable eye care for low-income individuals suffering from vision impairment in developing economies. Established in the United States as a not-for-profit social enterprise, it sold more than two million pairs of eyeglasses globally, which included over one million pairs of eyeglasses sold in India. Despite achieving this scale, VisionSpring believed there was a long way to go considering the estimated 300 millio...Starting at €8.20