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Tesla, Inc.: The Strategic Partnership for a New Gigafactory in China
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Viktor Johann WinklerCase IVEY-9B19M083-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn October 2018, Tesla, Inc. (Tesla), an American automotive and energy company, received an approval from Shanghai’s mayor to acquire a plot of land to build a new electric-vehicle (EV) factory, which was expected to produce its first cars in three years, and to have initial capacity of about 250,000 vehicles a year. This move was in response to a significant rise in the Chinese EV market and the additional tariffs imposed by the Chinese governm...Starting at €8.20
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Longxi Machinery Works - Quality Improvement (C) (Spanish version)
Robert Klassen; Larry Li; Tom GleaveCase IVEY-9A98DS03Service and Operations Management, StrategyEl grupo del control de calidad ha puesto varias contramedidas en ejecucion, y se han supervisado y se han divulgado los resultados. Un examen final es necesario determinar si este tipo de problema es probable repetirse, y donde mejora adicional se puede llevar a cabo en los sistemas de calidad de la compania. Este caso se disena para ser utilizado conjuntamente con (A) el caso, 9A98D001 y (B) el caso, 9A98D002.Starting at €5.74
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Siam Canadian Foods Co. Ltd. (Spanish version)
John R. Kennedy; Tony S. Frost; Tom GleaveCase IVEY-9A97GS03Entrepreneurship, StrategyEl director de gerente y fundador de la compania Siam Canadian Foods Co. Ltd., basados en Bangkok consideraba las oportunidades de negocio emergentes en el pais vecino Birmania (tambien conocida como Myanmar). Aunque relativamente sea subdesarrollado comparado al resto de Asia Sur-Oriental, Birmania estuvo experimentando niveles aumentados de actividad de la inversion extranjera estos ultimos anos. Tailandia, que habia considerado entrar en Birma...Starting at €8.20
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Five Star Beer - Pay for Performance (Spanish version)
Brian Golden; Tom GleaveCase IVEY-9A98CS04Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl presidente y gerente general estan revisando un sistema de pago por desempeno. El presidente necesita determinar si estos sistemas estan apropiadamente disenados con el fin de asegurar la mas alta calidad del producto a progresivamente bajos costos. De lo contrario, necesita considerar como sugerir que estos y otros sistemas sean modificados a fin de lograr los objetivos de costo y calidad.Starting at €8.20
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Longxi Machinery Works ) Quality Improvement (A) (Spanish version)
Robert Klassen; Larry Li; Tom GleaveCase IVEY-9A98DS01Service and Operations Management, StrategyEl ingeniero auxiliar en el departamento termal del tratamiento de una empresa propiedad del gobierno en China ha recibido la aprobacion para la formacion de un nuevo grupo del control de calidad para reducir el alto indice del defecto de una parte critica. El concepto total de la calidad se presenta dentro del contexto de un problema especifico de la calidad, a el cual anima a estudiantes determinan el sistema de calidad de la compania y aplican...Starting at €8.20
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Asahi Group Holdings Limited: Global Expansion Versus Financial Leverage
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Tomas HovorkaCase IVEY-W26041-EMarketing, StrategyIn May 2021, Asahi Group Holdings, Limited (Asahi), a Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks, and food company, shifted its focus to non-alcoholic beers. The shift was made after spending US$20 billion to acquire premium beer brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, a Belgian multinational drinks and brewing company.
The Japanese beer market had been shrinking for decades with Japan’s declining population, and more recently, the market ...Starting at €8.20
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Foxconn Technology Group: Acquiring Sharp to Move Up the Value Chain
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Teeta ErikateCase IVEY-9B19M058-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn August 2016, Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) acquired a majority stake for US$3.8 billion in Sharp Corporation (Sharp), which was on the verge of bankruptcy. In addition to gaining more liquid crystal display (LCD) capacity, Foxconn was combining Sharp’s advanced technology and marketing resources with its own to expand and move up the value chain in both research and development and brand building. However, the post-acquisition integration...Starting at €8.20
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Tata Consultancy Services Limited: The Joint Venture with Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Prageeth KrishnanCase IVEY-9B20M048-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn June 2019, Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS), a leading Indian global information technology (IT) services, consulting, and business solutions provider, announced that it would increase its shareholding in Tata Consultancy Services Japan Limited (TCS Japan) from 51 per cent to 66 per cent. Established in July 2014, TCS Japan was a joint venture between TCS and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), one of Japan’s largest integrated business enterp...Starting at €8.20
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All Nippon Airways: Are Dual Business Models Sustainable
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Elise PerrinCase IVEY-9B16M007-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2012, All Nippon Airways diversified into Japan’s emerging low-cost carrier market by launching two new low-cost carriers: Peach Aviation and AirAsia Japan. After one year, Peach Aviation experienced financial losses and operations failures; after two years, the company announced cancellation of many flights. The second carrier, AirAsia Japan, ended its operations in 2013, and was later restructured as Vanilla Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of...Starting at €8.20
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Canon Inc.: Ambitious Acquisitions in the Video Surveillance Market
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Andrew Jiro PoplawskiCase IVEY-9B16M101-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFacing a decline in the company’s core camera business as a result of the aggressive entry of smartphones, Canon identified the network security industry as a potential growth market, with expected revenues of US$23 billion by 2020. Canon opted to pursue this kind of growth potential outside its core competency by acquiring Milestone Systems in 2014 and Axis Communications in 2015. Canon paid a 50-per-cent premium to acquire Axis in a cash-only o...Starting at €8.20