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SAP 2014: Reaching for the Cloud
Lakhani, Karim R.; Iansiti, Marco; Fisher, NoahCase HBS-614052-EService and Operations ManagementIn May 2014, Bill McDermott will become the sole CEO of SAP AG, the world leader in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) field. The case occurs in January 2014 at SAP's investors meeting, at a time when the company's stock is near record high. A 2010 strategy committed the company to a transition to cloud computing. The main driver behind this transition was the development of SAP HANA, an in-memory computing technology that combined database, ...Starting at €8.20
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Kiessling-Spedition: Distribution Planning for In-Night Express
Christian BrabänderCase IVEY-9B18D013-EService and Operations ManagementKiessling Spedition (Kiessling) was an international operating forwarder in Regenstauf (Eastern Bavaria), Germany, and a member of a large in-night express network. In April 2017, the company faced the problem of losing one of its major consigners. The consigner was a large wholesaler of automotive parts for the utility sector and had been feeding high volumes into Kiessling’s in-night system. This cancellation caused the volume and use of most o...Starting at €8.20