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SANY: Going Global
Lal, Rajiv; Lippert, Stefan; Dai, Nancy Hua; Deng, DiCase HBS-513058-EMarketingApril 17, 2012, was a special day for SANY Group and for its founder Liang Wen'gen. Headquartered in Changsha, SANY Group had transformed itself in two decades from a small welding material factory in 1989 to a leading global construction equipment manufacturer with 5 industrial parks in China; 5 R&D and manufacturing bases in America, Germany, India, Brazil, and Indonesia; and 21 sales companies worldwide. SANY Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (SANY), S...Starting at €8.20
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Richard Henkel GmbH: Growing Profits, Not Sales
James KennellyCase IVEY-W25517-EStrategyBased in southern Germany, Richard Henkel GmbH was a manufacturing firm focused on its triple-bottom line rather than on its sales turnover. Driven by its sustainability ethos in both its products and its manufacturing processes, it saw itself as a champion of a post-growth, sustainable economy. The case pivots on co-managing director Susanne Henkel’s decision concerning a lucrative sales order: the order would place significant stress on its exi...Starting at €8.20