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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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Royal DSM: Fighting Hidden Hunger
Henderson, Rebecca M.; Fisher, Noah; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-313085-EIn 2007 Royal DSM, a leading life science and materials company, entered a partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) to combat hidden hunger around the world by providing micronutrient solutions. The case investigates the unexpectedly large impact the partnership had on DSM and on the global nutrition discussion, and discusses the benefits and challenges of scaling up the Nutrition Improvement Program-a key component of DSM's human nutritio...Starting at €8.20