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Kl ckner & Co: Steeling for a Digital World
Kominers, Scott Duke; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-820035-EEconomicsHoping to get ahead of potential digital disruption at Kl ckner & Co. - one of the world's largest steel and metal distributors - CEO Gisbert R hl set up both kloeckner.i (KCI), an internal transformation arm, and XOM Materials (XOM), an independent industry platform. KCI and XOM sought to digitize the $350 billion materials supply and service chain, and promote greater price transparency and efficiency. However, the materials market traditiona...Starting at €8.20
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Becker Textilwerk GmbH
Soler Vila, Eduardo; Peñalva Acedo, FernandoCase C-810-EAccounting and ControlThis case focuses on a German company, Becker Textilwerk, which produces high-performance fabrics. The company registered total sales of 1.2 billion euros in 2016. Becker is working at full capacity and is faced with making a decision regarding a client's request for a substantial increase in the discount being applied to its orders. If the company denies the request, the client will no longer buy from Becker and will move on to the competition. ...Starting at €8.20