Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Midea Group China: The Acquisition of German Robotics
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Ines Sanso CodinaCase IVEY-9B19M070-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2017, the Midea Group Co. Ltd. (Midea), a China-based large manufacturer of electrical appliances, completed its acquisition of German-based KUKA AG (KUKA), a large manufacturer of industrial robots. To ease concerns about technologies fallingStarting at €8.20
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TradeIX: Blockchain-Enabled Trade Finance in Global Supply Chains
Erik Hofmann; Maximilian Enthoven; Sara FalleggerCase IVEY-9B20E016-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyIn February 2014, Global 3PL, one of the largest logistics companies in the world, announced an ambitious expansion strategy. In accordance with that plan, the company struck an agreement in 2017 with TradeIX Limited (TradeIX) to optimize its working capiStarting at €8.20