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Huawei: A Silent Chinese Telecom Multinational
Zhang, Yingying; Kase, KimioCase SM-1560-ECorporate Governance, Knowledge and CommunicationIn terms of sales, Huawei is the world's fourth-largest maker of network equipment, after Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Alcatel-Lucent. It also ranked second in optical networking and third in mobile-network gear in 2008. It is one of the leading global telecommunications solution providers with a revenue of 18.33 billion USD in 2008 and a net income of 1.15 billion USD. Contrary to the typical image of Chinese companies that depicts them...Starting at €8.20
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WoKou Robotics
de Santiago, RafaelCase AD-372-EDecision Analysis, Service and Operations ManagementWoKou Robotics is a global artificial intelligence company that manufactures two of its most popular robots in the same plant. Manufacturing is divided into several processes: robotic design, 3D printing and wiring. The case provides a natural scenario to introduce linear optimization techniques. The last part of the case is designed to encourage discussion of optimization in the presence of uncertainty (simulation methods) using the simulation o...Starting at €8.20
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Doctor Bucheli goes to China
Pastor, AlfredoCase ASE-394-EEconomicsEl caso plantea la elaboración de un informe sobre la situación de la economía china a finales de 1998 y sus perspectivas a corto y medio plazoStarting at €8.20
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CEIBS Campus (C)
Söderblom S.; Nueno, PedroCase P-973-EService and Operations ManagementThis is a case on project management in a global context. The owner of the project is a sino-European joint venture. Behind the partners are the EU and the Shanghai Government. The funding for the project comes from donations and subsidies from the partners. The architect is a famous American firm (Pei Cobb Fred) that must work with the Chinese architect ECADI. Construction will have to take place in Pudong, Shanghai, with Chinese subcontractors....Starting at €5.74
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CEAC - China
Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.Case M-1024-EMarketingIn October 1995, the Board of Directors of the CEAC Group has to decide whether or not to go ahead with the creation of a joint venture in China with the aim of penetrating the Chinese market. CEAC is the leading company in Spain in the sale of vocational distance training courses. Founded in 1945, it undertook its first international activities in Spanish-speaking countries. Later, after the fall of communism, it started to penetrate Poland and ...Starting at €8.20
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Balkan Snack Foods, d.d.
Roig, Guillem; Rahnema Alavi, AhmadCase F-916-EFinanceThe structure of Balkan Snack Foods allows for an analysis of financing costs depending on the choice between different currencies. Such an analysis entails measuring the exchange rate risk as well as its impact on the company's financing costs and bottom line. It also involves an examination of the relationship between the company's competitive position and the type and form of financing it chooses.Starting at €8.20
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The Dollar, the Euro and the Yuan at the Start of the 21st Century
Argandoña, AntonioCase ECON-417-EEconomicsThis case presents the recent evolution of the dollar's exchange rate against the euro, on the one hand, and against the Asian currencies, mainly the yuan, on the other. It also examines the growing U.S. current account deficit, its possible causes, its relation to the political economy of countries mentioned, and possible solutions.Starting at €8.20
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Revenue Management Forensics in Adriatic Wings
Egaña, Javier; Markakis, MihalisCase OIT-8-EService and Operations ManagementThe new Director of Pricing and Revenue Management of a company that rents sailboats in Croatia needs to evaluate the effectiveness of their proprietary algorithm for pricing and capacity allocation. The issue is that the algorithm is, practically, a "black box" to her, i.e., she can observe and analyze its outcomes, but she does not have meaningful access to its inner workings. Consequently, she asks her analysts to put together figures and stat...Starting at €8.20
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Genmedi: How to Value a New Company for an Upcoming Round of Financing
Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Kolarova, LenkaCase E-207-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceEvery venture capital and private equity deal involves determining the value of the company. This is one of the most important-and most difficult-tasks faced by an investor (and an entrepreneur), and skill is required when using the various methods for valuing a company. In March 2019, the investors in LifeCycle Ltd.-a technology company based in Shanghai, China-set up a new company, Genmed, to capitalize on an innovative technology for biologica...Starting at €8.20
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Hella: Industry 4.0 in China
Sachon, Marc; Karrer, ChristophCase P-1163-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementHELLA, one of the world's leading suppliers to the automotive industry, collaborated with leading car manufacturers and played a major role in lighting technologies, one of its core strengths. In addition to Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, a key market, was growing steadily. However, HELLA now faced a serious problem: the black market for spare parts. The suspicion had arisen that HELLA injection molding tools were not only used for in-house pro...Starting at €8.20