Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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WineDirect: Supply Chain Management in the U.S. Wine Industry
Rapp, Alyssa; Foroughi JaclynCase SGSB-GS45B-EService and Operations ManagementIn late May 2009, New Vine Logistics (“New Vine”), a Napa-based wine shipping and fulfillment company, abruptly closed its doors, leaving hundreds of clients scrambling for information on their orders and inventory. Six days after New Vine’s closure, Inertia Beverage Group (IBG), a provider of solutions for the creation and expansion of online wine marketplaces, agreed in principle to acquire New Vine and provide interim cash funding to revital...Starting at €8.20
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Infosys Consulting in 2021-2022: The Evolution Continues
Burgelman, Robert; Joshi, RajCase SGSB-SM358-EStrategyInfosys Consulting was known for delivering innovative consulting services to some of the world’s most complex companies. Launched in 2004 as a separate subsidiary, Infosys Consulting was integrated into a new business unit within its parent company in 2011. This case study examines strategic and operational decisions the global leader in consulting and technology faced in growing the increasingly commoditized—and competitive—systems integration ...Starting at €8.20
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Autodesk 2022: A Future Delivered?
Burgelman, Robert; Joshi, RajCase SGSB-SM360-EStrategyAutodesk’s new CEO launched three strategic initiatives that would transform the company into a global leader in software products and services for architecture, engineering, and construction. The company would be a customer-centric organization, with the new technologies and apps its customers demanded. How would the company meet the challenge of customer expectations—and their fears about shifting to cloud-native solutions? After all, differe...Starting at €8.20
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Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
Meehan, B; Levenson, Keohane, GCase SGSB-SM203-EStrategySince its founding in 1980, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public had supported the work of over 3,000 of the world’s most visionary social entrepreneurs; men and women who, in Ashoka founder Bill Drayton’s words, are tireless pioneers of “system-changing solutions that advance the world’s most urgent social problems.” Through these efforts, Ashoka was also widely credited with building the larger field of social entrepreneurship. And yet, just at t...Starting at €8.20
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Zuora in 2022: Accelerating Growth
Burgelman, Robert; Joshi, RajCase SGSB-SM361-EStrategyOn April 12, 2018, Zuora listed on NYSE under the ticker symbol ZUO, becoming a publicly traded company at a valuation of $1.4 billion. The software company had achieved fast growth in the rapidly expanding subscription economy—and was poised to differentiate itself from the pack by serving both incumbents and disruptors. A subscription company itself, Zuora provided the billing products fueling the rapid growth of the subscription economy. The...Starting at €8.20