Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Lloyds Banking Group: Digital Transformation
Feinberg, Yossi; Conn, JeffCase SGSB-SM329-EStrategyThis case describes the transformation of the UK’s oldest financial services franchise from a product-aligned and brick-and-mortar traditional banking institution to a customer-aligned and digital-first technology organization. The case parallels Lloyds’ business transformation with the growth of its digital-focused Transformation division – which commenced as a small hundred-person task force and ultimately grew to comprise one third of the bank...Starting at €8.20
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Stella and Dot
Saloner, G; , Hornblower, JCase SGSB-E345-EEntrepreneurshipThis vignette tells the store of Jessica Herrin, founder of Stella & Dot, a direct sales jewelry company. It details Herrin's desire to start and grow a company that would offer an employment solution for women (typically with children) without meaning a full-time office job. The case covers the idea inspiration and start-up stage, as well as a business update (as of March 2009).Starting at €8.20
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Havilah Merchants Nigeria Ltd: Generating Cash from a Company's Value Chain
Kasznik, Ron; Piotroski, Joseph; Fleming, Kweku; Augustine, CorinneCase SGSB-A235-EAccounting and ControlHavilah Merchants Nigeria Ltd. is Nigeria’s leading one-stop shop for outfitting libraries and archives. It serves three primary market segments: (i) public university libraries, (ii) multi-national companies in the oil and gas industry and (iii) banking industry. Over the years since its incorporation in 1995 , Havilah has successfully executed many library and archive projects, and its products and services have become the benchmark in the ...Starting at €8.20
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Royal Bank of Canada: Using People Strategy and Analytics to Drive Employee Performance (A)
Shaw, K; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-HR44A-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case discusses how the leaders of the Royal Bank of Canada infused the 80,000-employee company with a new emphasis on People Analytics. This supported the bank’s business strategies for its wide range of business units. The bank’s new People Analytics group, led at the top by the vice president of human resources, collected and analyzed huge volumes of data about the bank’s employees, customers, and business unit performance to help the com...Starting at €8.20
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Crocs (A): Revolutionizing and Industry's Supply Chain Model for Competitive Advantage
Holloway, C; , Lee, H; , Hoyt, D; , Silverman, A; , Marks, MCase SGSB-GS57A-EService and Operations ManagementEste caso analiza el crecimiento asombroso de Crocs, Inc., un fabricante de zapatos de plástico, desde 2003 hasta principios de 2007. Gran parte del crecimiento de la empresa fue posible gracias a una cadena de suministro altamente flexible que permitió a Crocs desarrollar productos adicionales dentro de la temporada de ventas. El modelo habitual en la industria de la moda era recibir órdenes mucho antes de cada temporada de ventas, y producir es...Starting at €8.20
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Crocs (C ): Back from the Dead
Lee, H; , Hoyt, D; , Marks, MCase SGSB-GS57C-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2009, many thought Crocs was “dead.” The C case presents exhibits that illustrate the company’s recovery.Starting at €8.20
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Crocs: Revolutionizing and Industry's Supply Chain Model for Competitive Advantage - Teaching Note
Holloway, C; , Lee, H; , Hoyt, D; , Silverman, A; , Marks, MTeaching Note SGSB-GS57TN-EService and Operations ManagementThis case discusses the astounding growth of Crocs, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic shoes, from 2003 through early 2007. Much of the company’s growth was made possible by a highly flexible supply chain which enabled Crocs to build additional product within the selling season. The normal model used within the fashion industry was to take orders well in advance of each selling season, and produce to those orders, with relatively little additional...Starting at €0.00
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PCH International (B): Supply Chain Solutions Take Off
Lee H; Marks M; Hoyt DCase SGSB-GS61B-EService and Operations ManagementThis is an update to GS-61, describing developments at the company through 2011, including a major acquisition, distribution in China, and an initiative to cultivate start-ups that might grow into future clients.Starting at €5.74
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Everything is ConnectedL A New Era of Sustainability at Li & Fung
Lee, H; MelvinCase SGSB-GS87-EService and Operations ManagementLi & Fung Limited (LF), a Hong Kong-based multinational, was a global leader in consumer goods design, development, sourcing, and distribution. LF managed the entire supply chain for retailers and brands around the world by working with a network of over 15,000 supplier companies in more than 40 economies in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The company faced rising expectations on safety compliance, environment, social, and working stand...Starting at €8.20
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First Solar, Inc. in 2013
Burgelman R; Siegel R; Hallmon MCase SGSB-SM190B-EStrategyAn update to First Solar (A), this case highlights changes to the solar energy market between 2010 and 2013 and the resulting challenges that First Solar had to overcome. In addition to increased competition from highly subsidized Chinese manufacturers, First Solar lost its pricing advantage due to a steep decline in material costs for the competing solar cell technology, c-Sci. The 2008 global financial crisis spurred a dramatic decline in de...Starting at €8.20