Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Volkswagen Group: Adapting in the Age of AI
Ning Su; Yulin Fang; Duan YangExercise IVEY-9B19E016-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyIn 2016, the Volkswagen Group (VW Group) announced a new future program, Together–Strategy 2025, which outlined the company’s ambition of becoming “a world-leading provider of sustainable mobility” by 2025. The VW Group made it clear that innovation and tStarting at €8.20
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Cathay Pacific: Navigating Digital Disruption - Teaching Note
Yulin Fang; Ning Su; Duan YangTeaching Note IVEY-8B19E002-EInformation TechnologiesTeaching note for product 9B19E002.Starting at €0.00
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Didi Kuaidi
Ning Su; Yulin Fang; Yukun YangCase IVEY-9B16M060-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2015, Didi and Kuaidi, the two leading players in China’s Internet-based ride-hailing industry, merged to form Didi Kuaidi. The combined firm represented one of the world’s largest Internet- and smartphone-based transport service companies, valued at about $6 billion. In its home market of China, Didi Kuaidi left its biggest competitor, Uber, a distant second. Meanwhile, Didi Kuaidi actively pursued global growth. For example, it invested in a...Starting at €8.20
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West Lake Home Furnishings Ltd.
Charlene Zietsma; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07M071-EStrategyThe chief executive officer (CEO) of West Lake Furnishings Ltd. (West Lake) has been given a proposal from one of his top three wholesale customers: lower the price of a line of signature lamps from $69.99 to $29.99 in exchange for five times the unit sales. The decision point of the case focuses on whether the CEO should or should not take the offer, and answering the question requires a close examination of West Lake's business strategy and its...Starting at €8.20
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Keda’s SAP Implementation
Derrick Neufeld; Yulin Fang; Huaiqing Wang; Terrance FungCase IVEY-9B11E001-EInformation Technologies, StrategyKeda, a manufacturer of large-scale machinery in China, had successfully deployed an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that was paying for itself through more efficient inventory management. This was significant because despite China’s increasing demand for ERP systems, an estimated 80 per cent of ERP implementation efforts failed in the country. The vice general manager of Keda had a large backlog of other information technology projec...Starting at €8.20
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Charles Chocolates (A)
Charlene ZietsmaCase IVEY-9B13M094-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA new president has been hired to double or triple the size of Charles Chocolates, a high end chocolate producer and retailer in Portland, Maine. The case allows a comprehensive analysis of marketing, manufacturing, human resource, financial and strategic positioning issues in a small company with manufacturing, retailing, wholesaling and Internet operations.Starting at €8.20
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Didi Kuaidi - Teaching Note
Ning Su; Yulin Fang; Yukun YangTeaching Note IVEY-8B16M060-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B16M060.Starting at €0.00
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The Entrepreneur's Dilemma: Alibaba, Tencent and Amazon as e-Commerce Platforms
Ning Su; Yulin Fang; Haibin Yang; Yukun Yang; Xin QiuCase IVEY-9B15E015-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyA nascent women’s apparel online store on Tmall, China's largest business-to-consumer retail platform operated by Alibaba Group, was just beginning to establish itself on the online market utilizing the tools and services provided by Tmall to develop and operate its business. Within four months after the business was launched, Tmall unexpectedly released a new policy which significantly increased the annual service fee and cash deposit for indivi...Starting at €8.20
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Keda’s SAP Implementation (Spanish version)
Derrick Neufeld; Yulin Fang; Huaiqing Wang; Terrance FungCase IVEY-9B11ES001Information Technologies, StrategyKeda, a manufacturer of large-scale machinery in China, had successfully deployed an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that was paying for itself through more efficient inventory management. This was significant because despite China’s increasing demand for ERP systems, an estimated 80 per cent of ERP implementation efforts failed in the country. The vice general manager of Keda had a large backlog of other information technology projec...Starting at €8.20
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Didi, Kuaidi, and Uber in China
Ning Su; Yulin Fang; Yukun YangCase IVEY-9B16M059-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, China’s leading domestic Internet-based ride-hailing company, Didi, claimed more than 50 per cent of the Chinese ride-hailing market, followed closely by a major local competitor, Kuaidi. As Didi and Kuaidi actively competed against each other, U.S.-based Uber entered the battle with a different strategy. In the face of the increasingly complex and constantly changing landscape of China’s ride-hailing market, Didi’s founders wondered wha...Starting at €8.20