Reference No: F&A0482(A)Pages: 42Published on: 19, August, 2008
Abstract: During early 2005, the Wilh Wilhelmsen (WW) group was being restructured by integrating the two main divisions, Barwil (ship services at port) and Barber International (ship management services). They formed a new parent entity called Wilhelmsen Maritime Services (WMS) under the WW group. At this point, Unitor, one of the world's ... More
Reference No: BP0292Pages: 13Published on: 24, April, 2003
Abstract: The area director of ASEAN, DHL Worldwide Express, who also looked after DHL International Private Limited (Singapore) (DHLS), was reflecting on the business pitch in the context of the uncertainty posed by the developing IT sector. While it brought with it new and efficient ways with which to manage logistics, ... More
Reference No: BP0446Pages: 11Published on: 14, December, 2020
Abstract: This case introduces the genre of “wicked problems” in strategy. InspirOn Engineering is a third-generation textile machinery family business. The patriarch, in his 72nd year, has announced his retirement without a succession plan. Chinese acquisitions in Germany have transformed the competitive landscape into two business divisions. The leadership has to ... More
Reference No: MAR0477(A)Pages: 8Published on: 23, February, 2016
Abstract: Fruitzone India Limited is the Indian subsidiary of the multinational company Gypsy Inc., the global leader in the beverages industry. The company was contemplating launching a new flavour of fruit juice and decided to conduct a feasibility study. It hired an external market research agency, India Monitor International (IM)) to ... More
Reference No: CMA0822Pages: 15Published on: 31, May, 2021
Abstract: Kapila Krishi Udyog Limited, a Kanpur-based cattle feed manufacturer, was the market leader in the organised cattle feed market in North India. The organised cattle feed market was estimated at around 17–18% of India’s cattle feed market. The product was commodity type and had demand mainly in rural and semiurban ... More
Reference No: BP0427Pages: 10Published on: 18, December, 2018
Abstract: Business contracts are done on General Conditions of Contracts (GCC). The GCCs have detailed terms to displace general principles of contract law and bring certainty in commercial dealings. Bunge SA v Nidera BV, is a judgment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, on damages terms in GCCs. A ... More
Reference No: HRM0245Pages: 20Published on: 19, May, 2020
Abstract: Samardha InfoTech is an organization dealing in low-end BPO tele-services, with the theme “Sales as Service”. The company aims to provide employment to the needy; 60% of its employees are persons with various types of disabilities. Samardha strives to create an all-inclusive environment so that employees with disabilities, along with non-disabled ... More
Reference No: IMG0007Pages: 20Published on: 13, March, 1995
Abstract: This case documents the forces driving the international strategy of Hindustan Lever Limited. It is intended to raise issues of sustainable competitive advantage, as well as issues of managing a portfolio of international and domestic businesses. ... More
Reference No: CMA0555(D)Pages: 21Published on: 1, January, 1982
Abstract: Considers procurement, storage-transport, milling-storage and distribution in an integrated manner. The chairman is faced with the problem of deciding whether he should set up a modern storage and processing complex as against the existing disintegrated system. ... More
Reference No: OB0195Pages: 15Published on: 18, July, 2003
Abstract: Canto Systems Limited (CSL), a Canto Group company was a leading international Information Technology organization headquartered in Mumbai. It had four operating divisions and five non-operating or support divisions. Software Development Division (SDD), the largest operating division of CSL, had a Business Unit (BU) structure since its inception. The new ... More
Reference No: CMA0555(C)Pages: 9Published on: 1, January, 1982
Abstract: This case deals with the storage operation of milled rice in the monopsony procurement, processing, and distribution situation of the Paddy Marketing Board in Sri Lanka. The chairman has to decide whether he should go in for modern storage systems of silos or make do with the existing storage with ... More
Reference No: BP0379Pages: 12Published on: 20, January, 2015
Abstract: The case deals with the issues of technology transfer and protection of intellectual property in an international contract, with the International commercial arbitration as the dispute resolution method. The case highlights the distrust between parties when they do not want to continue doing business together and the use of legal ... More
Reference No: STR0491Pages: 9Published on: 27, March, 2025
Abstract: In 2016, Mankastu, an Indian company, entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hong Kong–based AirVisual. The MoU would allow Mankastu to distribute AirVisual’s air quality monitors and purifiers in India. However, when the Swiss company, IQAir, took control of AirVisual, it decided to not honour the existing ... More
Reference No: BP0323(A)Pages: 27Published on: 19, August, 2008
Abstract: Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA of Norway was a traditional ship owning company that had diversified into the ?Maritime Services' sector. In addition to cargo transportation, its two main ?service' business areas were Ship Management (Barber International) and Port Agency (Barwil), established in 1975. Both companies had become big brand names in their ... More
