Teaching note for product W50116.

Happy Lamb International Catering Chain (Happy Lamb) was an international hot pot restaurant chain, founded in Boston in 2016 and since steadily expanding to 40 stores outside China. From inception, Happy Lamb remained committed to its core concept of Mongolian hot pot, adopting a strategy focused on Western markets. The company actively pursued localization throughout its globalization process—from building product competitiveness and supply chain .....more

In late 2025, Northern Horizons Forestry, a 100 per cent Indigenous-owned Canadian forestry company, faced a severe external shock as escalating U.S. tariffs threatened the viability of its core lumber exports. The newly appointed CEO must respond to rising trade barriers, thin margins, and growing geopolitical uncertainty while remaining committed to Indigenous governance principles, environmental stewardship, and community employment. With a board .....more

Teaching note for product W49334.

The China-Africa Cooperation Forum Summit took place in Beijing on September 4, 2024. The summit focused on the industrialization of the manufacturing sector as a key aspect of China–Africa collaboration. During its 28 years of operations in Africa, such industrialization had been a priority for the Chinese manufacturer Hisense Group, which had started out with trade but progressed to investing in manufacturing plants and establishing research and .....more

Teaching note for product W48797.

Teaching note for product W47175.

Pop Mart International Group Limited was a Chinese toy company that specialized in selling character-based and designer toys, often sold as blind-box collectibles. Founded in 2010 by Wang Ning, the company grew both at home in Beijing and abroad. By 2025, Pop Mart had grown to nearly 500 physical stores and more than 2,000 Roboshop vending machines, covering more than 40 countries or regions including its home base of Mainland China. With a solid .....more

Teaching note for product W46401.

Amazon Inc. (Amazon) launched Amazon Haul in November 2024 to respond to the intensifying competition from cross-border platforms such as Temu and Shein. Adopting a similar business model to its Chinese competitors, Amazon Haul offered a large selection of low-cost products and shipped goods directly from overseas factories to U.S. consumers. This direct-shipping approach relied heavily on the de minimis exemption, which permitted goods valued under .....more