On May 31, 2021, Hisense committed RMB 1.3 billion to acquire Sanden Co., Ltd., the erstwhile global leader in automotive air-conditioning compressors and systems, which was then on the brink of insolvency. Hisense’s post-acquisition review determined that Sanden’s exclusive supplier model had driven up costs and undermined its competitive position. To remedy this, Hisense proposed welcoming high-calibre Chinese suppliers to introduce cost competition .....more

Teaching note for product W45762.

Laplex Investments (Pvt.) Limited, founded in 2014, quickly secured a significant market share in Zimbabwe’s wig industry. However, increased competition from low-priced wig imports from Zambia and China significantly eroded Laplex’s sales. The company’s inability to accurately forecast shifts in consumer preferences further exacerbated inventory accumulation. By late 2024, operational challenges intensified, forcing founder Jianfeng Zhao to contemplate .....more

Teaching note for product W45716.

In July 2022, China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation Limited (CRRC) shipped 220 open train wagons to Gabon, a resource-rich country in Central Africa and long-term ally of CRRC. Shandong Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co. Ltd. (CRRC Shandong) was a subsidiary of CRRC that specialized in the production of railroad vehicles. Beginning with the delivery of 94 railroad wagons in 2015, by 2024 CRRC Shandong had supplied new vehicles to Gabon every year, .....more

Teaching note for product W45712.

Teaching note for product W44150

On May 22, 2023, the first railway freight train assembly plant in West Africa went into operation. The Kajola wagon assembly plant was built in Nigeria to meet needs specified by Nigeria’s Ministry of Transportation. China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) provided the technical support and supplied the freight trains.<br><br>The project was not easy to achieve as a localized project, but it was an important milestone in the development .....more

The Silos, an industrial heritage building located in the Shekou Industrial Park in Shenzhen, China, was formerly a glass factory building that became industrial ruins. In November 2022, L&A Group transformed this industrial site into China’s first industrial site digital museum, its first metaverse experience centre, and a new landmark of Shenzhen digital cultural tourism. When the first phase of exhibition closed on May 31, 2023, the Silos had .....more

Teaching note for product W39837.