In October 2023, Battery Smart, a fast-growing Indian battery-swapping company for electric vehicles (EVs), faced two strategic decisions that could reshape its future. The chief executive officer was considering backward integration through battery manufacturing to reduce supplier dependency amid rising competition across the EV value chain. At the same time, investors were pressing the company to pursue forward integration by entering the ride-sharing .....more

Teaching note for product W44856.

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In August 2024, the executive director of ECU Worldwide and Group chief digital officer at Allcargo Group reviewed the company’s global customer retention initiative. Although progress had been made, concerns remained regarding challenges faced during implementation. The company had a churn rate matching the global industry average, and leadership sought further reductions to enhance profitability. In the less-than-container load (LCL) segment, even .....more

Piyush Goyal, the central railway minister responsible for Indian Railways (IR), was leading its efforts to establish public-private partnerships (PPPs) to modernize and expand India’s passenger rail services. IR was a government-owned transportation provider that operated one of the largest train networks in the world, but it was struggling to meet growing demand and customer expectations. Under Goyal’s leadership, IR had awarded the first PPP contract .....more

WeRide, an autonomous driving technology company established in 2017, designed a full-stack self-driving technology platform “WeRide One.” Capitalizing on the platform, the company built up multiple business lines, including robotaxis, autonomous buses, and autonomous freight vehicles, with partnerships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), mobility platforms, government entities, and R&D and operation centres worldwide. In 2024, WeRide .....more

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

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In the latter half of 2024, Amazon Retail India Private Limited (Amazon India), the Indian division of Amazon.com Inc., intensified its efforts for rapid growth by planning its next big leap into the quick commerce segment of the online retail market. By December 10, 2024, the company had formally announced its foray into the segment. However, Amazon India was also facing an alarming situation in its warehouse and delivery workplace. To successfully .....more

<div style="font-size: 0.95em; line-height: 1.4;"><p align="justify">Founded in Noida, India, in 2016, Addverb Technologies Limited evolved into a global robotics leader, delivering innovative warehouse automation solutions across multiple continents. As the company expanded rapidly into markets including the United States, Australia, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, and the Netherlands, it maintained a leadership .....more