Marcus Verol

JBS is a Brazil-based producer and exporter of fresh and processed meat. The case presents the company's production chain, the competitive landscape of the global beef industry, and the challenges of international expansion. Should JBS continue expanding or be satisfied with “digesting” acquisitions made and take time to reduce its debt burden?

Published 25 Jan 2016

Reference 5758

Topic Strategy

Region Global

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The case analyses Weg's internationalization strategy and its knowledge management process following a series of acquisitions in 2010 and 2011. The company, which started out in the electric motor segment in Brazil and then aggressively internationalized, faces new challenges in industrial and commercial automation, uninterrupted power supply systems and wind power.

Published 27 Feb 2012

Reference 5857

Topic Strategy

Region Global

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The case analyses Weg's internationalization strategy and its knowledge management process following a series of acquisitions in 2010 and 2011. The company, which started out in the electric motor segment in Brazil and then aggressively internationalized, faces new challenges in industrial and commercial automation, uninterrupted power supply systems and wind power.

Published 27 Feb 2012

Reference 5857

Topic Strategy

Region Global

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This case analyzes the internationalization process of Marcopolo, the leading manufacturer of buses in Brazil, tracking the company's international development and its approach to global growth. In the process it signs various strategic alliances with local partners in the different countries it tries to enter.

Published 28 Sep 2011

Reference 5826

Topic Strategy

Region South America

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