HelloZack is a young entrepreneurial firm based in Paris focused on the purchase and resale of second-hand Apple products, part of a broader ecosystem that supports ongoing use of Apple products.

The case describes the evolution of the HP Herrenberg plant (Germany) from a rather classical assemble to forecast plant in the mid 90s to a state of the art configure to order plant and describes the different steps in this transformation (product redesign, worker flexibility, and the like).

This case traces the development of high-definition TV from a public-policy perspective over the years 1986-91. After a brief description of the main technical questions, the case examines industrial policy issues related to HDTV in the EC, US and Japan.