It was May 2016, and Desmond Lim, CEO and co-founder of QuikForce, a moving and logistics company based in Boston, U.S., had just concluded a five-hour long meeting with his team. QuikForce had been founded to simplify the stressful moving process for both the customer and movers, by acting as an...
After the Gulf War of 1991, the UN Security Council imposes economic sanctions on Iraq. To alleviate the crippling effects of the sanctions, the council establishes the Oil-for-Food programme in 1995 – allowing Iraq to sell its oil and use the revenue to buy food, medicine and other humanitarian...
It is June 2002 and Dileep Nair, Head of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) at the UN headquarters in New York City, is responsible for fighting fraud and corruption within the UN. Nair is keenly aware that he needs additional staff and funding if he is to achieve any degree of...
Part A of the case takes place in February 2010. In late 2009 Piyush Gupta joined DBS Bank as its CEO and set about transforming the bank. His first 100 days were spent familiarising himself with the business. He then hosted a three-day strategy formulation retreat offsite with his top leaders. The...
David Lee is a highly motivated individual who overcame some setbacks in his life to rise through the ranks quickly, and at the age of 27, became the country manager of the NZ Foods’ representative office in Singapore. However, Lee soon begins to encounter problems upon stepping up to his new role...
This is a quantified one-on-one procurement negotiation exercise. The negotiation, carried out over a set of eight issues, is between the Regional Sales Manager for Thermal Coal of Earth Energy, a global mining company, and the Acquisition Team Leader for Thermal Coal of National Electric Power, a...
It was November 2012 and Koay P.Y., CEO of Singapore-based low-cost carrier Tigerair, was putting together a compensation plan to be submitted to the Board’s Remuneration Committee. He had been in discussions with Ong Chee Mei, Chief Human Resources Officer, on key considerations of designing a...
This case is set in November 2012, when Olam International, a Singapore-based agricultural supply chain company, was in the midst of a reputational crisis. An analyst firm had shorted Olam’s stock and raised red flags about the company’s solvency and accounting practices.
A poster boy for Singapore...
Set in March 2015, the case begins when the Baltic Dry Index (BDI), an economic indicator of the average price to ship raw materials, hits an all-time low. Khalid Hashim, Managing Director of Bangkok-based Precious Shipping Public Company Limited (PSL) is now tasked with navigating the company...
This case, set in August 2014, examines Kheng Keng Auto (KKA), a Singapore-based family business with global operations that deals in pre-owned vehicles, recycled auto-parts and scrap metal. Founded as an auto repair shop in 1980, the company eventually diversified its offerings and expanded into...
