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  • May 2014 (Revised April 2016)
  • Case

Three-Year Planning at Li & Fung Limited

By: Paul M. Healy and Keith Chi-ho Wong
Having been able to follow its own "three-year plan" on course constantly, Li & Fung Limited fell short of meeting its stretch earnings target for the first time in almost two decades, leading to a double-digit drop in stock price overnight. Questions were raised on... View Details
Keywords: Li & Fung; Financial Planning; Accounting; Financial Reporting; Distribution Industry; Service Industry; Hong Kong; China
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Healy, Paul M., and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "Three-Year Planning at Li & Fung Limited." Harvard Business School Case 114-098, May 2014. (Revised April 2016.)
  • February 2007 (Revised May 2007)
  • Case

Li & Fung 2006

By: F. Warren McFarlan, William C. Kirby and Tracy Manty
Describes the opportunities and strategy facing one of the most innovative global supply-chain companies, and the strategy it has chosen to deal with the expanding demand for its services. Li & Fung links thousands of factories in India, China, and elsewhere to nearly... View Details
Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Supply Chain Management; Distribution Channels; Global Range; Strategy; Information Technology; Service Industry; Distribution Industry; China; India; United States; Europe
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McFarlan, F. Warren, William C. Kirby, and Tracy Manty. "Li & Fung 2006." Harvard Business School Case 307-077, February 2007. (Revised May 2007.)
  • October 1995 (Revised June 1996)
  • Case

Li & Fung (Trading) Ltd.

Li & Fung, one of the largest export trading companies in Asia, works primarily as an agent to connect U.S. and European manufacturers and retailers of nondurable, mass-market consumer goods with suppliers located all over East Asia who manufacture products according... View Details
Keywords: Networks; Marketplace Matching; Supply Chain Management; Trade; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; Asia; United States; Europe
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Loveman, Gary W., and Jamie O'Connell. "Li & Fung (Trading) Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 396-075, October 1995. (Revised June 1996.)
  • January 2012
  • Case

Li & Fung 2012

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Michael Shih-ta Chen and Keith Chi-ho Wong
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Growth and Development; Strategy
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Michael Shih-ta Chen, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "Li & Fung 2012." Harvard Business School Case 312-102, January 2012.
  • December 2001 (Revised November 2005)
  • Case

Li & Fung (B): Internet Issues

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Iris T. Li
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry; Hong Kong; India; Europe; United States
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McFarlan, F. Warren, and Iris T. Li. "Li & Fung (B): Internet Issues." Harvard Business School Case 302-075, December 2001. (Revised November 2005.)
  • April 2016
  • Teaching Note

Three-Year Planning at Li & Fung Limited

By: Paul M. Healy
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Healy, Paul M. "Three-Year Planning at Li & Fung Limited." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 116-057, April 2016.
  • October 2000 (Revised November 2005)
  • Case

Li & Fung (A): Internet Issues

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Fred Young
This case looks at the issues facing a Hong Kong-based trading company, which links hundreds of factories in India and Asia with major customers like Gap and the Limited in Europe and in the United States. The company has recently launched a dot-com operation to allow... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Multinational Firms and Management; Distribution Channels; Logistics; Networks; Markets; Supply Chain; Retail Industry; Hong Kong; India; Europe; United States
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McFarlan, F. Warren, and Fred Young. "Li & Fung (A): Internet Issues." Harvard Business School Case 301-009, October 2000. (Revised November 2005.)
  • September 2001 (Revised May 2005)
  • Teaching Note

Li & Fung (A): Internet Issues (TN)

By: F. Warren McFarlan
Teaching Note for (9-301-009). View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry; Hong Kong; India; Europe; United States
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McFarlan, F. Warren. "Li & Fung (A): Internet Issues (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 302-031, September 2001. (Revised May 2005.)
  • 01 Oct 1997
  • News

William K.L. Fung

recalls Fung, who had planned, like most of his classmates, to work in the United States. So it was with some reluctance in July 1972, with the ink barely dry on his diploma, that Fung answered a call from his mother to return to Hong... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
  • January 1998 (Revised June 1998)
  • Case

Li & Fung: Beyond "Filling in the Mosaic," 1995-1998

By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Anthony St. George
In early 1998, William and Victor Fung had to review their business, the Li & Fung Group, to plan for the next three years. Examines strategic and organizational issues including company culture, international expansion, and venture capital projects. A rewritten... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Venture Capital; Organizational Culture; Global Strategy; Opportunities; Problems and Challenges; Strategic Planning; Asia
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Yoshino, Michael Y., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Anthony St. George. Li & Fung: Beyond "Filling in the Mosaic," 1995-1998. Harvard Business School Case 398-092, January 1998. (Revised June 1998.)
  • 01 Dec 2011
  • News

Li & Fung's Global Footprint

Issue Focus: Leadership To keep pace with a fast-changing global business environment, “You’ve got to institutionalize the process of reinvention,” says William Fung. Photo courtesy Li & Fung Ltd. Issue... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Wholesale Trade
  • 12 Jan 2015
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HBS Campaign - Hong Kong Event

  • 2011
  • Teaching Note

Founder's Group Diversification (TN)

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Chuanjiang Mao
Founder Group's Chairman of the Board, Wei Xin, made adjustments to the company portfolio in 2010. Established in the mid-1980s, Founder is the industry leader for Chinese laser typesetting systems and was once the second largest PC manufacturer in China. It is also... View Details
Keywords: Strategy Management; China; Computers & Electronics; China
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Chuanjiang Mao. "Founder's Group Diversification (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2011.
  • 2013
  • Supplement

Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited: Overseas Acquisitions (B)

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Yongjun Jin and Xiaohui Li
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (Yanzhou Coal) is a listed company controlled by Yankuang Group Co., Ltd. (Yankuang Group) which is affiliated to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of Shandong Provincial Government, China.... View Details
Keywords: Mergers & Acquisitions; China; Electric Power Generation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategy; China
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Yongjun Jin, and Xiaohui Li. "Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited: Overseas Acquisitions (B)." Tsinghua University Supplement, 2013.
  • 2014
  • Case

Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (A)

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Zhenning Yang
This case describes the process of acquiring Adisseo of France in 2006 by Bluestar Group, the largest subsidiary of ChemChina (a Fortune 500 company). Adisseo was mainly engaged in the production of methionine, a feed additive, while China had no methionine production... View Details
Keywords: Internationalization; Mergers & Acquisitions; Strategy; China; France; Chemicals; China; France
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Zhenning Yang. "Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (A)." Tsinghua University Case, 2014.
  • 2014
  • Supplement

Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (B)

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Lei Li
This case describes the post-M&A integration of Adisseo of France in 2006 by Bluestar Group, the largest subsidiary of ChemChina (a Fortune 500 company) until 2013. Adisseo was mainly engaged in production of methionine, a feed additive, while China had no methionine... View Details
Keywords: Internationalization; Mergers & Acquisitions; Postmerger Integration; Strategy; China; France
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Lei Li. "Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (B)." Tsinghua University Supplement, 2014.
  • 2013
  • Case

Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited: Overseas Acquisitions (A)

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Yongjun Jin and Xiaohui Li
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (Yanzhou Coal) is a listed company controlled by Yankuang Group Co., Ltd. (Yankuang Group) which is affiliated to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of Shandong Provincial Government, China.... View Details
Keywords: Mergers & Acquisitions; Strategy; China; Electric Power Generation; China
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Yongjun Jin, and Xiaohui Li. "Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited: Overseas Acquisitions (A)." Tsinghua University Case, 2013.
  • 2014
  • Teaching Note

Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (A) (TN)

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Zhenning Yang
This case describes the process of acquiring Adisseo of France in 2006 by Bluestar Group, the largest subsidiary of ChemChina (a Fortune 500 company). Adisseo was mainly engaged in production of methionine, a feed additive, while China had no methionine production and... View Details
Keywords: Internationalization; Mergers & Acquisitions; Strategy; China; France; Chemicals; China; France
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Zhenning Yang. "Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (A) (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2014.
  • 2013
  • Teaching Note

Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited: Overseas Acquisitions (A) & (B) (TN)

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Yongjun Jin and Xiaohui Li
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (Yanzhou Coal) is a listed company controlled by Yankuang Group Co., Ltd. (Yankuang Group) which is affiliated to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of Shandong Provincial Government, China.... View Details
Keywords: Mergers & Acquisitions; Strategy; China; Electric Power Generation; China
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Yongjun Jin, and Xiaohui Li. "Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited: Overseas Acquisitions (A) & (B) (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2013.
  • 2014
  • Teaching Note

Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (B) (TN)

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Lei Li
This case describes the post-M&A integration of Adisseo of France in 2006 by Bluestar Group, the largest subsidiary of ChemChina (a Fortune 500 company) until 2013. Adisseo was mainly engaged in production of methionine, a feed additive, while China had no methionine... View Details
Keywords: Internationalization; Mergers & Acquisitions; Postmerger Integration; Strategy; China; France; Chemicals; China; France
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Lei Li. "Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (B) (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2014.
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