By Professor Stefan MichelStefan Michel, Imane Karboussi, Bent Jensen, Morten Jørgensen, Kristian Hollund and Jesper Gedsø Smith
The ”Amazon in B2B – Friend or Foe” case describes a possible entry of Amazon B2B to the European Heating Ventilation and Air Condition (HVAC) industry.
The case addresses questions like core competencies, Industry attractiveness, disruption, building and sustaining a competitive advantage. The readers can discuss how Grundfos should react to the growing online distribution channel and if the current Grundfos distribution model sustainable. Where the main objective is to come up with fourdistribution model alternatives that Grundfos can implement and choose the one that Grundfos shall pursue and argue why the model is chosen.
Learning Objective
This case addresses business strategy, digital disruption, establishing and sustaining competitive advantage and how to navigate distribution channel dilemmas. Where the reader specific shall use Porter 5 Forces, Porters Value Chain, core competencies, Key Success Factors, Strategy Diamond by Hambrick and Fredrickson.
