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SCS Case Study IIFT IB

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About us
Shangrila Corporate Services (SCS) is a leading advisory firm in the domain of Foreign Trade Policy of India. With over 30
years of experience, it is a pioneer in the domain and is a one stop shop solution for advisory, implementation, litigation
support, utilization and monetization needs. We are a team of 300+ spread across India and world, providing consultancy
services to importers, exporters and over 1000+ MNCs on all matters related to the Foreign Trade Policy of India.
Diversity, Inclusion & Meritocracy
At SCS we pride ourselves on community and collaboration with a focus on creating positive impact and building a force for
good. We value all points of view and believe in the power of doing things differently to drive innovation and catalyse
change. We’re a team built on meritocracy, committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone is
welcome to be their true selves and do their best work. We consider all applicants on the merit of their academic
qualifications and professional experience.
Arbitrage - International business case challenge
SCS has collaborated with IIFT via BLASH, the international trade club to present this case in the Quo Vadis '22. We intend
to engage the young minds aspiring to step into the professional realm of international trade consultancy with this
stimulating business problem. At SCS we encourage divergent strategic thinking, a problem solving attitude and a solutionoriented approach. Similarly we expect all the applicants to not just present data analysis, traditional business models or
the usual strategic initiatives. We expect them to utilize this opportunity to develop a scalable business solution with can be
implemented in reality and across sectors. We urge the students to collaborate, brainstorm, utilize design thinking on a
white canvas and develop holistic frameworks while answering why and how for every solution proposed.
Guiding Principles
Please share the solution in a formatted presentation with supporting sheets and databases in appendix
Plagiarism is a direct disqualification. Please use citations while referring to any existing analysis or reports
For us, less is more. We appreciate crisp, concise, well structured solutions
It always starts with asking 'why' and then answering the 'what' and 'how'
Please back all your recommendation basis either data or existing success/failure stories
Executable and scalable business solutions always outshine theoretical information
Arbitrage | IIFT Case Study Challenge | Page 1
THE
BUSINESS
CHALLENGE
About the business in focus
The company X in focus here is an upcoming brand in India, having presence across all Metro and Tier 1 cities via retail
stores, an online website and listings on various marketplaces. It's products are diversified in the apparel, accessories,
home furnishings, and personal care segments. The brand's target audience is urban upper and middle class with focus on
consumers looking for high quality, unique, modern designs with high utility and sustainable living. Though the business
witnessed tangential growth in India during the initial years of its launch, it is now struggling to maintain the same growth
rate. The strategy team at X feels that the next logical step to scale their business is by global expansion. They strongly feel
that their products will sync with the global customer of USA, UK, EU, Australia and some SEA countries. They wish to
create a phased launch and expansion of their company while balancing risks and sales growth.
Challenge at hand and Proposed Initiatives
The team at X has drawn out the following plan to sell globally :
In Phase 1, the team plans to test all the international regions for best market fitment and profitability and will opt for
online route - open multiple digital channels with minimal investments and inventory holding.
In Phase 2, the team plans to full-fledgely adopt omni-channel sales and start bulk B2B selling as well. They aim to start
storing inventory in the international destinations and explore few offline channels as well.
In Phase 3, the team wants to opt for advanced launch in all target markets with stores if financially feasible
The team at X has multiple members which disagree with the sequencing of this phased launch and cannot seem to
come up with a structured framework to streamline the operations and launch model. They are also debating over the
most efficient strategy and investments required in setting up marketing campaigns, logistics network and other
support functions like enabling international payments and trade compliances.
They understand that its critical for them to be agile and move fast to not miss the opportunity to scale exponentially as
the global e-commerce seems to be booming for their segments. Team X reaches out to you for expert advice !
What Next ?
Help them finalize the order of doing things under this launch plan and elaborate upon the sales channels they should
open with necessary data insights and reasonings
Help them setup the operations for sales, marketing , logistics, international payments, customer care by developing
internal capabilities or external partnerships wherever required to fast-track execution
Distribute their digital marketing budget (100x) into various search engine campaigns, website customization &
translations, social media, e-commerce marketplace campaigns and other international destination campaigns to
create necessary traction for the brand
It is important that the brand utilizes best tools and technology to optimize its operations and scale rapidly hence SAAS
products/partners to boost it’s global expansion will need to be suggested
Draw the roadmap of business expansion with the projected numbers and share the brand can aim to capture in short
and long term across various sales channels (assume business volumes and shares)
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