This teaching case study is to stimulate readers to think strategically and come up with innovative solutions to the challenges that Songxiaocai faces. The materials used to write this case is drawn from the sources including the semi-structured interviews with managers within Songxiaocai Company, online information, and materials
provided by the company. Section 2 presents the weaknesses of the traditional vegetable supply chain in China. Section 3 illustrates the innovation of Songxiaocai’s demand-driven supply chain. Section 4 elaborates the ICT architecture of Songxiaocai. Section 5 shows the functions of the main departments of the company,
and Section 6 presents the business outlook and the challenges of Songxiaocai. Several important questions are listed in the last closing section for readers to study and discuss
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