The Othakarhaka Foundation (OTK) is a volunteer-based grassroots organization in Malawi, Africa, committed to eliminating barriers to girls’ education and empowering rural communities. OTK works in the Mulanje district and, long term, hopes to expand its operations (and impact) across Malawi.

The project’s goal is for the Ross team to collaborate with the two OTK founders to develop a detailed strategy and set of actionable next steps for expansion into a neighboring district, most likely Phalombe.

Create a business case and strategic plan for crop preservation, food storage and packaging, and food sustainability for the agricultural program managed by OTK in its 57 villages.

Make recommendations on how to leverage strategic partnerships across multiple industries to create additional real estate development opportunities.

Design a new career development platform that applies artificial intelligence (AI) to analize community based data.

Assess opportunities to change and improve our parameters, policies, and practices for Planning Time Fence and Threshold for Max/Excess Future Days of Supply based on the competitive and supply chain dynamics of our varied Business Units. Also, help refine our Plan Adherence metric (measurement and targets) based on industry best practices. Quantify value creation and value capture opportunities from adjustments to these planning parameters and implications for our inventory management/allocation for the US market.

Develop a circular economy strategy to decrease plastic waste in Indonesian waterways through increased recycling programs.

Develop Go-to-Market Strategy for Tides Medical’s new product in the Advanced Wound Care market.

Developing the Strategy for the Industrial Consultancy Business to scale up to USD one billion annually in next 5 years.

Analyze the business traveler market to understand how to compete for the midweek business traveler

Assess opportunities to improve demand forecasting and inventory management/allocation for the US market at a more disaggregated geographic level, and develop an analytical model to enable this level of optimization by our business units.

Create a go-to-market strategy for commercial launch.

Conduct a comprehensive analysis of the different existing and potential economic models for senior living facilities to help inform decision-making regarding the development of Madina Village. Additionally, develop perspective on the minimum size of such a village (i.e., land required, number of units, etc.) and based on this perspective a high-level assessment of the resources / cost required to develop the village. Additionally, time permitting, recommend the best approach (or “pitch”) to potential development partners (e.g., home builders, local / state government, medical systems).