Goodwill Industries of West Michigan is working to ensure that all unsold donations find a home. As a result we are developing a remanufacturing strategy for many of the materials that go unsold. We have partnered with an Israeli based company, Daika, to create new furniture and like products out of unsold wood based materials. Our goal would be for the U of M MAP MBA Students to help us develop a business plan, research regulatory/permitting requirements and provide/establish agreement drafts.

Conduct an in-depth operations process analysis

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

Explore the business case and feasibility of leveraging RurAL CAP's existing energy efficiency capabilities, using a social enterprise model, to both reach more Alaskans and generate unrestricted revenue for organization

Develop a sustainable framework to measure the impact and effectiveness the Women Self Help Groups in the villages.

Formulate strategic planning and resource modeling tools that can help Make-A-Wish achieve its goal of reaching 17,000 children annually by 2020.

Develop a strategy to manage Google's emerging market currency risk.

Create a go-to-market strategy for an existing state-focused online system.

Develop a business case for Catalayst Nutraceuticals (a CMO) to pitch a private label brand to a growing retailer (e.g., TJ MAX). Additionally develop a comprehensive view of trends in the nutraceutical market (formats growing, capacity in market, etc.)

Formulate a detailed three-year business plan to utilize current manufacturing line to produce products for the microgrid energy storage market.

Create a digital marketing framework and campaign schedule.