Action-Based Learning Projects:
MAP & Consulting Studio
Virtual
Virtual
2025
MBAn Consulting Studio
Market Analysis and Assessment
Market analysis of the soda maker category in order to identify category extension and sales opportunities which could be used to further the existing Drinkmate brand power and platform globally.
Faculty Advisors
Coral Gables, FL
Coral Gables, FL
2025
Weekend MBA MAP
Market Analysis and Assessment
Formulate a strategic market growth plan for the Healthcare vertical segment of Ryder’s Supply Chain Services (SCS) business. SCS serves the North American market; however, this project will be focused on growing the U.S. business.
Faculty Advisors
Muskegon, MI
Muskegon, MI
2025
Full-Time MBA MAP
Operations Enhancements
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.
Faculty Advisors
Virtual
Virtual
2025
MBAn Consulting Studio
Market Analysis and Assessment
Analyze current company data to compute a predictive model on patient engagement to predict when patients are likely to become less consistent with their medication regimen and brainstorm solutions on how to keep patients on their regimens.
Faculty Advisors
Denver, CO
Denver, CO
2025
Full-Time MBA MAP
Strategic Roadmapping
Renegade Plastics is an innovative, rapidly scaling start-up redefining sustainability in the coated plastics and textiles space. This project offers the chance to tackle real-world challenges in circular economy innovation, from identifying ideal facility locations to designing a low-carbon logistics roadmap that proves sustainability and profitability can go hand in hand.
Faculty Advisors
Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI
2025
Full-Time MBA MAP
Go-To-Market Strategy
Develop a strategic partnership framework to enhance collaboration and drive revenue growth with National Systems Integrator (NSI) partners, leveraging models from top management consulting companies and elite business schools.
Faculty Advisors
Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, NM
2025
Weekend MBA MAP
Supply Chain Optimization
The University of Michigan Supply Chain project focuses on optimizing the aluminum supply chain to support the manufacturing scale-up of Flow Aluminum's Aluminum-CO2 battery technology. This project aims to ensure a reliable and cost-efficient supply of aluminum for large-scale battery production.
Faculty Advisors
Virtual
Virtual
2025
MBAn Consulting Studio
Financial Analysis and Planning
Create a visualization of product line profitability data using Power BI or other visualization tools. Including features such as interactive dashboards, centralized access, enhanced visualization, robust security, and scalability, making critical investment decisions easier.
Faculty Advisors
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
2025
Full-Time MBA MAP
Customer Experience Enhancements
Design strategic initiative to integrate data and sports analytics to enhance the customer experience for supporters of a major Brazilian sports (football) club, improving international brand positioning, communications, and management to compete with the world's most notable football brands.
Faculty Advisors