Action-Based Learning Projects:
MAP & Consulting Studio
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
Clyde, OH
Clyde, OH
2024
MSCM Consulting Studio
Supply Chain Optimization
Assess current state process flows and loss drivers for Whirlpool's $73M (and growing) fleet of returnable vendor packaging. Explore available market options that leverage emerging (and existing) technologies that match Whirlpool’s use case.
Faculty Advisors
NYC, NY
NYC, NY
2024
Executive MBA MAP
Strategic Roadmapping
The independent restaurant industry is notoriously low on resources that allows owners and operators to be more effective business owners. Even chefs who have owned restaurants for years lack financial literacy and the business understanding they need to control and cut costs. This proves particularly challenging for an industry where average profit margins over between three and five percent on a good year.
The James Beard Foundation advocates for, and designs programs that aim to make the independent restaurant industry more equitable, sustainable, and financially viable for all. The Foundation seeks to collaborate with a team of Ross EMBAs to research and catalog innovative industry business models for ‘full-service, casual, independently owned’ restaurants.
The team would analyze the strategy, effectiveness, scalability, and potential applications of these new models, with the goal of resulting in more profitable restaurants that also follow equitable and sustainable labor, sourcing, and operating practices. The team would develop frameworks for identifying and creating new business models for this category of restaurants.
The James Beard Foundation advocates for, and designs programs that aim to make the independent restaurant industry more equitable, sustainable, and financially viable for all. The Foundation seeks to collaborate with a team of Ross EMBAs to research and catalog innovative industry business models for ‘full-service, casual, independently owned’ restaurants.
The team would analyze the strategy, effectiveness, scalability, and potential applications of these new models, with the goal of resulting in more profitable restaurants that also follow equitable and sustainable labor, sourcing, and operating practices. The team would develop frameworks for identifying and creating new business models for this category of restaurants.
Faculty Advisors
Redwood Shores, CA; Austin, TX; Boston, MA
Redwood Shores, CA; Austin, TX; Boston, MA
2017
Full-Time MBA MAP
Formulate an action plan to strengthen the Oracle brand in recruiting and internal employee experience with the goal of improving sales force productivity by attracting and retaining exceptional talent.
Faculty Advisors