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Corporate Functions
Operations
Project management; product development; manufacturing; supply chain and purchasing.
Server upgrade strategy for a large datacenter in the internet information services industry.
Valuation of acquisition target and associated project management for bringing acquired technology to market in the computer equipment manufacturing industry.
Optimization of supply-chain strategy for purchase and inventory of DRAM in the server manufacturing industry.
Choice between an industrial boiler which burns gas, oil, or both. For the boiler which burns both fuels, illustrates the use of market-traded assets (oil and gas) and the
effects of switching costs in choosing the optimal fuel strategy over the boiler lifetime.
Optimal drilling order for geologically related sites.
Marketing, Sales, and Pricing
Customer strategy and loyalty; branding; marketing spend efficiency and effectiveness; sales and channel management.
Optimal pricing strategy for VAX machines, where sales are believed to follow a modified Bass Diffusion process with uncertainty.
Optimal pricing strategy for a new product introduced by a pizza chain. The optimal price changes as a function of costs, customer demand, and advertising.
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Corporate Finance
Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; alliances and joint ventures; IPOs and spinoffs; capital markets strategy; post-merger management.
Valuation of acquisition target and associated project management for bringing acquired technology to market in the computer equipment manufacturing industry.
Potential acquisition and management of advertising network in the internet-based advertising industry.
Optimal stock trading through knowledge gathering.
Complex derivatives trading based on market mispricing.
Buy/sell production rights based on uncertain future volume.
Strategy
Corporate strategy; business unit strategy; product line strategy; competitive dynamics.
Other
Climate change; organizational and personnel dynamics; business, commercial, operational, and reputational risk; IT cost, outsourcing, and offshoring.
Server upgrade strategy for a large datacenter in the internet information services industry.
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