The fourth annual Penn State Smeal College of Business Sustainability Case Competition took place at Penn State University on December 1st, 2017. Teams participated in a two-round competition where they created a case-analysis presentation related to PepsiCo’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading
The Bowersox Supply Chain Challenge is an annual case competition hosted by Michigan State University. The 2017 edition, held on the 12th and 13th of October, saw six teams participate – Michigan State, Arizona State, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Purdue and Penn State – based on invitations sent out by Michigan State to the top supply chain masters programs in the country. The event saw Arizona State win by the slimmest of Continue reading
By Daniel Ruiz, MBA Class of 2018
As the MBA Association VP of Recruitment, I am really excited about one of the new programs that we have introduced in conjunction with the MBAA and Admissions, which is the creation of the Smeal MBA Ambassadors. Here at Penn State, we pride ourselves in the community that we have in the MBA program — the close-knit relationships we develop with not only our current students but also with our alumni. The creation of the Smeal MBA Ambassadors program will help prospective students connect with current students in the 1st and 2nd year Smeal MBA classes. Continue reading
The 4th edition of the Deloitte Supply Chain Case Competition was organized at Brigham Young University, Utah, on the 19th and 20th of January this year. Over 40 teams from various business schools across the US, including Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech and USC Marshall, took part in the preliminary round of the contest in the month of December. Eight teams Continue reading
The Interactive Launch Competition was a television-media marketing case competition that had teams analyzing new and evolving technologies specifically for the TV/broadcast market. Each team was assigned a sponsor company and a product they were currently developing and tasked with recommending actions that could Continue reading
The Monsanto-Olin Case Competition (MOCC) was an inter-college graduate case competition organized by Olin and sponsored by Monsanto, a publicly traded agrochemical company. The evening prior to the competition participants were invited to an event at Monsanto’ s headquarters, where they had the opportunity to meet Monsanto employees, engage in presentations, and enjoy a networking happy hour. Continue reading
Each year Michigan State has invited the top 15 supply chain programs to participate in its Bowersox Supply Chain Competition (GSCC). GSCC is simulation-based, where teams have about three hours to come up with a strategy and execute 13 rounds. Each team is then graded on four items: Revenue, Supply Chain Continue reading
