MBA students at the Texas Christian University – Neeley School of Business have recently witnessed a winning streak, taking first, third and fifth places in various case competitions across the country.
A team of MBAs recently took first place and $10,000 in the first-ever Monsanto-Olin Case Competition at Washington University in St. Louis, which occurred on February 12th and featured teams from Pennsylvania State, Rollins College, Washington U and the University of Missouri. The competition, which was sponsored by Monsanto, focused on issues of production planning in the agribusiness supply chain.
The winning team of MBAs from the Neeley School included Peter Blair, John Tate, Justin Burns and David Kole. Competitors were tasked with solving a case which was written and judged by professionals from Monsanto. “What better way to learn and strengthen our business acumen then a case like this,” said competitor Blair.
The team from Neeley ultimately took first place by focusing on Monsanto’s product life cycle, which they found could help reduce working capital and better manage inventory levels.
Another team from the Neeley School took third place in the University of Illinois MBA Strategy Case Competition in early February, amidst 13 schools. The competition required students to analyze a difficult business strategy case and deliver their solution to a panel of judges from top U.S. companies. The team included MBA students Justin Burns, Stephanie Stare, Schuler and Andrew Chapin.
Another team of MBAs- made up of Andrew Chapin, Megan Dorman, Justin Burns and Carrie Davis- took fifth place at the Leeds Net Impact Case Competition at the University of Colorado Boulder, occurring from February 12-13. Fifty schools from around the world participated in this competition, which focused on impact investing and sustainable business practices.
“One of the experts who helped write the case told us that we are now among the top 500 experts in the world on impact investing,” said Carrie Davis. “Our team was exposed to new and innovative ideas for creating sustainable business practices that we can spread to those we work with in the future.”