Fuqua Client Consulting Practicum

Duke University Press

Duke University Press

Project

Sustainability, AI and Duke University Press

Summary: Duke University Press aims to lower operational expenses by exploring opportunities to leverage technology, artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML), and large language models (LLMs) for operational enhancement and core product desirability

Categories:

Analytics, Finance, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Strategy, Technology

Client

Location: Durham, NC

Industry:

Film, Music, Television and Publishing

Type:

Non-Profit

Details

Year:

2023-2024

Program:

Daytime

Center:

Strategy

Embodied Inc

Project

Moxie-Pro: B2B Go-to-Market Strategic Plan

Summary: Develop a B2B go-to-market strategy for Moxie-Pro to enter the K-12 education segment, encompassing both B2B direct selling and digital marketing strategies.

Categories:

Market Research, Marketing Strategy

Client

Location: Pasadena, CA

Industry:

Consumer Electronics

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2023-2024

Program:

Daytime

Center:

I&E

Natrx

Project

New Applications for Natrx's Patented Dry Forming Advanced Manufacturing Process

Summary: Produce and test an evaluation tool applicable across multiple industries that evaluated opportunities by identifying fundamental elements necessary to success, defining quantified or qualified grades for each metric, and producing a holistic “score” for each opportunity, which can be used for assessing risk when producing a go-to-market strategy.

Categories:

Analytics, Finance, Market Research, Strategy

Client

Location: Raleigh, NC

Industry:

Environmental

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2023-2024

Program:

Daytime

Center:

Strategy

Nester Hosiery LLC

Project

Farm to Feet brand overview

Summary: Identified optimal customer target segments for the client to focus on, and developed an effective marketing strategy to enhance sock sales by 2025.

Categories:

Marketing Strategy

Client

Location: Mount Airy, NC

Industry:

Manufacturing

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2023-2024

Program:

Daytime

Center:

Strategy

New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Project

Bosltering Small Business Resilience in New Zealand

Summary: Enhance the resilience capacity of small businesses in New Zealand by identifying optimal resilience-focused policies, communication channels, and organizational partnerships.

Categories:

Human Capital

Client

Location: Wellington, NZ

Industry:

Government

Type:

Government

Details

Year:

2023-2024

Program:

Daytime

Center:

Strategy

NunaGreen

Project

A better green transition in Greenland

Summary: Comprehensive assessment of e-fuel sources for a Greenland-based renewable energy utility company to determine the most feasible alternative, both operationally and financially, and replace diesel in powering two remote towns in Greenland.

Categories:

Operations

Client

Location: København, Denmark

Industry:

Energy

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2023-2024

Program:

Daytime

Center:

EDGE

Sanofi Pasteur

Project

Reimbursement model, market access strategy, unmet needs and value of an acne vaccine in North America

Summary: Identified unmet needs, value drivers, product positioning, and pricing & access strategies for a Sanofi therapeutic product for the treatment of acne by conducting market research.

Categories:

Market Research, Strategy

Client

Location: Paris, France

Industry:

Pharmaceuticals

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2023-2024

Program:

Daytime

Center:

HSM

SCB Management Solutions, Inc.

Project

Organizational Design and Strategy

Summary: Designed to facilitate company growth, our project focuses on optimizing SCB's HR practices to support each stage of the employee lifecycle in a scaling environment, addressing core issues and providing key recommendations, including partnering with key universities and implementing structured recruitment processes, to foster a culture of continuous learning

Categories:

Human Capital

Client

Location: Baltimore, MD

Industry:

Consulting

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2023-2024

Program:

Daytime

Center:

Strategy

Shell

Project

Market Analysis of Soil Amendments for Nature-Based Solutions

Summary: Comprehensive analysis of stakeholder preferences to inform a go-to-market strategy for carbon sequestering and emissions avoiding soil amendments.

Categories:

Finance, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Strategy, Technology

Client

Location: New Orleans, LA

Industry:

Energy

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2023-2024

Program:

Daytime

Center:

EDGE

The Iceland Ocean Cluster

Project

Evaluating the feisability of establishing a global consultancy service

Summary: End-to-end assessment of a growing blue economy company’s potential service offering, including firsthand market research and development of operational processes to assess and improve feasibility.

Categories:

Marketing Strategy, Operations, Strategy

Client

Location: Reykjavik, Iceland

Industry:

Other

Type:

For-Profit

Details

Year:

2023-2024

Program:

Daytime

Center:

EDGE