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The project is to build a heart attack prediction model for VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System.The managerial problem that we addressed is to provide insights for clinical guidelines for heart attack prevention and pre-diagnose. After setting up some criteria, we found C5 standard is the best model. As we found in our model, we could see that the two most import factor to pre-detect heart attack is DiaBP and SysBP, doctors and patients should monitor the patients’ blood pressure closely to… Show more

The project is to build a heart attack prediction model for VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System.The managerial problem that we addressed is to provide insights for clinical guidelines for heart attack prevention and pre-diagnose. After setting up some criteria, we found C5 standard is the best model. As we found in our model, we could see that the two most import factor to pre-detect heart attack is DiaBP and SysBP, doctors and patients should monitor the patients’ blood pressure closely to identify any signal of heart attack, such methods could potentially save people’s lives.
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Mine Safety Applicance, which is a globally operating safety products manufacturer, sponsors this project. The scope of the Consulting Field Project was to create a customized go-to-market strategy for Indonesia and Malaysia to achieve profitable revenuw growth by a rate of 2*GDP growth.
Approach: Gap analysis and financial analysis
• Applied marketing mix for analyzing potential future growth in current and prospect
segments.
• Utilized market reports to forecast potential… Show more

Mine Safety Applicance, which is a globally operating safety products manufacturer, sponsors this project. The scope of the Consulting Field Project was to create a customized go-to-market strategy for Indonesia and Malaysia to achieve profitable revenuw growth by a rate of 2*GDP growth.
Approach: Gap analysis and financial analysis
• Applied marketing mix for analyzing potential future growth in current and prospect
segments.
• Utilized market reports to forecast potential industry segments entry.
• Conducted interviews to collect VOC data in order to formulate channel gap analysis.
Recommendations: Relocate the resouces from Malaysia to Indonesia
• Reallocate Investment from Malaysia to Indonesia
- Due to Market Conditions, Competition and Net Sales
• Restructure Indonesia
- Utilize Key Account Managers
• Reduce Standard Discount for Indonesia
- Increase training and promotional Items for channel partners
• Rebound into Malaysia once Oil, Gas, and Petroleum show growth Show less

This project is designed by the professor in order to let students master the qualitative and quantitative approach in market research field. Our team was assigned to a beer brand "Heineken"and conduct a series of market research procedures including instrument development and data collection to eventually come up with marketing strategy implications for the manufacturer.
• Conducted a focus group, developed a questionnaire and collected 148 responses in Pittsburgh area.
• Statistical… Show more

This project is designed by the professor in order to let students master the qualitative and quantitative approach in market research field. Our team was assigned to a beer brand "Heineken"and conduct a series of market research procedures including instrument development and data collection to eventually come up with marketing strategy implications for the manufacturer.
• Conducted a focus group, developed a questionnaire and collected 148 responses in Pittsburgh area.
• Statistical analysis used: One Sample T-test; Independent Sample T-test; ANOVA; Chi-square Test;
• Market research approach used: customer insight analysis, Substitute analysis and competitor analysis. Show less

Giant Eagle sponsored this project. The goal of this project is to help Giant Eagle to enhance the information flow during baby reset and to decrease markdown by 15% by using lean six sigma approach.
• Conducted in-person interviews with over 20 process owners, participated on-site process observations and carried on a reset "Gemba" walk.
• Collected and analyzed the discontinued and new items sheet, item movement report and warehouse inventory report.
• Created detailed process map… Show more

Giant Eagle sponsored this project. The goal of this project is to help Giant Eagle to enhance the information flow during baby reset and to decrease markdown by 15% by using lean six sigma approach.
• Conducted in-person interviews with over 20 process owners, participated on-site process observations and carried on a reset "Gemba" walk.
• Collected and analyzed the discontinued and new items sheet, item movement report and warehouse inventory report.
• Created detailed process map and identified process bottlenecks.
• Conducted root cause analysis and data analysis.
• Proposed seven main recommendations by creating a solution implementation matrix. Show less