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Alizamir, Saed
Supply Disruption at HorizonVue Optical Instruments (B)
Alizamir, Saed; Sun, Peng; We, Yehua
QA-0989 | Published August 14, 2026 | 3 Pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Early on August 10, 2019, Lin Pinpin, CEO of HorizonVue Optical Instruments (HorizonVue)—a large binocular manufacturer based in Nantong, China—learns that Typhoon Lekima has flooded the plant of the ... Read More
Supply Disruption at HorizonVue Optical Instruments (A)
Alizamir, Saed; Sun, Peng; We, Yehua
QA-0988 | Published August 14, 2026 | 10 Pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Early on August 10, 2019, Lin Pinpin, CEO of HorizonVue Optical Instruments (HorizonVue)—a large binocular manufacturer based in Nantong, China—learns that Typhoon Lekima has flooded the plant of the ... Read More
PivotTable Practice Problems
Alizamir, Saed; Gustafson, Ben
QA-0985 | Published February 04, 2026 | 4 Pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this set of three problem vignettes, the fictional manufacturing company BizCo has hired the reader for their skills in data analysis. Each vignette provides a scenario that BizCo is working throug... Read More
Decision Tree Practice Problems
Alizamir, Saed; Gustafson, Ben
QA-0986 | Published February 04, 2026 | 4 Pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this set of three problem vignettes, the fictional manufacturing company BizCo has hired the reader for their skills in data analysis. Each vignette provides a scenario that BizCo is working throug... Read More
Optimization Practice Problems
Alizamir, Saed; Gustafson, Ben
QA-0987 | Published February 04, 2026 | 3 Pages Exercise
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this set of three problem vignettes, the fictional manufacturing company BizCo has hired the reader for their skills in data analysis. Each vignette provides a scenario that BizCo is working throug... Read More
Niger Fertilizer Reform
Alizamir, Saed; Grudda, Steven; Sun, Peng
QA-0981 | Published August 13, 2025 | 10 Pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
"Niger Fertilizer Reform" immerses MBA students in a high-stakes policy optimization challenge faced by a consulting team advising the Republic of Niger on agricultural-sector reform. In 2017, the Mil... Read More
The Silver Crest Mine
Baucells, Manel; Alizamir, Saed
QA-0964 | Published August 13, 2025 | 9 Pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In this case, students explore decision-making under uncertainty and apply dynamic programming (DP), a powerful tool for optimizing sequential decisions. Set in the context of the ore mining industry... Read More
Roqueta Origen: Streamlining Wine Storage and Mixing (B)
Biggs, Max; Baucells, Manel; Alizamir, Saed
QA-0979 | Published August 26, 2024 | 7 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This B case follows the A case “Roqueta Origen: Streamlining Wine Storage and Mixing (A)” (UVA-QA-0978). It resumes where the A case concluded and explores several different approaches for optimizing ... Read More
Roqueta Origen: Streamlining Wine Storage and Mixing (C)
Biggs, Max; Baucells, Manel; Alizamir, Saed
QA-0980 | Published August 26, 2024 | 2 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This C case concludes the scenario introduced in the A case “Roqueta Origen: Streamlining Wine Storage and Mixing (A)” (UVA-QA-0978). The C case presents two final approaches to Roqueta Origen’s wine ... Read More
Roqueta Origen: Streamlining Wine Storage and Mixing (A)
Biggs, Max; Baucells, Manel; Alizamir, Saed; Klopfenstein, Amy
QA-0978 | Published August 26, 2024 | 5 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
This case examines an allocation problem at Roqueta Origen, a Spanish winery. A consultant must determine which batches of different wines to assign to tanks for maturation. As she considers which win... Read More