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This case examines the sustainability challenges facing Microsoft as it scales its AI-driven operations, focusing on the tensions between business growth and environmental responsibility. The company’s fictional vice president of…
This conceptual note defines the concept of energy justice and discusses the idea in the context of energy burden and energy insecurity, transportation, residential and utility-scale renewable development, energy sacrifice…
Co-founded by Jesse and Emily Cole, the Savannah Bananas delighted fans with their unique brand of baseball. The barnstorming team delivered its high-octane entertainment in sold-out ballparks across the country,…
During 2021–2023, the small country of Sri Lanka faced a serious economic, political, and food-shortage crisis. The roots of this crisis were multi-faceted, but at least one large part of…
While productive as one of the pillars of India’s economic growth and development, the steel industry was responsible for significant carbon emissions. Steel production in India used the traditional blast…
Tata Steel, India’s leading steel company and one of the world’s largest, had committed to achieve net zero emissions in India by 2045. The key initiative toward this goal was…
What is the Toyota Production System (TPS), and why do so many organizations study and put into practice the principles of the system?This note introduces business students to the TPS…
Offering solid practice for students of accounting, this exercise presents A&E Shirts LLC, a budding retail company that is balancing its books for its first month of business operations. The…
This case is a critical introduction, for business students, to the significance of cash flow statements. First students evaluate the cash flow statements of four “mystery” companies and recommend one…
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Professor of Technology and Operations, University of Michigan's Ross School of Business
Hyun-soo Ahn's research has been funded by multiple government and private agencies, including the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. He has received multiple research awards at Ross, including the 2019 Ross Researcher of the Year award.
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