This project is available now. It is suitable for a team of students who have completed the core MBA courses. Some knowledge of Intellectual Property would be useful.

It involves assessing the market for Bio-Ceramics in Orthopaedic Applications. Specifically to:

• describe the nature of the market for bio-ceramics in orthopaedics
• outline the potential commercialisation process, identifying the critical factors
• portray possible means of handling intellectual property
• depict milestones and risks of the venture

This project involves working closely with the researchers to prepare a business plan, suitable for presentation to funding bodies for health and medical research.

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To express interest in this project please contact Una Spiers, Co-ordinator, MBA Projects.

This project is available now. It is suitable for a team of students who have completed "Business Process Improvement." Completion of "Operations Management" and "SQAT" would also be valuable.

The team would evaluate current logistical processes employed by SA Health to support various government hospitals in South Australia. They would analyse current AS-IS business processes, calculate how improvements might be achieved, including an evaluation of the potential benefits of RFID technology, and develop a proposal for a TO-BE process including an assessment of the cost.

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This project involves a review of Product Assembly Lines and Product Assembly to:
• Map the Product Assembly process.
• Analyse the process and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Recommendations to improve process and efficiencies.
• Analyse product cost structure.

This project would suit a team of students ideally with one member having an understanding of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.

It is available now. To be considered, you should have good grades in the 8 core MBA courses.

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Wadham Bros is a long established, privately owned component manufacturing company. This project entails working through the issues involved in integrating three separate manufacturing businesses into one company on a single site.

The challenge is in developing plans for transition and growth while assessing various risks. The project scope may well be revised and narrowed, depending on the skills and work experience of team members.

It would be suitable for a team of students looking for a significant, multidiscipline project.

It is available now. To be considered, you should have good grades in the 8 core MBA courses.

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This project involves research, analysis and formulating recommendations for the Hanson Bay Company which operates Hanson Bay Cabins and Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on Kangaroo Island.

It would be suitable for a student or team of students with an interest in tourism and some relevant marketing experience.

It is available now. To be considered, you should have good grades in the 8 core MBA courses.

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This project involves developing a workforce planning model, based on already available research intelligence. The tool would be of value to organisations in calculating their projected workforce requirements.

It would be suitable for an individual student with an interest in workforce planning.

It is available now. To be considered, you should have good grades in the 8 core MBA courses.

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This project is about exploring global marketing opportunities for a new innovative wine bottle collar called "winocol" which enables elegant storage of wine bottles.

It could be completed by an individual student with the right skill set. To be considered, you should have good grades in the 8 core MBA courses and ideally, some marketing experience

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This project involves working closely with the company to prepare a detailed business plan, suitable for presentation to the investment community.

It would be suitable for a team of students with a range of skills. Ideally the team should include at least one member with experience in the preparation of a business plan for this purpose.

If you cannot get a team together, the project could be re-scoped for a single student with the right skills and knowledge.

It is available now. To be considered, you should have good grades in the 8 core MBA courses.

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This project would be ideal for a team with an interest in the commercialisation of Intellectual Property (IP). It involves mapping the current IP commercialisation system in Health Sciences; investigating the effectiveness of the current process; identifying problem areas and making recommendations to the Executive Dean.

If you cannot get a team together, the project could be re-scoped for a single student with the right skills and knowledge.

It is available now. To be considered, you should have good grades in the 8 core MBA courses.

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The objective of the project is to improve relations between the Business School and its alumni.

It will involve researching a number of leading University Business Schools from around the world to understand what represents ‘best practice,’ and what these Schools do to nurture mutually beneficial relationships with their alumni.

It will also involve research to understand attitudes of alumni towards supporting and engaging with their University, particularly the Business School.

The project would be ideal for someone with significant research experience through work or study.

It is available now. Pre-requisites: 8 core courses with good grades as well as demonstrated skills in undertaking research.

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Surfing South Australia Inc. (SSA) is a voluntary member-based organisation representing surf board riders in South Australia. Its mission is to support and promote the sport of surf riding. It has been in operation since 1963 and is affiliated with Surfing Australia (based in Queensland) and through them to the world body. In the past five years it has successfully developed a calendar of events for beginners through to competition surfers and increased the expertise in SSA to run such events. Along with its affiliated groups (Licenced surf schools and affiliated clubs) SSA is now in a position to offer a range of fully accredited services (coaching, coaching instruction, surfing programs, school surf events, a program of competition events to National Standard (Body Board, Long Board and Short Board), promotion, sponsorship attainment and surf event management).

This project involves a review of the organisation given its need to grow. The outcome of the review would be the identification of relevant growth strategies and a series of recommended actions designed to meet those strategies.

To express interest in this project please contact Una Spiers, Co-ordinator, MBA Projects.