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Alizamir, Saed
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
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
Roqueta Origen: Streamlining Wine Storage and Mixing (C)
Baucells, Manel; Biggs, Max; 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 (B)
Baucells, Manel; Biggs, Max; 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 (A)
Baucells, Manel; Klopfenstein, Amy; Biggs, Max; Alizamir, Saed
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