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Service Delivery Model proposal for non-traditional Healthcare

The overall goal of the proposed project is to help SSW determine the best service model for supporting non-traditional organizations and minimizing the impact of supply disruption on Ontario’s healthcare system. While these non-traditional customers have historically managed their own supply chain services, the vast disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has left them vulnerable to supply shortages and, in some cases, unable to procure the necessary products to re-open.This body of work is extremely significant to SSW for a number of reasons. Firstly, having a clearer understanding of the best service model will enable SSW to provide more value to the entire healthcare system (i.e. from hospitals to home care to community care) and minimize the impacts of COVID-related supply disruptions on patient care. Secondly, completion of this project is urgent for SSW as these non-traditional customers typically do not have a robust supply chain strategy and are in immediate need of supplies. Additionally, SSW has continuously made it a priority to adapt its service model for greater value and set itself apart in the industry, to which this project would significantly contribute.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Medcof

Student:

Partner:

Shared Services West

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Wholesale trade

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Promera Inc. – Community Builder

We are looking for the intern to help redesign our marketing strategy focused on building brand awareness through outreach to the patient and healthcare provider communities. We foresee this strategy encompassing identifying the various channels that can be used for marketing innerme, how those channels should be used (e.g., messaging), and the respective key performance indicators that can be measured to determine the effectiveness of the channel/message fit. This strategy should cover a short- to medium-term timeline (approximately 18 months) – the minimum length of time we foresee our original marketing plan being displaced by the Covid-19 pandemic – and include a budget. Promera is faced with the challenge of launching its platform in an environment where face-to-face meetings are limited. Traditionally, this has been one of the most effective ways to market to the healthcare sector. The intern will provide Promera with a national marketing strategy that can be executed while Covid-19-related restrictions are in-place (e.g., reduced travel, restrictions on medical clinic access, and cancelled conferences).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Halek

Student:

Partner:

Promera Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Natural and Anthropogenic factors affecting the Nechako river watershed

Prince George Pulp and Intercontinental Pulp Company (both part of Canfor) are located in Prince George, the geographic centre of BC. The process of making Kraft pulp requires access to a considerable volume of water, which is why most pulp mills are located close to major rivers. Canfor Pulp clearly recognizes their dependence on the Nechako watershed and the role that Canfor must play in water management and stewardship. In order to manage this water resource effectively, we must understand the ways in which we use water now, as well as what our water needs will be in the future. Canfor is willing to gain knowledge about this watershed, and understand how climate change affects on this watershed as well knowledge if other sectors (e.g. agriculture or mining) affect on this watershed.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jueyi Sui

Student:

Partner:

Canfor Corporation (Prince George, BC)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Northern British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

The Cartelle Group Ltd. – Digital Marketing Intern

This role is has less to do with helping the business pivot per se and more to do with helping the business manage the growth that is coming from more businesses recognizing that digital marketing is a necessity to growth. This role is a front seat to seeing what it is like to work as part of a start-up that works at the C level with other entrepreneurial companies and start-ups. This role is a practical, hands on, get the job done, make a difference and drive results for clients along with the business. Strategically, this role will help participating in crafting the event sequence needed to scale Cartelle along with its clients. From an organizational point of view this role is a pivotal role to help scale Cartelle as a company. At a bigger picture this role helps our clients grow which further develops Calgary’s competence for growing technology start-ups. Calgary has fallen behind due to our over-reliance on the oil and gas industry. As a business community we desperately need to learn how to create and scale start-ups to make them global leaders. We work with our clients to do that.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Halek

Student:

Partner:

The Cartelle Group Ltd

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Meta Capital Partners – Business Analyst Intern

Meta is seeing fewer Sell Side M&A Business Opportunities through third party brokers as a result of COVID-19. We believe that utilizing an intern to analyze and research our key acquisition segments and target companies would allow us to make more outbound business development approaches to pursue more investments and transactions. The internship is intended to aid in the identification of investment opportunities for Meta Capital. With successful opportunities identified, Metal will be deploying investment capital into the Canadian SME market. This investment is intended to continue the economic advancement of active business providing continued and additional economic activity in Canada (driving employment, tax revenue, etc.).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Halek

Student:

Partner:

Meta Capital Partners

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Placeholder Canada Inc. – Operations Analyst (1)

As mentioned above, we are in the process of pivoting (or expanding) our business into flexible Warehouses in addition to our core Office vertical. We will continue to pursue both verticals, but Warehouses are our primary focus until the end of 2020 (at least). As the demand for new office space slowly comes back, and in whatever form people are comfortable with, the flexibility of our product makes us well-positioned to take advantage of this “new normal.” An intern will help us understand both markets and how we can be best positioned to address their needs. An intern will help us analyze our organization in the context of a post-COVID world and what the next phase of the global commercial real estate market will be. An intern will help us answer questions such as: 1) What does the demand for office space look like post-COVID? 2) How much of the increased demand for flexible Warehouse space we’re seeing right now is COVID-related versus business as usual? 3) Going forward, how should we allocate our time between our Office and Warehouse verticals?

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Halek

Student:

Partner:

PlaceHolder Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Other

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Student

The proposed project will involve reviewing the current processes involved in recruitment and selection at the organization. The objective would be to find out what knowledge, traits and experiences the right candidates should have, and how the organization can go about recruiting, hiring and motivating them. The recent move to remote work has presented s2h with some challenges with regards to managing the performance of employees; the project would entail providing employees with the best resources and support so that they can excel at their roles. This would benefit the student because it would provide her with hands-on experience in executing HR activities such as doing a job analysis and conducting interviews. Furthermore, the student would develop her critical thinking skills in the process of formulating solutions for unique challenges presented by the current covid-19 situation to s2h. The organization would benefit from the knowledge and expertise of the student and academic supervisor in the field of human resources and will be able to better manager its employees, ultimately leading to better performance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mary Jo Ducharme

Student:

Partner:

s2h Business Information System Corp

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

York University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Lex Start – Aliaksandra Kayeshka

Lex Start est une jeune entreprise lancée en novembre 2015 qui soutient la croissance entrepreneuriale du Québec et du Canada et promeut l’accès à l’entrepreneuriat en proposant des solutions juridiques pour accompagner les entrepreneurs à travers les différentes étapes du lancement d’entreprise. Afin d’aider les jeunes entreprises à optimiser leur gouvernance interne, à s’adapter au contexte du confinement, et les appuyer dans leurs démarches de transformation numérique, Lex Start a récemment démarré le projet Lex Manage. Ce projet vise à simplifier la gestion des documents juridiques pour les entrepreneurs ainsi que faciliter l’accès des professionnels (avocats, comptables) aux dossiers de leurs clients. Il s’agit d’une plateforme cloud qui permet aux entrepreneurs de gérer la documentation relative à la gestion de leur entreprise, de générer des documents juridiques personnalisés et, à terme, de procéder à leur signature numérique.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvain Perron

Student:

Partner:

Lex Start Platform Inc.

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

BSI Intern

Project objective: Enable Alberta Chambers of Commerce network to promote and expand work integrated learning in Alberta by connecting employers with students to improve labour market outcomes and support COVID-19 economic recovery.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Maier

Student:

Partner:

Alberta Chambers of Commerce

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Management of companies and enterprises; Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Business Strategy Intern

Project objective: Enable Alberta Chambers of Commerce network to promote and expand work integrated learning in Alberta, by connecting employers with students to improve labour market outcomes and support COVID-19 economic recovery.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Maier

Student:

Partner:

Alberta Chambers of Commerce

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Management of companies and enterprises; Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Work Integrated Learning Program

ACC is implementing and promoting a series of complementary skills development programs for employers to engage students through work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities. Each program model in the series is scalable and targets a segment of the skills development process from K-12 through post-secondary to reskilling. The purpose of the project is to design a unified and sustainable end-to-end skills development program offering with appropriate templates, tools, processes, and analytics for iterative improvement, enabling chambers to implement and engage employers and students through educators. MBA students will collaborate with School of Retailing with ACC support to develop a brand and marketing campaign to execute a needs analysis and scope project requirements.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Maier

Student:

Partner:

Alberta Chambers of Commerce

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Management of companies and enterprises; Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Zero+ Fleet Energy Simulation Tool

In many cities, fleet operators are evaluating the potential environmental benefits of replacing gasoline-fuelled vehicles by alternative vehicles, particularly electric vehicles. In this process, reductions in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions can be achieved. In this project, the company HDR proposes to partner with the Transportation and Air Quality (TRAQ) research group at the University of Toronto to develop the HDR Zero+ fleet energy simulation tool. This tool uses data from Global Positioning Systems (GPS) for a set of vehicles associated with a fleet operator, and quantifies the reductions in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions associated with electrifying a portion of the fleet. The tool subsequently proposes a charging schedule that enables operators to fulfill their tours using electric vehicles while reducing greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marianne Hatzopoulou;Daniel Posen

Student:

Partner:

HDR Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

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