Students from Brock University\u2019s Goodman School of Business continued a winning dynasty earlier this month when they secured their fifth consecutive title at the 2023 World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara (WTCBN) International Case Competition.<\/p>\n
The annual competition took place at Niagara University in Lewiston, New York on Friday, March 10 and the Brock team competed against students from Niagara University and the University of Buffalo School of Management.<\/p>\n
Goodman has won first place each year the competition has run. This year\u2019s team members included Bachelor of Business Administration students Aidan Walmsley, Davis Kalil, Kathryn Van Kampen and Noah Van Belle, and faculty advisors Kent Walker and Mark Parker. The team was also supported by Goodman\u2019s Student Programming and Engagement Co-ordinator Teighan McIntyre.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s case featured WTCBN member Liberty Pumps Inc. and focused on free trade zones in China. As the winning team, the Goodman students will get to tour their facility in Bergen, New York and meet with their executive team.<\/p>\n
Goodman\u2019s team credits the analysis strategies provided by their faculty advisors as instrumental in assessing the case\u2019s financial analysis and plan implementation.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur team approached the case by performing a problem identification to formulate our alternative to ensure supply chain efficiencies were improved and a free trade zone could be implemented,\u201d Walmsley said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team was very excited to have the opportunity to (\u2026) present to a group of industry professionals and judges. The experience will continue to be a highlight in our Goodman undergraduate portfolio.\u201d<\/p>\n
The team\u2019s faculty advisor Mark Parker said the win is a testimony to the calibre of education students are receiving at Goodman.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt reflects well on the supportive environment our business school has fostered,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Kent Walker, who also advised the team, said Goodman students demonstrated commitment to maintain the School\u2019s legacy at every stage of preparing for the competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir resulting presentation represented an impressive culmination of their diligently collaborative planning, research and practice,\u201d he said. \u201cThey exhibited the professionalism and communication acumen that are hallmark skills Goodman seeks to instil in all its students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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