Nights spent away from home: 159 (43.6% of all nights in 2008)
1) Due diligence for a heavy manufacturer looking to acquire a competitor (Answer: Proceed with formal negotiations)2) Risk assessment for proposed development of a new product that requires significant multi-year investment (Answer: Don't build it, you won't make your cost of capital)3) Product cost assessment for a heavy manufacturer looking to understand the fully-loaded cost of their product (Answer: Your product is made of x, y, z, n, m, o, and p costs. Now use the data as an enabler for cost-reduction initiatives.)4) Market assessment for a diversified manufacturer looking for higher growth (Answer: You are in the slow-growth segments of the market, and must acquire other firms to capture higher growth areas)5) Private Equity due diligence on a small heavy manufacturer (Answer: Don't buy the company)6) Private Equity due diligence on an equipment maintenance company (Answer: Buy the company)7) Private Equity due diligence on a repair services company (Answer: Buy the company)8) Organizational Strategy for a diversified publicly traded firm seeking to cut costs (Answer: Centralize functions)