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Description: Billionaire Mark Cuban has been trying to do his part to help hospital workers get more protective equipment, working with a non-profit group and delving into the market himself to find gold-standard N95 respirator masks he could buy for medical personnel.

Source: Bloomberg.com

Date: Mar 28, 2020

Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-28/mark-cuban-aiding-mask-effort-says-3m-fails-to-stop-profiteers

Questions for discussion:

  • What is the supply-problem uncovered by Mark Cuban?
  • How can it be easily solved?
  • How much responsibility should 3M take for the problem?
  • Do you think this information could damage 3M’s brand?
  • What would you advise the firm?