Project
New Car Smell

The ScenarioYou are an executive deputy at Vanguard Bio-Synthetics. At 06:42 Paris time, a sensor failure in the Grasse plant cross-contaminated 5,000 liters of premium “Oud d’Or” base (US$45,000/liter) with the industrial “New Car Smell” compound. Variance from spec is 7.3%; the contract tolerance is 4%; the batch is worth US$225 million. Maximilian Thorne — CEO of Maison Thorne and the world’s most litigious luxury house — wants the full refund, a public apology in Le Monde, and the contract terminated. He has email. He is using it. You have until 17:00 CET.