Case Type: Increase Profitability; Industry Analysis.
Consulting Firm: Compass Lexecon first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: consumer electronics, home appliances, semiconductors.
Case Interview Question #01270: The year is 2016. Our client, Wally’s Wire Factory, is an American electronics manufacturer that makes electronics cables. Like most players in the industry, the client Wally’s Wire Factory makes a large range of electronics cables,… Read the rest
Case Type: private equity & investment; reduce costs.
Consulting Firm: IBM Global Business Services (GBS) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: household goods, consumer products; manufacturing.
Case Interview Question #01271: Marble Front Supplies Inc. is an American manufacturer of kitchen appliances and kitchen supplies headquartered in Flint, Michigan. Marble Front is a strong brand, and historically the company had… Read the rest
Case Type: improve profitability.
Consulting Firm: Arthur D. Little first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: airlines.
Case Interview Question #01272: Your client is Aero Mexico – Latin America’s 2nd largest airline. The airline has a hub in Mexico City and flies to North, South, and Central America as well as a handful of European and Asian destinations. The company operates scheduled services… Read the rest
Case Type: organizational behavior; supply chain optimization.
Consulting Firm: Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: alcohol.
Case Interview Question #01273: The client Southern Wine & Spirits is a US market-leading alcohol manufacturer headquartered in Miami, Florida. The company’s portfolio is 45% wine and 55% spirits. Southern Wine and Spirits was founded in 1968 in Florida. The company… Read the rest
Case Type: reduce costs.
Consulting Firm: Capgemini Consulting first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: telecommunications, network.
Case Interview Question #01274: The year is 2005. Your client Free Mobile is a French cell phone carrier and wireless service provider based in Paris, France. As of 2005, it is the fourth largest mobile network operators in France based on the number of mobile service… Read the rest
Case Type: new product, new technology; investment.
Consulting Firm: Huron Consulting Group 2nd round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: textiles; manufacturing.
Case Interview Question #01275: Our client Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an American carpet manufacturing company based in Calhoun, Georgia, United States. Mohawk Industries produces a range of commercial and residential carpets which they sell through various distribution channels, mainly wholesalers… Read the rest
Case Type: increase sales/revenue; mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Consulting Firm: Simon-Kucher & Partners (SKP) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: industrial equipment; electronics, semiconductors.
Case Interview Question #01276: Your client Kent Industrial USA, Inc. is a private company that manufactures electronic switches for machine tools such as CNC (computer numerical control) metalworking lathes. The electronic switches serve one purpose only:… Read the rest
Case Type: industry analysis; business competition, competitive response.
Consulting Firm: AlixPartners first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: consumer electronics; retail.
Case Interview Question #01277: Your client Circuit City is a major consumer electronics retailer that operates a chain of stores across the United States. The company sells audio / video equipment, digital cameras, cell phones, computers, memory sticks, external USB… Read the rest
Case Type: market entry; growth strategy.
Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: foods & beverages; healthcare: hospital & medical.
Case Interview Question #01278: The client Nutricia is a specialized $5B nutrition foods company based in Paris, France. It is part of the Medical Nutrition Division of French multinational food-products corporation Groupe Danone (Euronext: BN).… Read the rest
Case Type: business competition, competitive response; operations strategy, optimization.
Consulting Firm: LEK Consulting first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: retail; supermarket.
Case Interview Question #01279: Newbury is a small town in Berkshire, England, which is the administrative headquarters of West Berkshire. Together with the adjoining town of Thatcham, 3 miles (4.8 km) distant, Newbury forms the principal part of an… Read the rest
Case Type: increase sales; growth strategy.
Consulting Firm: Gallup Consulting first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: consumer products.
Case Interview Question #01280: Our client The Gillette Company is a consumer packaged goods (CPG) company based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The Gillette Company was founded by businessman King C. Gillette in 1901 as a safety razor manufacturer. Today it has grown… Read the rest
Case Type: supply chain optimization; reduce costs; math problem.
Consulting Firm: ZS Associates first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: household goods, consumer products.
Case Interview Question #01281: Our client Unique Industries, Inc. is a leading American manufacturer and distributor of party goods based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With over 50 years of industry experience, the client currently has two product portfolios:… Read the rest
Case Type: mergers and acquisitions (M&A); marketing.
Consulting Firm: KPMG Advisory first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: food & beverages; tobacco & alcohol.
Case Interview Question #01282: Our client Miller Brewing Company is an American beer brewing company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The American beer market is dominated by three major players: Anheuser-Busch InBev with 45% market share, our client… Read the rest
Case Type: new product, new technology; market sizing; pricing.
Consulting Firm: Samsung Global Strategy Group (GSG) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: chemical industry; automotive, motor vehicles.
Case Interview Question #01283: Our client, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, is an American multinational tire manufacturing company based in Akron, Ohio. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks,… Read the rest
Case Type: operations strategy; organizational behavior; marketing, brand optimization.
Consulting Firm: Samsung Global Strategy Group (GSG) final round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: automotive, motor vehicles.
Case Interview Question #01284: Our client General Motors Company (NYSE: GM), commonly referred to as General Motors (GM), is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Detroit that designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes automobiles and auto… Read the rest
Case Type: increase profits; marketing, new sales channel.
Consulting Firm: Samsung Global Strategy Group (GSG) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: retail; apparel, clothing, textiles; e-commerce, online business.
Case Interview Question #01285: The client Hugo Boss AG (FWB: BOSS) is a global apparel producing company and luxury fashion house. It was founded in 1924 by German fashion designer… Read the rest
Case Type: private equity & investment.
Consulting Firm: Bain & Company first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: building materials; chemicals.
Case Interview Question #01286: Our client Blum Capital Partners is an American private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout, growth capital and PIPE (private investment in public equity) investments in small cap and middle-market companies across a range of industries. Based… Read the rest
Case Type: new product; math problem.
Consulting Firm: Cambridge Associates first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: financial services.
Case Interview Question #01287: Our client Mackenzie Investments LLC is a large Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1968, the company currently is one of Canada’s largest investment management firms by assets under management (AUM). Mackenzie Investments provides investment… Read the rest
Case Type: new business; estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Applied Predictive Technologies (APT) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: beauty services.
Case Interview Question #01288: Your client Miss Sally is the owner of Supercuts Salons, a successful chain of 25 hair salons in San Francisco Bay Area (a large metropolitan area with about 9 million people). Miss Sally believes there is… Read the rest
Case Type: increase sales; growth strategy.
Consulting Firm: Simon-Kucher & Partners (SKP) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: manufacturing.
Case Interview Question #01289: Our client, Chef’s Best Cutlery Co., is an international manufacturer of medium and high quality kitchen knives. Chef’s Best Cutlery sells knives in more than 20 countries, with a focus in Latin America (Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela,… Read the rest