Chicago Steel Company to Close Down One Production Unit
Case Type: reduce costs. Consulting Firm: Huron Consulting Group first round full time job interview. Industry Coverage: manufacturing; metals production. Case Interview Question #01196: Your client...
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Case Type: reduce costs. Consulting Firm: Analysis Group first round full time job interview. Industry Coverage: paper products; manufacturing. Case Interview Question #01229: Our client NewPage Inc....
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Case Type: reduce costs. Consulting Firm: Huron Consulting Group first round full time job interview. Industry Coverage: apparel, clothing, textiles. Case Interview Question #01232: Our client Bed,...
View ArticleUnilever USA Under Pressure From Activist Investor
Case Type: operations strategy; reduce cost. Consulting Firm: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Advisory final round full time job interview. Industry Coverage: household goods, consumer products. Case...
View ArticleColumbia Sportswear to Cut Energy Consumption by 5%
Case Type: reduce cost; math problem. Consulting Firm: Deloitte Consulting final round full time job interview. Industry Coverage: apparel, clothing, textiles; energy. Case Interview Question #01265:...
View ArticlePE Firm CD&R to Buy Kitchen Appliance Manufacturer
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;...
View ArticleFree Mobile Sees Customer Acquisitions Costs Increase 20%
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....
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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...
View ArticleJNJ to Consider Company-wide Cost Optimization
Case Type: reduce costs; organizational behavior. Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company final round full time job interview. Industry Coverage: healthcare: pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences;...
View ArticleU.S.-based Mountain Bike Manufacturer to Cut Costs
Case Type: reduce costs. Consulting Firm: Navigant Consulting first round full time job interview. Industry Coverage: sports, leisure, recreation; manufacturing. Case Interview Question #01292: Our...
View ArticleSamsung Electronics Troubled by Decreasing Market Share
Case Type: reduce costs; increase market share. Consulting Firm: Navigant Consulting 2nd round full time job interview. Industry Coverage: consumer electronics, home appliances; manufacturing. Case...
View ArticleConsumer Electronics Company to Cut $350M in Costs
Case Type: reduce costs; mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Consulting Firm: Bain & Company 2nd round full time job interview. Industry Coverage: consumer electronics, home appliances;...
View ArticleFord Motor to Benchmark IT Spending
Case Type: organizational behavior; reduce costs. Consulting Firm: Capgemini Consulting final round full time job interview. Industry Coverage: automotive, motor vehicles; software, information...
View ArticleLeGo Group Concerned by Rising Transportation Cost
Case Type: reduce costs; supply chain optimization. Consulting Firm: Oliver Wyman first round full time job interview. Industry Coverage: manufacturing; freight delivery, shipping services. Case...
View ArticleNew World Collections Considers Offshore Outsourcing
Case Type: reduce costs; supply chain optimization; organizational behavior. Consulting Firm: Mars & Co first round full time job interview. Industry Coverage: financial services. Case Interview...
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Case Examples: 1. The client’s hair product division is made up of five separate companies and is the least profitable division. The CEO has brought in our consulting firm to examine their hair product...
View ArticleHotel Transylvania Strives to Restore Profitability
Case Type: improve profitability; reduce cost. Business Concepts Tested: Cost analysis; Brainstorming; Math calculation. Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company first round full time job interview....
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