Hi all,
I have a case interview for a supply chain and procurement consulting firm but I am having the hardest time finding any procurement cases with cost reduction.
If anyone has any cases that I can please read and practice with, would you be so kind to send them to me?
Thank you!
Hi there,
Remember for procurement/supply chain, first you need to ask objective. In general this will either be "Reducing Costs" or "Fixing/Optimizing Production"
Within Reducing Costs, this could be contract renegotiation, finding new supplies, locking in futures contracts, automating processes (replace labor), changing transport methods, etc.
Within Optimizing Production, this could be a lot of the same i.e. automating processes, finding new suppliers, changing transport methods
Generally, you'll want to segment the supply chain/procurement process to identify problems (i.e. where taking the longest or costing the most).
For Practice Cases Try The Following
1) Search on Operations here (already done): https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases?language=en&topic[]=8&sort=real-case-desc&page=1&perPage=20
2) Google and casebooks are your friend. For example (https://managementconsulted.com/case-interview/case-interview-examples-master-list/)...go to Accenture, Amex, AT Kearney, Deloitte, and LEK sections which specifically call out operations.
3) Send me a message and I can provide you with a few good ones and/or case you in them!
Hi Claire!
In case you haven't already done so, check out the Case Library on PrepLounge and search for the keywords. You can do so here:
https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases
Then, sharing a few recent cases of my own. These are not specifically on procurement, but they contain full interviewer notes, so hopefully you have lots of take away.
Best,
Cristian
You have answers to your question here:
https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/cases-for-supply-chain-and-logistics-11506
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