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Market size of parcel delivery in your city

Market sizing MBB supply chain
Neueste Antwort am 2. Aug. 2023
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Hi there, This approach is generally correct. Another approach (or an additional layer) would be to split by urban versus suburban. How to approach market sizing It's very simple: Do the approach the is the easiest for ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Case Study Question

Distribution operations strategy supply chain
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Hi Raj,  Could you please edit your question to provide a bit more detail? We're here to help you, but at this point you're not giving us a lot to hang on to. :) Best, Cristian
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Case Study Question

Distribution operations supply chain
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Hi Raj, I think you're asking how we would coach you to solve these types of problems, is that right? This is a process optimization/throughput problem. Essentially, whenever we're looking at throughput, we need to figu ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Case Study Question

Distribution operations operations strategy supply chain
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi Raj, I think you're asking how we would coach you to solve these types of problems, is that right? This is a process optimization/throughput problem. Essentially, whenever we're looking at throughput, we need to figu ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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MBB Supply Chain Team

MBB supply chain Travel
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Hi there, It most likely does mean that this would be your primary project type. That said, it's worth confirming with them what the project % split would be (including travel expectations).
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Supply Chain Case Study Answer

Distribution logistics supply chain warehouse
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The bottleneck is the step of the process able to manage the smallest number of units.To answer the second question you can consider the possible drivers you have: Increase throughput Change weight from a type of sub-pr ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Efficio - excel-based case study

Excel case study Procurement supply chain
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Hi there, The answer for any interview in regards to “should I prepare” is yes :) Unfortunately I don't know much about Efficio (imagine that, a coach confessing ignorance!), but a quick google led me to understand the ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Transportkosten

supply chain
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Hi Antonia, It looks like Moritz has you sorted! If you can/want to ask this in English you will also get more responses :)
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Deloitte Case Interview

Deloitte Consulting supply chain
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Hi There! I cannot help you with that one specifically, although there are some coaches with that background that for sure are going to be super insightful and helpful.  My advise is to be very ready for the following a ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Coach specialized in supply chain?

coach supply chain
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At AlixPartners, I led two projects on procurement, one on logistics and one on S&OP. Besides, I now run a private equity investment firm and we often work on supply chain related issues.If you are interested, text ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Supply Chain Case Study

big four case study supply chain
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If you are unsure, and probably here we also do not know the answer to the specific case, I would suggest to stay safe and use real data, IF it is available. Check first which companies provide any info on their supply ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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EY Canada

Big 4 case question Ernst & Young second round interview supply chain
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Hi there, Yes, it should be a case study. For structuring the presentation, given you have 24 hours most likely you will have to do some research on your own. The exact degree of what you should do depends on the delive ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Cases for supply-chain and logistics

approaching a case logistics supply chain
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Hi,  Have a look at this case I have published: https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases/candidate-led-usual-style/advanced/educateearth-digital-operations-transformation-220 Have a look at these thread ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Does anyone know what to expect for an Apple "WorldWide Supply Demand Planner" technical interview?

apple supply chain
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Tom fragte am 5. Nov. 2018
Looking for solid partners. Currently prepping for MBB first round interviews
I have an upcoming interview for a WorldWide Supply Demand Chain Planner position at Apple that requires a technical portion of the interview, as well as a full case study later on. Can someone familiar with the role ... (ganze Frage lesen)
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Preparation/ case studies for case interview as sales & operations planning consultant?

Case Material operations cases supply chain
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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Adi
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Accenture, Deloitte | Precision Case Prep | Experienced Interviewer & Career Coach | 15 years professional experience
Hi Silvia, Happy to help provide guidance and prep help as I ran Accenture's Supply Chain & Operations Consulting practice in UK, before I left last year. Feel free to send me personal message with more details. A ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Procurement/Supply Chain Cases

Procurement supply chain
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi Marc! This is really a subset of operations Remember for procurement/supply chain, first you need to ask objective. In general this will either be "Reducing Costs" or "Fixing/Optimizing Production" Within Reduc ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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McKinsey/BCG Supply Chain Practices

supply chain
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Clara
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Clara
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! Cases won´t focus solely on operations/supply chain/etc... they will be generalistic ones. What will most likely happen is that your interviewers are subject experts and they ask you questions focused on the ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How to predict future sales of an e-commerce vendor?

Ecommerce Retail supply chain
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McKinsey | BCG | CERN| University of Cambridge
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Hello there, There are 2 primary aspects that needs to be considered in such cases. First is the previous products and their sales as well as stockouts rate for Q4. In projecting this, one might take a look at sales ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Presentation case example supply chain management pharmaceutical industry

case study example supply chain
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Vlad
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Hi, I have such a case! Feel free to schedule a session and happy to help! Best
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Where to find some good Profit , margin, Cost reduction,Operations efficiency case?

improving profitability operations strategy supply chain
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Andrea gab die beste Antwort am 27. Nov. 2018
Actually preparing for the first round of case interviews
Ciao Guillaume I found a lot of good, profit / loss cases in the LBS case books. Especially in the one of 2012. Let me know if you have them. If not, I can share. Cheers, Andy
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