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Question on the case: Bain Case: Old Winery

Why did they estimate the yield considering that the whole harvest is converted into wine and not only 1/4 of it?

Bain Case: Old Winery
Most recent answer on Jan 26, 2024
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Hi there,   The answer to your question lies in your intent as the character in this story.   You’ve just inherited the winery and you recognise that it’s underperforming. The first question you might ask yourself is wh ... (read entire answer)
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How to get prepared for an online assessment from a consulting firm

Bain Case: Old Winery
Most recent answer on Jan 15, 2024
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Practice practice practice. Make sure to leverage the various online tests and get to the point where most of your answers are correct!
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Question on the case: Bain Case: Old Winery

Beginner trying this case

Bain Case: Old Winery
Most recent answer on Jul 01, 2023
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Hi Anne,  You're not supposed to ‘know’.  In the real interview, interviewers also nudge you along. It's important to sharpen your intuition and to pick on the hints, but don't assume you need to know everything.  All o ... (read entire answer)
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Question on the case: Bain Case: Old Winery

why "¼ of the harvest is made into wine" was not considered?

Bain Case: Old Winery
Most recent answer on Jan 30, 2023
The best answer (on Jan 29, 2023) is from:
Hagen
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Hi Yushan, I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it: Your observation is likely correct, as reselling the grapes would likely result in a ... (read entire answer)
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Question on the case: Bain Case: Old Winery

Case Old Winery

Bain Case: Old Winery
Most recent answer on Oct 26, 2022
Anonymous gave the best answer on Oct 26, 2022
Hi there - What is your question. Feel free to reach out 1v1 as well if you need any help. Best
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Problem with case opening

Bain Case: Old Winery
Most recent answer on Dec 27, 2020
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Hello ! It is very common to find statements like this. Precisely for that, it´s fundamental always clarifying the target first: "what is sucess for the client in this specific engagement?" "are there any metr ... (read entire answer)
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Marketing costs and recommendations?

Bain Case: Old Winery
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Hi Raouf, It's better to post your question directly on the case here: https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases/candidate-led-usual-style/intermediate/bain-case-old-winery-166 That being said, every ... (read entire answer)
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3/4 of the harvest is just sold

Bain Case: Old Winery
Most recent answer on Sep 09, 2020
Anonymous gave the best answer on Sep 09, 2020
Hi Anonymous! The second parapgraph of your question also points to a great lesson on how to impress your interviewer in a case interview: Good candidates know how to approach and solve a case meticuously wiht the i ... (read entire answer)
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Question on the case: Bain Case: Old Winery

Area Size for Wine Production Wrongly Considered

Bain Case: Old Winery
Most recent answer on Jun 15, 2020
The best answer (on Jun 14, 2020) is from:
Clara
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Clara
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Hello! In this case, it´s the total POSSIBLE production, not taking into consideration the 1/4. However, agree with you, this is not clear and would be good clarifying with the interviewer -would be a good question ... (read entire answer)
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Value chain analysis and price analysis

Bain Case: Old Winery
Most recent answer on Apr 30, 2020
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Hello Yaxin, You can use a "revenues and costs" framework, absolutely. Value chain analysis is an excellent tool to brainstorm potential issues and solution but it's not mandatory to structure your solution like that. ... (read entire answer)
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Percentage of sold grapes

Bain Case: Old Winery
Most recent answer on Apr 10, 2020
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Clara
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Clara
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Hello Katharina, I had a look and agree with you. Red vs. white differentiation is only given at the beggining as "extra" info, but is not relevant. This is the case in many examples, in which not all information ... (read entire answer)
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Question on the case: Bain Case: Old Winery

Yield

Bain Case: Old Winery
Most recent answer on Feb 04, 2020
Anonymous A asked on Jan 25, 2020
Hello, Calculation of yield is a bit confusing. What is the m? Can't seem to understand the rational behind the steps. Would be great to get some insight. thank you
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Question on the case: Bain Case: Old Winery

Comment section information

Bain Case: Old Winery
Most recent answer on Jan 06, 2020
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Antonello
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Hi Ronnie, it depends on the interviewer's style. Sometimes she can be more pushy, providing all the information you need to arrive at a recommendation as soon as possible. Other times she prefers you ask the right ques ... (read entire answer)
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Question on the case: Bain Case: Old Winery

Multi-stage framework

Bain Case: Old Winery Framework
Most recent answer on Jan 06, 2020
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Clara
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Clara
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 gave the best answer on Jan 06, 2020
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Hello! First of all, I would double check if indeed it´s a multi-stage case, since normally they start just with one question -precisely, to avoid this kind of confusion in the candidate- Secondly, be careful with t ... (read entire answer)
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Question on the case: Bain Case: Old Winery

Estimation from image

Bain Case: Old Winery estimation picture
Most recent answer on Dec 18, 2019
The best answer (on Aug 06, 2019) is from:
Alexander
Alexander gave the best answer on Aug 06, 2019
I think this particular question is not designed to reach an accurate result. There are simply too many assumptions involved, and their errors add up. Instead, the question tests whether the candidate can logically deve ... (read entire answer)
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