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Question on the case: Oliver Wyman Case: On the Right Track

Currency

Oliver Wyman case: On the Right Track
Most recent answer on Mar 05, 2024
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where is it mention that revenue is 23M, I didn't see it.  Also, in the final calculation, how total revenue was established?
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Is this really a beginner case?

Oliver Wyman case: On the Right Track
Most recent answer on Aug 11, 2023
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Cristian
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Hi there! This is indeed rather on the tough side.  You'll develop a stronger understanding of how difficult cases are as you do more.  Here are a couple that you can do that are based on real MBB interviews and which a ... (read entire answer)
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Question on the case: Oliver Wyman Case: On the Right Track

Do you think this is a beginner case?

Oliver Wyman case: On the Right Track
Question edited on Sep 05, 2021
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Having trouble with setting up a framework and understanding what to focus on

Framework Oliver Wyman case: On the Right Track
Most recent answer on Aug 24, 2021
Anonymous gave the best answer on Aug 24, 2021
Hi, First, I would not recommend this case if you are inexperienced. In my opinion, it is medium to high level and I would encourage you to work on other beginner cases to get comfortable in developing your frameworks.  ... (read entire answer)
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profit margin

Oliver Wyman case: On the Right Track
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Ian
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Hi there, Remember there is gross profit margin and a product's profit margin. Gross profit margin takes into account all costs. A product's profit margin takes into account its attributable costs, aka COGS.
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fixed costs

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Hi Yosha, Please don't mix up these 2 concepts - they really should never be used together. Think about fixed costs with variable costs. Think about initial costs with annual costs.  Fixed costs occur every year ( ... (read entire answer)
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The disassembly cost does it happen if we do the project or not, so why it is not an irrelevant cost?

Oliver Wyman case: On the Right Track
Most recent answer on Apr 30, 2021
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I don't really understand the question, but if it happens regardless, it's not going to impact the decision, so you can probably ignore it.
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We need to produce 5 trains per year, so why Slovakia does not have enough capacity?

Oliver Wyman case: On the Right Track
Most recent answer on Apr 29, 2021
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"The interviewee may confuse cars with trains. As Table 1 indicates a train consists of 2 front cars and 4 passenger cars." :) We have to produce 5 trains, but 20 cars...Slovakia does not have this excess capacity.
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Dismantling costs = sunk costs?

Oliver Wyman case: On the Right Track
Most recent answer on Feb 22, 2021
The best answer (on Jul 08, 2020) is from:
Sidi
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Sidi
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Hi! yes, it is sunk costs and should not play a role in a decision for the future. However, you are misunderstanding this concept in the given context. The criterion for the yes/no-decision has been clearly defined ... (read entire answer)
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Question on the case: Oliver Wyman Case: On the Right Track

Shouldn't the dismantling cost be ignored given that it would be incurred anyways, with or without the project?

Oliver Wyman case: On the Right Track
Question edited on Feb 22, 2021
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Sidi
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Sidi
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Yes! :) I hve answered this earlier: https://www.preplounge.com/de/consulting-forum/dismantling-costs-sunk-costs-7303 Cheers, Sidi
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Competition risks?

Oliver Wyman case: On the Right Track Risk Management
Most recent answer on Oct 05, 2020
Anonymous gave the best answer on Oct 05, 2020
Hi Raouf! Not sure what case you're referring to, but you can always bring up additional risks - but I would rather phrase them as subject of next step analyses. Hope this helps - if not, a bit more context would be ... (read entire answer)
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Interior fitting in Switzerland

Oliver Wyman case: On the Right Track
Most recent answer on Mar 16, 2020
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Luca
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Hello Giovanni, The answer to your question is clearly stated in the text: All other value creation steps require a higher share of expensive labor cost in Switzerland and/or additional re-tooling investments Th ... (read entire answer)
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Timing?

Oliver Wyman case: On the Right Track
Most recent answer on Dec 24, 2019
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Luca
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Hello Marta, In a real interview you usually have around 30 minutes to solve your case. You have to be really careful to listen to your interviewer during the interview: every case has hundreds ways to be "complicated" ... (read entire answer)
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Discounted future cash flows?

Oliver Wyman case: On the Right Track
Most recent answer on Nov 06, 2019
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Giacomo
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Giacomo
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Ciao Enrico, you are right that normally is more correct consider a discounted cash flow in NPV calculation. However, in most of the interviews you can make the assumption to neglect the discount factor. I would rec ... (read entire answer)
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