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Profitability cases - use standard framework?

Framework Profit cases

Most recent answer on Jan 31, 2021

Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi Robin! In essence, profitability problems are diagnostic scenarios. As such, you need to first identify the core of the problem by means of a diagnostic, before then outlining the strategic options to address the d ... (read entire answer)

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How to find the specific root cause of a profitability case

Profit cases

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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, Your original approach of using one-fits-it-all approach is fundamentallty incorrect. First of all, there are 3 ways to split your revenues: Price / Units sold / mix # of customers / av check Market * m ... (read entire answer)

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