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Case: Increase revenues by 2x for a D2C foods company

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Most recent answer on Feb 10, 2022
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Before jumping into possible growth levers, it is mandatory to ask some clarification questions: Does the company have enough spare capacity (or production lines to be made operational or third-party producers) to incre ... (read entire answer)
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Which case style EY Parthenon consultants do in the interview? Thanks

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Most recent answer on Sep 30, 2021
The best answer (on Feb 19, 2020) is from:
Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi, It really depends on who you are interviewing with: If you are interviewing with ex MBB (and Parthenon has many of them) - your interview will be very MBB-like If you are interviewing with ex Big4, etc - the ... (read entire answer)
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Non profit/Social impact cases

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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, My approach Public sector cases are tricky because they feasibly be any case type (Product Launch - new service for citizens; M&A - merging two departments; even Profitability - cost cutting mandate). For ... (read entire answer)
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Hard McKinsey math

acethecase
Most recent answer on Aug 07, 2021
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Ian
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gave the best answer on Aug 07, 2021
#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, You need to setup a breakeven equation! Essentially it's $35,000x + $1,000y = $12,000x + $12,000y Then, compare the current state to what future state would result in the LHS (Annual Costs) to be < the RHS ... (read entire answer)
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So what

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Most recent answer on Jul 23, 2021
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, This means you have to explain the implication to the case! As in, how does it impact our objective? If we want to enter a new market, and Exhibit 1 tells us X market is big, the "so what" is that X market ... (read entire answer)
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Top-down communication

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Most recent answer on Jul 09, 2021
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Hi there, For GRAPH I would recommend the following steps: 1. Read the graph Ask for 30 seconds to understand the graph Summarize what the graph is about. Read in particular the graph title (often forgotten), ... (read entire answer)
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Effective math tool

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Most recent answer on Aug 31, 2020
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Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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gave the best answer on Sep 12, 2018
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi, Any of these tools are good: Preplounge Mental Math, V. Cheng, Mimir Math. It's more about the skills. I recommend to concentrate on the following: 1) Learn how to multiply double digit numbers (https://www.yo ... (read entire answer)
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PEF can we talk about synergies?

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Anonymous A asked on Nov 15, 2018
There is a synergy case if PEF acquires a company?
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Company Estimation and Analysis

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Recent activity on Nov 15, 2018
The best answer (on Nov 15, 2018) is from:
Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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gave the best answer on Nov 15, 2018
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi, Not sure if I understand your question correctly. For commercial DD you can use the following structure: Market Size Growth rates Profitability Segments Distribution channels Competition Mar ... (read entire answer)
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