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What are the most important factors that complete the project effectively?

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Most recent answer on Oct 13, 2023

Benjamin

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Hi, Interesting but broad question and I don't think it can be adequately answered in a short Q&A. That being said, I'll share 3 critical success factors, based on my time in consulting Having a clear end in mind Th ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, You need to calculate the import parity price from the last exhibit (2.0 + .5 times 10%) Then, calculate the total costs of production (material 1 and 2) from the 1st exhibit Finally, look at the amount ... (read entire answer)

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What is a commodity?

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A product with little differentiation which often drives down the price, or the ability to charge a premium. For example, any consumer product that you can buy non-branded could be a commodity product, e.g., toilet pape ... (read entire answer)

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Clarifying question for pricing case

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Most recent answer on Jul 13, 2021

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Hi there, You're starting to get into "solve the case for me" territory. You can absolutely ask how this technology/innovation is going to improve the product (i.e. across what traits, etc.). From there, yes you are e ... (read entire answer)

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Hi, based exclusively on the question and graph you provided, I would answer as follows: Based on graph 2, ChemicalCo currently sells (1.2 + 4.5 + 7.2 + 6 + 3) = 21.9 kty of Chemical_A to local Chemical_1 produc ... (read entire answer)

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Jan 27, 2021

Hi Valeria! The correct answer is (b) ~6%. Relative Market Share (RMS) is defined as a company's market share, devided by the market share of it's largest competitor, e.g for Player A, it is it's own market sha ... (read entire answer)

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What is blockchain strategy consulting?

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Lilly Willams asked on Oct 11, 2019

What is blockchain strategy consulting and is it beneficial to my business? Because most of the companies are using blockchain strategy.

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What do you think about future of AWS cloud certifications and related jobs?

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Sep 25, 2019

While it is not a pre-requisite or very relevant to core consulting roles in MBB, it could be helpful for more specialized TMT (Tech, Media and Telecom) roles with MBB or to work with firms specializing in digital trans ... (read entire answer)

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Hi Mirko, the selection process for Master students in Milan is indeed based on SHL + interviews, the latter covering both behavioral and case interviews. The SHL has replaced the PST in Italy some years ago, thus you ... (read entire answer)

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What are the career opportunities in cloud strategy consulting?

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Jul 14, 2019

Quite a few firms are setting up/growing their cloud strategy consulting arms in recent years. Examples include IBM, Deloitte and PwC. Check out their website if you are interested. You should be able to find more compa ... (read entire answer)

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