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MBB Unconventional Case: Coral Reefs
Your client is the Government of Indonesia, specifically a joint committee formed between a few key ministries including the Ministry of Marine Affairs & Fisheries, Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Environment & Forestry. Indonesia is one of the largest developing countries in the world, with a population of about 285M people and an average monthly income of only USD 500. Located in Southeast Asia, Indonesia is actually a vast archipelago comprised of 17,000 islands, giving it one of the longest and most complex coastlines in the world. It is also part of the Coral Triangle, an area demarcated by scientists as the global epicenter of marine diversity. Your client tells you that Indonesia's once pristine coral reefs have seen a rapid decline over the past decade. They have come to you for help and want to figure out what is causing the problem.
Stern Stewart Case: TexGroup – Breaking the crisis of a traditional textile company
TexGroup is a family-owned German heritage company, now in its third generation of leadership. Specializing in high-quality, Made-in-Germany textiles, the company operates across four distinct product segments: TexCasual, TexPremium, TexSport, and TexProfessional. TexGroup supplies its products to a diverse portfolio of fashion brands, with a strong focus on the European market.In recent years, TexGroup has faced increasing financial pressure, with steadily declining profit margins. The recently concluded 2024 fiscal year closed with a historically low EBIT margin of just 0.6%, raising serious concerns among management about a continued downward spiral that could push the company into financial losses.To stop this negative trend and secure long-term success, TexGroup is seeking an external consulting team to setup and implement a structured turnaround program. The primary target is to achieve 10% sustainable EBIT margin within two years. Note: During our assessment day, candidates could receive a laptop and an Excel file to analyze data and perform calculations. While this case can be solved without the Excel file, downloading it allows for a more pragmatic experience. Download the file here.
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BCG Platinion Case: Digital transformation of an entire corporation
The CIO of a major insurance company needs your support to renew the company's IT landscape as a starting point for their digital transformation.The IT landscape of the client is highly fragmented and integrated. Most IT applications are "legacy" monolithic custom developments (running on Mainframe) and are hosted on-premise.There are issues with stability and scalability of applications plus IT costs are ever increasing "Time-to-market" to release new functionalities is too high, due to constraints of current architecture.You are asked to quickly assess the status quo, identify main areas of intervention and measures to address the pain points and renew the IT landscape. Note: This case is interviewer-led. The cases in our interviews are more candidate-led. In this case, you take the lead and manage the entire case from start to finish. So be prepared for this when you apply to us.
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Novion Therapeutics
Your client is Novion Therapeutics, a leading American biotech company focused on gene and cell therapies. With a market capitalization of around $120 billion, Novion is recognized for its innovations in rare disease treatments and its mission to advance human health through breakthrough biotechnologies in immunology, oncology, and genetic medicine.Recently, the company has faced growing investor pressure. Despite strong products, its firm-value growth has stagnated, and investors are expecting a visible strategic move within the next quarter. The CFO has identified several high-growth, capital-intensive R&D and acquisition projects, but Novion lacks sufficient cash reserves to fund them. What should the CFO do next?
McKinsey Round 1: Homeware Heaven
Our client is Homeware Heaven. They are a homeware and appliance retailer that sells items such as kitchen appliances (fridges, ovens), kitchenware, lighting, bedding and bath products, home decor etc. They have 100 stores in the top 20 cities in the US. Their stores are large stand-alone stores located outside of the city centre. Over the last 3 years, business has not been going well for our client. Their revenue has been declining year over year and they have had fewer unique shoppers in their stores. They have hired McKinsey to help them turnaround the situation
Paper Product Overseas Growth
The client is an Indonesian producer of paper boards which can be further processed into paper boxes, shopping bags, etc. They sell in both their domestic market i.e. Indonesia, and in the export market i.e. the US. Revenue last year was $5 billion, with 80% from Indonesia and 20% from the US. Overall they have been growing at 3% annually. The client wants to achieve a 5% growth rate. With the resource constraint they have, they want to focus on one of the two markets. They want to know which market they should go after to achieve that increase in growth rate, and how.
ClaimSmart: AI for Next-Gen Health Insurance
Our client is a mid-sized health insurance provider called SureHealth with annual revenues of $2.4 billion. The company has experienced a steady rise in administrative claims processing costs and has seen a recent uptick in fraudulent claims. Senior leadership believes that leveraging AI in the claims assessment process could have significant benefits.They have allocated a budget of $10 million over the next three years to implement AI solutions, but they are uncertain how to prioritize to reduce fraudulent claims and administrative processing costs.
MBB Second Round - TitanTrail - "Made in the USA" Operations Outsourcing
TitanTrail is a backpack maker that prides itself on quality and a “Made in the USA” promise. But the landscape is shifting. New competitors are entering the market, and labor costs are climbing.To stay competitive, TitanTrail is exploring a big move: outsourcing production to Cambodia. This decision isn’t simple. It raises critical questions.
MBB First Round - FastFashion - Customer Loyalty
FastFashion is a national retail chain in Australia that sells a variety of different clothing brands for men, women, and children. They are one of four major clothing retail chains in the country.Five years ago, they introduced a loyalty program. The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of FastFashion wants to assess how this program is doing and what FastFashion can do to improve it.
MBB Second Round - Fashion Market Expansion
Our client is Chic & Stitch. They make tailor-made clothes for modern women. They focus on quality and fit. Their work covers design, retail, and tailoring. Now, they want to expand to the Barcelona. They hired you to see if that’s a good idea.
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Business Strategy: Home Delivery Solution for Retailer Chain
Kadara, a privately-held US retailer active in the Midwest with annual sales of approximately USD 3 bn, is trying to figure out a solution to last-mile home delivery. The company currently operates out of 100 brick-and-mortar stores selling primarily groceries and home essentials (e.g. paper towels, diapers, blenders). They also sell all non-perishable products offered in their stores through their website. Currently, all sales from their website are delivered via 3rd parties (e.g. FedEx, USPS), picking up products from regional distribution centers, and their minimum delivery time is next day. Kadara does not have out-of-store delivery options but they know that services such as Instacart and Postmates are being used by customers to arrange home delivery of groceries. Kadara's management believes that they are, at best, leaving money on the table due to their limited home delivery options and, at worst, at risk of being de-selected by customers as they move towards delivery options. Kadara’s future CEO, the granddaughter of the founder, has jumped on the chance to move the company into the future. To that end, she has developed a recommendation to Kadara's board to buy Dallas Drone Technologies (DDT). DDT designs, manufactures and operates small-to-midsize flying drones. Their initial models focused on aerial photography but they added goods movement capabilities about two years ago. The future CEO believes that drone delivery is key and that Kadara should buy DDT for USD 100 m to become a leader in the space. Kadara's current CEO would like your help specifically in evaluating the option to buy DDT and generally in how to think about home delivery and the future of their business.
Bain Final Round: Pharmacy Delivery Entry
Our client is a pharmacy in Dubai - called NewWave Pharmacy. This pharmacy wants to start a new & unique delivery service and want to understand if it is a good idea or not? If yes, then how should they price it? And how should they start it?
Based on Bain 1st Round Case (2023): Last Mile Delivery
A startup company specializing in last mile delivery with drones is determined to reach $20M in revenue while also becoming profitable. The company's innovation lies in leveraging drone technology to revolutionize the logistics sector, specifically focusing on last-mile delivery, which accounts for a significant portion of shipping costs. However, the firm has to overcome numerous challenges including technological, regulatory, and logistical issues associated with both urban and rural environments.As the next strategic step, the company is considering pilot launches in two different environments - city and suburb - and is uncertain about which option to choose. You have been engaged to evaluate these options, considering the profitability, revenue potential, and strategic implications of each, and provide a recommendation to the company's leadership team.
McKinsey Digital / BCG Platinion: Oil & Gas Upstream Technology
[PLEASE NOTE: This is a technically difficult case and should only be completed by those coming in as a Technology specialist, i.e. recruiting for McKinsey Digital, BCG Platinion, etc.]Our client is a multinational oil and gas company. While they are vertically integrated and have upstream, midstream, and downstream divisions, they have recently been experiencing competitivity issues in the upstream gas division, which brings in $1B in profits annually.Our client’s upstream division has offices in Australia and Indonesia. Their work is highly dependent on their IT systems, as they have to constantly monitor wells and pipes (pressure, hydrocarbon count, fluid makeup, etc.)The upstream division has two large legacies of IT systems that are primarily used for downstream operations but have been modified for upstream purposes.These systems are managed by a central team in the US which is responsible for all IT issues across the business. They triage issues/enhancements and then manage development teams in India and Finland who complete the work.
MBB first round - Soy Technologies
Our client, Soy Technologies specializes in soy production and processing.The client harvests their soybean crops and processes the soybeans to extract the protein and create soybean meals that are later used for animal feed.Since the demand for soy protein has been steadily increasing in recent years, our client has been looking at more profitable alternatives to create different soybean products, but our client is unsure about the next steps since they would have to entirely change the current processing operations.The alternatives that our client is currently considering are:Producing soy milk which requires 45% of the extracted protein.Producing soy concentrate which requires 70% of the extracted protein.Producing soy isolate which requires 90% of the extracted protein.Our team has been asked to assist them in deciding which option would be best.
TrendWardrobe
Our client is TrendWardrobe (TW), a clothing retailer in the US. It offers a wide range of fashionable clothing and accessories for men, women, and children. TW operates 200 stores across the top 50 cities in the US. These stores are typically spacious and situated in suburban areas. Additionally, TW has a robust online presence through its website, trendwardrobe.com. However, in the past two years, TW has experienced declining revenue compared to its competitors.A thorough analysis conducted by the strategy team at TrendWardrobe has revealed a significant decrease in customer visits. This indicates a decline in the number of unique shoppers visiting TW stores or making online purchases. Recognizing the need to reverse this trend and drive revenue growth, TrendWardrobe is exploring various measures to boost its performance over the next two years. The challenge for TrendWardrobe is to identify strategies and initiatives that will accelerate revenue growth and enable the company to regain its competitive position. By implementing effective measures, TrendWardrobe aims to attract more customers, increase sales, and catch up with its competitors in the clothing retail industry.
StyleScape responds to customer feedback (McKinsey final round)
Style Scape is a mid-sized retailer that sells clothing, accessories, and home goods through its physical stores and online platform. The business has been around for over a decade and has seen consistent growth in sales in its home market of the United States. Style Scape operates 30 stores nationwide, and its online platform is relatively new, having launched only two years ago.Despite healthy growth, the company's leadership has noticed an alarming decline in customer satisfaction ratings and an increase in customer complaints. They are concerned that these issues will harm the company's reputation and negatively impact its bottom line. The CEO of Style Scape has requested your assistance in determining the root causes of these issues and developing recommendations to address them.
The Jaywalking Case
The Government of Spain has tasked the City of Barcelona to increase their revenue generated from the City.Thus, in order to generate more revenue, the Local Government of Barcelona has engaged our firm to examine the viability of passing a new law imposing a fine on jaywalking violations.How should we approach this?
MBB 1st Round Case - Hazella Light
Our client is an Italian multinational manufacturer of branded chocolate and confectionery products. One of their most popular products is Hazella, a hazelnut spread.Despite its worldwide popularity, Hazella is considered to be high in calories by some customers. For this reason, our client has developed a new version of the spread, Hazella Light, and is assessing whether they should launch it in the Italian market.
BCG Final Round Case - Sugar to Indonesia
Our client is an Indian sugar producer exporting solely to Indonesia. Indonesia imports 5m tons of raw sugar per year.To make raw sugar, our client processes sugarcane at a cost of $25 per ton and they have a capacity of 1.5m tons per year. The only competitor that has lower production costs is from Thailand, and it delivers 1.7m tons per year at a cost of $20 per ton.Our client recently found out that the Thai producer will expand its production to 2m tons, and as a consequence the market price for sugar in Indonesia may drop.They contacted us to assess this situation.
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