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Conglomerate CB&I to Buy Auto Parts Manufacturing Company

Case Type: merger and acquisition (M&A).
Consulting Firm: Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: engineering & construction; automotive, motor vehicles.

Case Interview Question #00679: The client Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (commonly known as CB&I), is a large multinational conglomerate engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company. As a large holding company, CB&I specializes in projects for oil… Read the rest

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Optical Fibre Solutions Revenues Drop 50% in One Year

Case Type: increase sale/revenue.
Consulting Firm: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: telecommunications & network.

Case Interview Question #00678: Our client Optical Fiber Solutions (OFS) manufactures and markets leading-edge fusion splicers, optical fiber, optical cable, fiber to the home (FTTX), connectivity and optical components. Headquartered in Norcross in the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Optical Fiber Solutions is… Read the rest

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Wilderness Therapy Program Expanded to Corporate Executives

Case Type: new business.
Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: non-profit organization; sports, leisure & recreation.

Case Interview Question #00677: Our client Great Outdoors is a small not-for-profit organization near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It provides outdoor experiences including adventure therapy and wilderness therapy (the use of wilderness expeditions for the purpose of therapeutic intervention) to help pre-teen… Read the rest

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Graphic Packaging to Reduce Paperboard Thickness

Case Type: improve profitability; reduce costs.
Consulting Firm: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: forestry, pulp, paper products.

Case Interview Question #00676: Our client Graphic Packaging (NYSE: GPK) is a Fortune 1000 corporation based in Marietta, Georgia, United States. It is a leading company in the design and manufacturing of packaging for commercial products. GP has created… Read the rest

Tagged Boston Consulting Group BCG, business consulting, business solutions, case interview, case studies, forestry paper products, improve profitability, interview question & answer, job interviews, management consulting, reduce cost | Leave a comment

Direct Relief to Increase Donation Made by General Public

Case Type: operations strategy, optimization; organizational behavior.
Consulting Firm: Ernst & Young (EY) second round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: non-profit organization; healthcare: hospital & medical.

Case Interview Question #00675: Our consulting firm is doing a pro-bono case for Direct Relief International, the largest non-profit medicine distribution network in the U.S. Founded in 1948, this organization focuses on improving the quality… Read the rest

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