Posts under Category: business turnaround

How to Turn Around a Whataburger Fast Food Restaurant?

Case Type: business turnaround; competition.
Consulting Firm: Alvarez & Marsal first round summer internship job interview.
Industry Coverage: restaurant & food service.

Case Interview Question #00666: Whataburger is a privately held, American regional fast food restaurant chain that specializes in hamburgers. Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, United States, the chain is owned and operated by the Dobson family, along with 25 franchisers. As… Read the rest

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Church Attendance Keeps Falling Despite New Pastor’s Effort

Case Type: business turnaround.
Consulting Firm: Mars & Co first round summer internship job interview.
Industry Coverage: non-profit organization.

Case Interview Question #00664: Assume that you are the new pastor (parish priest) of a rural English church in the late 19th century. Over the last three years attendance to your church has been steadily going down. Your boss has just come to town to… Read the rest

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Georgia-Pacific to Buy Additional Paper Mill in Midwest

Case Type: business turnaround; merger and acquisition (M&A).
Consulting Firm: Cognizant Business Consulting (CBC) first round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: forestry, paper products.

Case Interview Question #00647: The client is the CEO of Georgia-Pacific LLC, an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, toilet… Read the rest

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Diesel Engines Manufacturer MTU Posts Net Loss

Case Type: business turnaround.
Consulting Firm: Siemens Management Consulting first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: industrial equipment.

Case Interview Question #00585: Your client MTU (derived from Motor Engine and Turbine Union) Friedrichshafen GmbH is a leading manufacturer of heavy duty commercial diesel engines for ships. Headquartered in Friedrichshafen of Germany, the company had $500 million in revenues last year (2011) and they make 50… Read the rest

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Verizon to Turn Around Directory Assistance Business

Case Type: business turnaround.
Consulting Firm: Deloitte Consulting (Strategy & Operations) second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: telecommunications & network.

Case Interview Question #00571: Your client Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ, NASDAQ: VZ) is a global telecommunications company. The company’s headquarters are located in the Verizon Building in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. Verizon provides directory assistance services in the $50 billion… Read the rest

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