Posts under Category: industry analysis

Genentech Invents Preventative Drug for Heart Attack

Case Type: new product; pricing & valuation; industry analysis.
Consulting Firm: IMS Health Consulting Group second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences; insurance: life & health.

Case Interview Question #00193: The client Genentech, Inc. (Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc.) is a biotechnology and pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA. Genentech has hired your consulting team because… Read the rest

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What Would Southwest Do If Oil Price Dropped to Zero?

Case Type: industry analysis; operations strategy.
Consulting Firm: Gallup Consulting final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Airlines; Oil, Gas & Petroleum Industry.

Case Interview Question #00185: Imagine you are the CEO of Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), the world’s largest low-cost carrier. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Southwest is the largest airline in the world by number of passengers carried per year as of… Read the rest

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Why are Sinusitis Drug Sales Different Between US & Canada?

Case Type: math problem; industry analysis; market sizing.
Consulting Firm: Campbell Alliance final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences.

Case Interview Question #00183: Your client GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK, NYSE: GSK) is a global pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. As of 2009, it is the world’s third largest pharmaceutical company measured by… Read the rest

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DeVere Group Assesses Health Club Industry Trend

Case Type: industry analysis; operations strategy.
Consulting Firm: OC&C Strategy Consultants final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: sports, leisure & recreation; tourism, hospitality & lodging.

Case Interview Question #00177: Our client DeVere Group runs a major chain of health clubs in the UK (Greens Health & Fitness), alongside hotels, resorts, venues, and casinos (which are not the focus of this case). The… Read the rest

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Impact of 9/11 Attacks on NYC Healthcare Industry

Case Type: industry analysis.
Consulting Firm: Trinity Partners final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences; healthcare: hospital, medical; government & public sector; insurance: life & health.

Case Interview Question #00173: The year is 2004. You have been hired by the New York City Government because they want to analyze how the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks affected… Read the rest

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