Posts under Category: market entry

Hollymatic Burger Machines Expand into China

Case Type: market entry/new market; market sizing.
Consulting Firm: OC&C Strategy Consultants final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Food & Beverages; Manufacturing.

Case Interview Question #00157: Our client Hollymatic, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of food processing equipment including patty forming, mixer, grinders, saws, vacuum tumblers, and associated paper products. Best-known for the inventions of the Hamburger Patty Machine and the Mixer/Grinder,… Read the rest

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Chase Bank to Open New Branch in New York City

Case Type: new business; market entry/new market.
Consulting Firm: Towers Watson first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Banking.

Case Interview Question #00155: Your client CHASE is the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The bank was known as Chase Manhattan Bank until it merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. in year 2000. With more than 5,100… Read the rest

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Luxury Fashion House Chanel to Enter China Market

Case Type: market entry/new market; market sizing.
Consulting Firm: OC&C Strategy Consultants final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: E-commerce, Online Business; Retail; apparel, clothing & textiles.

Case Interview Question #00149: Our client Chanel is a Parisian fashion house recognized as one of the most established in haute couture, specializing in various luxury goods such as haute couture, ready-to-wear, handbags, perfumery, and… Read the rest

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How Many Gas Stations Are There in Chicago?

Case Type: estimate/guesstimate; market entry/new market
Consulting Firm: LEK Consulting first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Oil, Gas, Petroleum Industry; Automotive, Motor Vehicles.

Case Interview Questions #00133: Please give an estimate of the number of gas stations in the city of Chicago.
1. Think about all the ways you would go about estimating this and describe them; Choose one method… Read the rest

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Cement Producer Lafarge to Expand into Asia

Case Type: market entry/new market.
Consulting Firm: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 1st round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Building Materials; Manufacturing.

Case Interview Questions #00117: Our client Lafarge (Euronext: LG) is a French industrial company specializing in four major products: cement, construction aggregates, concrete and gypsum wallboard. It currently (as of 2010) is the world’s largest cement manufacturer by mass shipped ahead of… Read the rest

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