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Riva Group to Exit Hot Roll Commodity Steel Production

Case Type: operations strategy; math problem.
Consulting Firm: Capgemini Consulting second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: metals production; manufacturing.

Case Interview Question #00542: Your client Riva Group is a large European steel manufacturing company headquartered in Milan, Italy. The company had annual revenues of $6.8 Billion and operating profits of $650 Million last year. Currently it is the world’s eighteenth and the… Read the rest

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To Boost Profits, Family Video Rental Cuts Late Return Fees

Case Type: improve profitability; math problem.
Consulting Firm: Cognizant Business Consulting (CBC) first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: entertainment.

Case Interview Question #00541: Family Video is a privately-owned video rental chain in the United States. The company has its headquarters located in Glenview, Cook County, Illinois and has more than 300 stores across nineteen states, with their strongest customer base in the Midwest.… Read the rest

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Burger King Not To Introduce Customer Loyalty Program

Case Type: new business; math problem.
Consulting Firm: Siemens Management Consulting first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: restaurant & food service.

Case Interview Question #00529: Burger King is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. At the end of fiscal year 2011, Burger King reported that the chain had more than 12,400 restaurants in… Read the rest

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Canadian Oil Sands Concerned about Cost & Time Overruns

Case Type: operations strategy; math problem.
Consulting Firm: Schlumberger Business Consulting (SBC) final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Oil, Gas & Petroleum Industry.

Case Interview Question #00523: The Canadian Oil Sands Limited (TSX: COS) is a Canadian company headquartered in Calgary that generates income from its oil sands investment in the Syncrude Joint Venture. Syncrude operates an oil sands facility and produces crude… Read the rest

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Express to Reject Catalog Printing & Postage Cost Increase

Case Type: math problem; pricing & valuation.
Consulting Firm: Capital One Business Analyst first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: retail; apparel, clothing & textiles.

Case Interview Questions #00481: Your client Express, Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) is an American fashion retailer headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and New York City, New York. Express operates over 590 stores in the United States as of April 2011… Read the rest

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