Posts under Category: new product

Airbus to Build New A380 Assembly Facility in France

Case Type: operations strategy, supply chain optimization; new product.
Consulting Firm: Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) first round summer internship job interview.
Industry Coverage: aerospace & defense; airlines.

Case Interview Question #00624: Our client Airbus SAS is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, Euronext: EAD), an European aerospace and defense company. Based in Blagnac, France, a suburb… Read the rest

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Restless Leg Syndrome Drug Requip Approved by FDA

Case Type: new product.
Consulting Firm: IMS Health Consulting Group first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences.

Case Interview Question #00611: Our client Glaxo Smith Kline plc (LSE: GSK, NYSE: GSK) is a multinational pharmaceutical, biotechnology and consumer healthcare company headquartered in London, United Kingdom (UK). It is the world’s fourth largest pharmaceutical company measured by 2009 prescription drug sales… Read the rest

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Southwest to Offer Free Flight Ticket for Children Under 14

Case Type: new product; math problem.
Consulting Firm: Seabury Group first round full-time job interview.
Industry Coverage: airlines.

Case Interview Question #00608: Our client Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is a large low-cost carrier in the United States headquartered in Dallas, Texas. As of November 2012, Southwest Airlines operates scheduled service to 78 destinations in 39 states. The airlines does not use the more… Read the rest

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Bayer Diabetes Care Launches Blood Glucose Meters

Case Type: new product.
Consulting Firm: Huron Consulting Group first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: hospital & medical.

Case Interview Question #00599: Our client is Bayer Diabetes Care, a business sub-division within German chemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG (FWB: BAYN)’s pharmaceutical and medical products subgroup Bayer HealthCare. As a worldwide leader in diabetes care product innovation, they make equipment for blood sample… Read the rest

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Red Wing Shoes Aims to Double EBIT in 3 Years

Case Type: growth; new product.
Consulting Firm: NERA Economic Consulting first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: apparel, clothing & textiles.

Case Interview Question #00596: Our client Red Wing Shoe Company is an American footwear company based in Red Wing, Minnesota, United States. The company designs and manufactures casual mid-price leather shoes and leather boots for men and women. It is a private company… Read the rest

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