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Posts under Category: operations strategy
Bank of East Asia Improves Cost-to-Revenue Ratio
Case Type: reduce costs; operations strategy.
Consulting Firm: Roland Berger Strategy Consultants final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: banking.
Case Interview Question #00179: Your client is the processing division of the Bank of East Asia (BEA), a large regional Asian bank based in Hong Kong. You have been hired because the processing division wants to improve its cost-to-revenue ratio (CRR). Present calculations reveal… Read the rest
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
Should Cab Driver Stay in O’Hare or Go Back to City?
Case Type: operations strategy; math problem.
Consulting Firm: IBM Global Business Services final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: transportation.
Case Interview Question #00174: You have a friend who is a taxi cab operator (not the cab owner) in Chicago and he is asking for your help in assessing a situation: After dropping off customers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), the taxi driver… Read the rest
Burton Snowboards Develops Profit Growth Strategy
Case Type: improve profits/bottom line; operations strategy.
Consulting Firm: OC&C Strategy Consultants second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: sports, leisure & recreation.
Case Interview Question #00170 Our client Burton Snowboards is a manufacturer of snowboarding equipment and accessories. The company specializes in a product line aimed at snowboarders: snowboards, bindings, boots, outerwear, and accessories, with two distinct major product divisions: boards and clothes.… Read the rest
Lockheed Martin Reduces Costs of Cyclical Swings
Case Type: reduce cost; operations strategy.
Consulting Firm: A.T. Kearney second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Aerospace & Defense; Manufacturing.
Case Interview Question #00169: Our client Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a United States aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta Corporation in 1995. In the early 1970’s, Lockheed Corporation manufactured L-1011… Read the rest