Posts under Category: reduce cost

Rite Aid Pharmacy Minimize Costs & Expand Client Base

Case Type: reduce costs; increase sales/revenues.
Consulting Firm: A.T. Kearney first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: hospital & medical.

Case Interview Question #00446: Our client Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) is a large drugstore chain in the United States and a Fortune 500 company headquartered in East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania. Currently as of June 2011, Rite Aid is the largest drugstore chain on… Read the rest

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UPS to Cut Costs and Return Profit Margins Back to 10%

Case Type: reduce costs; improve profitability.
Consulting Firm: Towers Watson final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Freight Delivery, Shipping Services; Transportation.

Case Interview Question #00439: Our client United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) is a $30 billion transportation, shipping, and package delivery company. Headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a… Read the rest

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Rockwell Collins to Diagnose Problems in Supply Chain

Case Type: operations strategy, supply chain optimization; reduce costs.
Consulting Firm: A.T. Kearney final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: aerospace & defense.

Case Interview Question #00387: The client Rockwell Collins Inc. (NYSE: COL) is a large international aerospace and defense company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. It primarily provides aviation and information technology (IT) systems and services to governmental agencies and… Read the rest

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AECOM to Cut Spending in External Legal Counsel & Litigation

Case Type: reduce costs.
Consulting Firm: A.T. Kearney second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: law, legal services; engineering & construction.

Case Interview Question #00386: Our client AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM, AECOM is an acronym for Architecture, Engineering, Consulting, Operations and Management) is a Real Estate Construction Services company. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, it provides architectural design, construction, engineering, technical and management… Read the rest

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Wrigley to Cut Flavoring Cost in Flavored Chewing Gum

Case Type: reduce costs; improve profitability.
Consulting Firm: A.T. Kearney first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Food & Beverages; Consumer Products.

Case Interview Question #00385: The client Wrigley Company (NYSE: WWY, acquired by confectionery and food manufacturer Mars Incorporated in April 2008) is a chewing gum manufacturer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The company currently sells its chewing gum products in… Read the rest

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