Bain & Company Case Interview Questions & Answers

China Southern Airlines to Fly New Guangzhou-Perth Route

Case Type: new product; math problem.
Consulting Firm: Bain & Company first round summer internship job interview.
Industry Coverage: airlines.

Case Interview Question #00627: Our client China Southern Airlines Company Limited is an airline headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China. It is the world’s sixth largest airline measured by passengers carried, and Asia’s largest airline in terms of both fleet… Read the rest

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China to Build Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway

Case Type: new business; investment
Consulting Firm: Bain & Company first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: railroads & trains; transportation; government & public sector.

Case Interview Question #00603: Our client is The Ministry of Railways (MOR) of China. The ministry is responsible for the development of the rail network and rail infrastructure in mainland China, passenger services, and regulation of the… Read the rest

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Electronics Maker Foxconn Aims to Double Profit Margin

Case Type: improve profitability.
Consulting Firm: Bain & Company first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: electronics, semiconductors; manufacturing.

Case Interview Question #00573: For this case, your client is Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (trading as Foxconn), a Taiwanese multinational electronics manufacturing company headquartered in Tucheng, New Taipei, Taiwan. As of 2011, Foxconn is the world’s largest maker of electronic components by revenue.… Read the rest

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Local Organic Foods Grocer to Offer Prepared Food

Case Type: new product.
Consulting Firm: Bain & Company first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: food and beverages; retail.

Case Interview Question #00568: Our client The Real Food Company is a local organic and natural foods grocery store located in San Francisco, California. Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides… Read the rest

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Raytheon to Install Defense Systems on Commercial Planes

Case Type: new product.
Consulting Firm: Bain & Company first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: aerospace & defense.

Case Interview Question #00565: Our client Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is a major defense contractor for the United States government. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, the company is an industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in weapons, military, and commercial electronics. It was previously involved in corporate… Read the rest

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