Boston Consulting Group BCG Case Interview Questions & Answers

How to Help A Mumbai Taxi Driver Improve Profitability?

Case Type: improve profitability.
Consulting Firm: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: transportation; small business.

Case Interview Question #00285: There is this taxi driver in Mumbai, India who wants to increase his revenue and profits. The driver is the owner of the taxi and operates during the day time. The taxi driver starts his day at one of the… Read the rest

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How Many Hotel-sized Bottles of Shampoo & Conditioner?

Case Type: market sizing; estimate/guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: consumer products; hospitality, lodging.

Case Interview Question #00272: How many hotel-sized mini bottles of shampoo and conditioner are produced each year around the world?

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To crack this market sizing case, you might begin by assuming that hotel-sized mini bottles of shampoo and/or… Read the rest

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How Many Pay Phones Are There on the Island of Manhattan?

Case Type: estimate/guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: telecommunications.

Case Interview Question #00271: How many pay phones are there on the island of Manhattan?

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A logical place to begin your analysis might be to ballpark the number of pay phones on Manhattan street corners. If you think of New York City as a grid of… Read the rest

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Gogo Inflight Wireless Internet to Expand to More Airplanes

Case Type: new business; math problem.
Consulting Firm: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: telecommunications & network; airlines; startups.

Case Interview Question #00253: Our client Aircell is a start-up company with a technology to deliver broadband internet service to commercial airlines. Aircell offers the Gogo Inflight Internet which allows airline passengers to connect to the Internet through… Read the rest

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Kimberly-Clark to Increase Profits & Decease Variability

Case Type: improve profitability.
Consulting Firm: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 1st round internship interview.
Industry Coverage: household goods, consumer products; paper products.

Case Interview Question #00235: Your client Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB, BMV: Kimber) is an American corporation that produces mostly paper-based consumer products. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Kimberly-Clark’s brand name products include “Kleenex” facial tissue, “Kotex” feminine hygiene products, “Cottonelle”, Scott and… Read the rest

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