KPMG Case Interview Questions & Answers

Guardian Industries to Enter Residential Glass Market

Case Type: new business.
Consulting Firm: KPMG Strategy first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Chemical Industry; Building Materials

Case Interview Question #00602: Your client Guardian Industries is a privately held industrial manufacturer of glass and building products based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States. The company is one of the world leaders for float glass, fabricated glass products, fiberglass insulation and building materials… Read the rest

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Elgin Sweeper Company to Scale Back Production

Case Type: improve profitability; business competition.
Consulting Firm: KPMG Advisory final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: environment & waste management; industrial equipment.

Case Interview Question #00594: Our client Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) is a global industrial conglomerate with about 2,800 employees and annual revenue of about USD $700 million. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, Federal Signal designs, develops and deploys solutions… Read the rest

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Biotech Startup Invents New Sugar Beets Technology

Case Type: pricing & valuation.
Consulting Firm: KPMG Advisory second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: biotech, life sciences; startups; agriculture.

Case Interview Question #00578: Sugar beet is a plant whose tuber (modified plant structures that are enlarged to store nutrients, used by plants to survive the winter or dry months and provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing… Read the rest

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In-N-Out Burger to Build A Second Distribution Center

Case Type: add capacity, expansion, growth.
Consulting Firm: KPMG Strategy first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: restaurant & food service.

Case Interview Question #00562: In-N-Out Burger is a family-owned regional chain of fast food restaurants, with roots in Los Angeles county, and a cult following due to its commitment to quality, freshness and dedication to hamburgers. Headquartered in Irvine, California, In-N-Out Burger currently… Read the rest

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Adobe Systems to Not Introduce “Suite” Software Product

Case Type: new product; operations strategy.
Consulting Firm: KPMG Strategy second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: software, information technology (IT).

Case Interview Question #00548: Your client Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDA: ADBE) is a large multinational computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States. The company has historically focused upon the creation of multimedia and creativity software products,… Read the rest

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