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manufacturing Case Interview Questions & Answers
How to Improve Rail Wheel Production Performance?
Case Type: math problem.
Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: manufacturing; railroads & trains.
Case Interview Question #00252: There is this middle-sized rail wheel company in New South Wales in Australia. Its major business is to make steel wheels for railway carriages. Our client Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) is one of Australia’s four largest buyout firms. PEP just… Read the rest
Coffin Maker Collin’s Considers Selling Business
Case Type: mergers & acquisitions.
Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company 2nd round internship interview.
Industry Coverage: manufacturing.
Case Interview Question #00236: The client in this case is a coffin and casket manufacturer called Collin’s Coffins. The company is a medium-sized family-business in Eastern Europe. The CEO has just inherited the business from his parents. Collin’s Coffins has one large factory (that’s the capital), and… Read the rest
Machine Tool Maker MAG to Raise Price for Powertrain Widgets
Case Type: improve profits.
Consulting Firm: Mercer Consulting first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: industrial equipment; automotive, motor vehicles; manufacturing.
Case Interview Question #00232: The client MAG IAS, LLC is a leading machine tool and systems company serving the durable-goods industry worldwide with complete manufacturing solutions. Key industrial markets served by MAG include aerospace, automotive and truck, heavy equipment, oil and gas,… Read the rest
Delphi Weighs Possible Partnership with Continental in Europe
Case Type: mergers & acquisitions; business competition.
Consulting Firm: OC&C Strategy Consultants final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: automotive, motor vehicles; manufacturing.
Case Interview Question #00211: The client Delphi Corporation is an automotive parts manufacturing company headquartered in Troy, Michigan, USA. Delphi is an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and supplier of auto-dashboards to auto makers in the U.S. and Europe. “Auto-dashboard” refers… Read the rest
How to Improve Rail Wheel Production Performance?
Case Type: math problem.
Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: manufacturing; railroads & trains.
Case Interview Question #00252: There is this middle-sized rail wheel company in New South Wales in Australia. Its major business is to make steel wheels for railway carriages. Our client Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) is one of Australia’s four largest buyout firms. PEP just… Read the rest
Coffin Maker Collin’s Considers Selling Business
Case Type: mergers & acquisitions.
Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company 2nd round internship interview.
Industry Coverage: manufacturing.
Case Interview Question #00236: The client in this case is a coffin and casket manufacturer called Collin’s Coffins. The company is a medium-sized family-business in Eastern Europe. The CEO has just inherited the business from his parents. Collin’s Coffins has one large factory (that’s the capital), and… Read the rest
Machine Tool Maker MAG to Raise Price for Powertrain Widgets
Case Type: improve profits.
Consulting Firm: Mercer Consulting first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: industrial equipment; automotive, motor vehicles; manufacturing.
Case Interview Question #00232: The client MAG IAS, LLC is a leading machine tool and systems company serving the durable-goods industry worldwide with complete manufacturing solutions. Key industrial markets served by MAG include aerospace, automotive and truck, heavy equipment, oil and gas,… Read the rest
Delphi Weighs Possible Partnership with Continental in Europe
Case Type: mergers & acquisitions; business competition.
Consulting Firm: OC&C Strategy Consultants final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: automotive, motor vehicles; manufacturing.
Case Interview Question #00211: The client Delphi Corporation is an automotive parts manufacturing company headquartered in Troy, Michigan, USA. Delphi is an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and supplier of auto-dashboards to auto makers in the U.S. and Europe. “Auto-dashboard” refers… Read the rest