Navigant Consulting Case Interview Questions & Answers

Penn Campus Video Store Sees Profits Drop Sharply

Case Type: improve profitability.
Consulting Firm: Navigant Consulting first round summer internship job interview.
Industry Coverage: entertainment.

Case Interview Question #00662: You are a fresh MBA just graduated from Wharton Business School. Two business school classmates of yours laud their entrepreneurship intentions and mock your interest in entering the management consulting industry. They decide that despite recent trends, what is needed is a video… Read the rest

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Mars Petcare to Call Off $10 Million Marketing Campaign

Case Type: industry analysis, marketing.
Consulting Firm: Navigant Consulting first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: consumer products.

Case Interview Question #00564: Our client Mars Petcare US is the pet food subsidiary of American food manufacturing company Mars, Incorporated. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, USA, Mars, Inc. produces confectionery, pet food, and other food products with USD $30 billion in annual sales in 2010. The company… Read the rest

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JetBlue Airlines to Enter Central Illinois Market

Case Type: market entry, new market.
Consulting Firm: Navigant Consulting first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: airlines.

Case Interview Question #00563: Your client JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) is an American low-cost airline headquartered in the Long Island City neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens. Its main base is John F. Kennedy International Airport, also in Queens. The airline mainly serves… Read the rest

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Smucker’s Jam & Jelly Investigates Declining Profitability

Case Type: improve profitability.
Consulting Firm: Navigant Consulting first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: food & beverages; freight delivery & shipping services.

Case Interview Question #00247: Our client is Smucker’s Jam & Jelly Shop, a small jams, jellies & fruit preserves manufacturer in the New England area. They have experienced a drop in profitability over the past few years. Why has profitability fallen?Read the rest

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AutoZone to Enter European Auto Parts Market

Case Type: market entry/new market.
Consulting Firm: Navigant Consulting 1st round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Automotive, Motor Vehicles; Retail.

Case Interview Questions #00083: Your client is AutoZone (NYSE: AZO), a leading U.S. auto parts manufacturer. AutoZone is a Fortune 500 company based in Memphis, Tennessee and it is engaged primarily in the business of manufacture and retail sale of automotive parts and… Read the rest

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