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railroads & trains Case Interview Questions & Answers
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
BNSF Railway to Address Post-merger Integration Issues
Case Type: improve profitability; merger and acquisition.
Consulting Firm: ZS Associates 2nd round job interview.
Industry Coverage: railroads & trains; freight, delivery, shipping services.
Case Interview Question #00380: The client is the CEO of BNSF Railway, one of the largest freight railroad companies in North America. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, the company is mainly engaged in the business of… Read the rest
How Many Trains Are on the London Underground?
Case Type: estimate/guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Oliver Wyman first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: transportation; railroads & trains.
Case Interview Question #00288: How many trains are there on the London Underground?
Possible Answer:
For this type of structured estimation/guesstimate case question, it is especially important to make your assumptions and thought process clear. You will be expected to make some simplifications as you go… 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
How London-Paris Eurostar Trains Affect Airline Industry?
Case Type: business competition/competitive response.
Consulting Firm: Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: transportation; airlines; railroads & trains.
Case Interview Question #00239: On May 6, 1994, the Channel Tunnel officially opened connecting the United Kingdom and France. The Channel Tunnel is a 50.5-kilometer (31.4 miles) undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in the UK with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near… Read the rest
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
BNSF Railway to Address Post-merger Integration Issues
Case Type: improve profitability; merger and acquisition.
Consulting Firm: ZS Associates 2nd round job interview.
Industry Coverage: railroads & trains; freight, delivery, shipping services.
Case Interview Question #00380: The client is the CEO of BNSF Railway, one of the largest freight railroad companies in North America. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, the company is mainly engaged in the business of… Read the rest
How Many Trains Are on the London Underground?
Case Type: estimate/guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Oliver Wyman first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: transportation; railroads & trains.
Case Interview Question #00288: How many trains are there on the London Underground?
Possible Answer:
For this type of structured estimation/guesstimate case question, it is especially important to make your assumptions and thought process clear. You will be expected to make some simplifications as you go… 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
How London-Paris Eurostar Trains Affect Airline Industry?
Case Type: business competition/competitive response.
Consulting Firm: Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: transportation; airlines; railroads & trains.
Case Interview Question #00239: On May 6, 1994, the Channel Tunnel officially opened connecting the United Kingdom and France. The Channel Tunnel is a 50.5-kilometer (31.4 miles) undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in the UK with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near… Read the rest