Medium Case Interview Questions

National Health System

The Sydney Department of Health recently discovered that elderly people (aged above 60) are not satisfied with the medical services they currently …

Robot Co.

Robot& Company (Robot Co.) is a company headquartered in California, USA and Shenzhen, China, the two important world capitals for hardware …

Seachange

You have been relatively successful in your post-MBA career and are considering quitting to move to a holiday destination in Southeast Asia and open a …

Smartphone Insurance

Insuraco is a large US insurer that's looking to grow. They currently sell a wide range of insurance products to US consumers and are considering …

Great Western Bank

Our client is a small retail bank in the United States called Great Western Bank (GWB). GWB has 50 branches across the Western United States. In the …

National Gallery: Strategy and Optimization

Whilst entry to the National Gallery is free, tickets are sold for special exhibitions. The VP of Operations is evaluating the possibility of changing …

StarBus Australia

Your client, an Australia based PE firm, wants to acquire StarBus Australia which is the biggest bus manufacturer in Australia. Your client has …

A Golden Ticket

Your client is Whizzy Wilco's Chocolate Emporium, a global confectionery manufacturer based in the US that specializes in chocolate bars and unique …

A-Plus School District

Your client is A-Plus School District (APSD), a large public school district in the Southeast United States. A-Plus' superintendent has been concerned …

Adventure Capital

Your client is Idaho Johnson, an archeologist/adventurer who specializes in rare artifact recovery. They have just learned about the possibility of an …

Apogee Bank

Our client Apogee bank, a regional bank with 700 branches in US Midwest, has seen a declining trend in revenues in the past 2 years. Blake Moran, the …

Apogee Bank

Our client Apogee bank, a regional bank with 700 branches in US Midwest, has seen a declining trend in revenues in the past 2 years. Blake Moran, the …

Apple of My Eye

Bob is a master brewer and has been brewing beer for the past decade. Upon graduating from Stern, he opened a brewery on the Upper West Side called …

Attack Helicopter

Our client is a US defense contractor and one of its divisions manufactures attack helicopters for military operations. The company is considering …

Banana Heaven

The government of Banana Heaven (an island in the Indian ocean) is predominantly an agricultural economy. Majority of the population is involved in …

Big Ten Bivalves

Your client is the CEO of Big Ten Bivalves (BTB), an oyster farm based on the east end of Long Island, New York. The company was founded only a few …

Blockbuster Biosimilars

Your client is a multinational pharmaceutical and biologics company that specializes in innovative therapies across different disease types. The …

Boxing in the Opportunity

Our client, GS Capital, is a private equity firm looking to acquire a new operating company, CorrugatedCo., which manufactures machines that cut, …

Canyon Capital Partners

Your client is Canyon Capital Partners (CCP). CCP is a long-established hedge fund headquartered in Hartford, CT. Hedge funds make money mainly out of …

Chase-ing Equity

Our client, Brandy Thomas-Chase (BTC), is a high-powered Black financial player and owns one of the most successful VC firms in the country. She has …

Chooco

Chococo is a premium chocolate company based in Lima, Peru. The company has been operating profitably in its first few years of business and is now …

Cruising Into Bollywood

Your client is Dom Cruise, an iconic Hollywood star with a legendary reputation built on his performances in action-packed films. He is seeking to …

Crunch Time at ChipCo.

Your client is Bryant, a Plant Director at ChipCo., a global tortilla chip producer. While sales are strong, the North Carolina-based plant that …

Cups

Your client is Proctor & Gamble, which owns Tampax and Always, leading menstrual product brands in the US. With the rise in sustainability focused …

Digging for Gold

Our client is an Australian mining company, whose main product is Gold, which it sells exclusively to China. This company is the largest producer in …

Digging For Gold

Our client is an Australian mining company, whose main product is Gold, which it sells exclusively to China. This company is the largest producer in …

Donatella Co.

Donatella Co is an Italian-based, global fashion house with four luxury brands worldwide. As many of the brand's designs are inspired by the beauty of …

DoWork

DoWork is a provider of coworking spaces (both physical and virtual) and uses Technology solutions to run a lean and efficient operation. The company …

Emerald City

Your client is the mayor of Emerald City - a large, metropolitan US city (i.e. New York or Los Angeles). She has noticed that Emerald City's FDI …

Erween Mills

Your client, Erween Mills, is a palm oil mill based out of Guatemala. The mill is facing profitability problems for the past couple of years. Erween …

Fertilizer Innovation

Your client is an agricultural products manufacturer. They invented a product called "Green Nutrient". This product will help farmers by allowing a …

FLC Sports League

Your client is a major sports league called FLC. They organize a national championship and several other smaller competitions. Serving as the only …

Formula For Success

Our client is a major high-end automotive brand (think BMW, Audi, etc.) looking to expand its racing footprint into the Formula 1 (F1) space. Our …

Fungicide

Funguy Corporation is a small producer and wholesaler of agricultural fungicides. After a yearly financial review, they find one of their proprietary …

Gamebox

The CEO of GameBox, a well-known video game company, has approached us to help decide what type of new game the company should develop. How would you …

Gaming Challenges

Storm Games is a video game developer focused on computer games. Their main title, King of the Forest, is an online RPG that has been extremely …

GasCo Goes the Distance

Your client is GasCo, a US-based natural gas company. In the last year, natural gas prices in the US have declined while prices in APAC and EMEA have …

GasCo Goes the Distance

Your client is GasCo, a US-based natural gas company. In the last year, natural gas prices in the US have declined while prices in APAC and EMEA have …

German Luxury Car Maker

Our client is a German luxury car maker. They have come to us as they want to grow their business and are looking into selling their cars in …

Hanover Health

Your client, a private equity fund, is evaluating the potential acquisition of Hanover Health. HH operates a series of urgent care clinics throughout …

Healthy Spending

The new CEO of HealthCorp, a not-for-profit health insurer, has recently engaged you to help her solve a budding problem. Over the last 3 years, …

Hooville College

Hooville College is a liberal arts college that serves approximately 4,000 students from across the United States. It has a reputation for excellent …

Household Cleaners Growth

Your client is a global consumer packaged goods company — Grime Co. Grime Co. makes paper products (like paper towels), home cleaning products, and …

Household Cleaners Growth

Your client is a global consumer packaged goods company —Grime Co. Grime Co. makes paper products (like paper towels), home cleaning products, and …

HR Co

HR Co. is a leader in the human resource outsourcing (HRO) market in the United States. The firm was an early pioneer in such services as outsourced …

Hydrogenous

Hydrogenous is an international NGO that leads initiatives to combat extreme drought as part of the global effort led by the United Nations Convention …

Jab We Profit

Telecom Co, a large Indian telecom service, has a new CEO who is determined to revive the struggling company. He has come up with the idea to launch a …

Jane Darden's Ranch

Your client is Jane Darden, a longtime owner, and operator of the Wahoo Cattle Ranch, which has been in the family since 1883. However, since the …

Kegging Costs

Our client is a large craft brewery that primarily sells beer nationally through its distribution network. The brewery has grown from an annual …

Leo vs. The Space Invaders

Your client is a production studio looking to release it's new film, Leo vs. The Space Invaders, in the next year. The film is the fifth movie in the …

Let's Vroom

Your client is Race Co, a racing track company in Chicago. They hold 3 kinds of races in their track- small, medium and big. The client feels that …

Little Bud Co.

Our client, Little Bud Co, is a beer company in a small country in Latin America. Little Bud and its main competitor, Geineken, are the only players …

Maize & Blue Cement

A cement manufacturer, Maize and Blue Cement (MBC), operates in Country X. Over the last three years, their profitability has stagnated, and MBC is …

Malaria Remedy

A team of university researchers based out of Uganda has developed a new vaccine to cure malaria. While there are existing vaccines out there for …

Marie's Café

Marie's Café is a small local coffee shop that serves coffee. Marie's has been around for decades and is known for its high quality drinks and cozy …

Marie's Café

Marie's Café is a small local coffee shop that serves coffee. Marie's has been around for decades and is known for its high quality drinks and cozy …

Maxicure

Your client, Maxicure, manufactures and sells an over-the-counter cough and cold medicine. Their sole plant in Kentucky is aging, and its increasing …

MBS Co.

Your client is MBS Co., a government sponsored enterprise (GSE), that purchases mortgages from banks, packages them into mortgage-backed securities …

Melt That Snow

The city of Holland, Michigan, is considering building a heated walkway with 690,000 sqft of heated sidewalks and streets complementing the already …

Midwest Hospital

Midwest Hospital is a research-based hospital and takes pride in its joint replacement surgery department. Recently Midwest Hospital did a P&L …

Midwest Hospital

Midwest Hospital is a research-based hospital and takes pride in its joint replacement surgery department. Recently Midwest Hospital did a P&L …

MOOC Madness

Our client, Greg Wilkinson, is the Dean of the business school at a mid-sized, four-year university. They are experiencing declining application rates …

News Co.

NewsCo. is a TV network that offers live news and pre-recorded entertainment programming. They're concerned about a recent survey showing a decline in …

NFL in Mexico

Your client is a wealthy former founder and CEO of a multi-national company interested in a new investment opportunity. The National Football League …

Nutters of Savile Row

Our client is Nutters of Savile Row, a legendary tailoring business that opened in 1969. At the height of its fame, Nutters dressed Mick Jagger, …

OldSchool

OldSchool is a high school that was founded in 1947 in Delhi, India. It was considered one of the most prestigious schools in the city for many years, …

Omega Naval Systems

Omega is an aerospace defense contractor with three naval radar systems in its product lineup. These systems are equipped on naval destroyers and …

One Tree Hill

The nonprofit organization, One Tree Hill (OTH), has a mission of restoring forest cover globally. They typically give grants (donations) to local …

Opus Two

Our client, Opus Two, is one of the most prestigious wineries in Napa Valley. The winery is renowned for crafting a single, exceptional wine – a …

Orange Music

Orange Music, a music streaming app, is losing market share to its primary competitor Soundhaven, for the past 3 years. Additionally, Orange Music's …

Papyr Co.

Papyr is a paper distributor based in Ohio. Due to the declining demand for paper products, the company downsized the company headcount by 20% across …

Pedal Pals

Pedal Pals is an interactive fitness platform with millions of members, offering connected, technology-enabled fitness classes that utilize its …

PharmaCo

PharmaCo is a pharmaceutical company with $10 billion in annual revenue. It's corporate HQ and primary R&D centers are in Switzerland, with regional …

PharmaCo

PharmaCo is a pharmaceutical company with $10 billion in annual revenue. It's corporate HQ and primary R&D centers are in Switzerland, with regional …

PharmaCo

PharmaCo is a pharmaceutical company with $10 billion in annual revenue. It's corporate HQ and primary R&D centers are in Switzerland, with regional …

Pineapple Express

Your client is Alex DSouza, CEO of a new semi-conductor startup, Moore Semiconductors, based in the US. Moore Semiconductors has recently built a new …

PowerStride Sportswear

PowerStride Sportswear, a major U.S. sport shoe manufacturer, releases over 100 new shoe models annually. Stronger trends towards sustainability and …

Resistance

Action Med received many pharma products in clinical development as a result of a recent acquisition, including a drug, called BPL, to treat resistant …

Royal Cinema

Your client is Royal Cinemas, a NYC theater chain. Their revenue has been badly hurt by decreasing ticket sales, which are at their lowest point since …

Rubber Bumper

Rubber Bumper Co is a small family owned producer of rubber products. It prides itself on producing a limited range of products but producing the …

Rubicon Co.

Your client is Rubicon Co, a low-cost airline operating in the US. A couple of years ago, Rubicon Co completed the acquisition of Scarlet Air, an …

Rubicon Co.

Your client is Rubicon Co, a low-cost airline operating in the US. A couple of years ago, Rubicon Co acquired Scarlet Air, an airline based primarily …

Seaworthy Floating Hotel

Your client is a successful entrepreneur based in Manhattan. She is always thinking of creative ways to start new businesses. Her latest idea is to …

Seven Flags

Our client is a mid-size amusement park chain, with 10 parks around the U.S. serving over 10 million visitors each year. In their Richmond, VA park, …

Seven Flags

Our client is a mid-size amusement park chain, with 10 parks around the U.S. serving over 10 million visitors each year. In their Richmond, VA park, …

ShipTech Wrecked

Your client is ShipTech, a shipping company that specializes in ground transportation in the United States. ShipTech has experienced decreasing …

Shisha: Just Blowing Smoke?

Over the past five years, the government of Saudi Arabia has been focused on reducing economic dependence on oil by diversifying the domestic economy. …

Shop 'til you(r profits) drop

Your client, SaveRite, is a large grocery retailer who is under pressure from new leadership to improve historically flat profits within the company. …

Sisha: Just Blowing Smoke?

Over the past five years, the government of Saudi Arabia has been focused on reducing economic dependence on oil by diversifying the domestic economy. …

Skooters

Skooters is a popular nightclub in Durham, NC. The establishment attracts students and young professionals year-round and is especially favored by …

Smiles4Life

Smiles4Life is a regional dental company with 40 locations throughout Texas. The company is a dominate player in both Dallas and Houston, known to …

SneakyChat

Your client, SneakyChat, is a wildly popular Silicon Valley startup with a rapidly growing user base. SneakyChat's App allows users to send expiring …

Snow Big Deal

Our client is the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NH DOT), a state government entity that strives to provide "safe and secure mobility and …

Sourcing the Sauce

Our client is the CEO of the fast-food chain Hot Indian. Hot Indian brings in $3B in annual revenues around the U.S., with locations in most major …

Spice Up Your Life

Our client, Seasoned Investors (SI), is a private equity firm that has just launched a new fund focused on investments in the food industry. For their …

Spice Up Your Life

Our client, Seasoned Investors (SI), is a private equity firm that has just launched a new fund focused on investments in the food industry. For their …

Stale Chips

Bill's Chips is a multination producer of snacks. Their largest snack by total sales volume are potato chips. Currently, they are losing market share …

Stance at a Distance

Our firm has just wrapped up a project with The Stance School, which offers K-12 education in Philadelphia, to help them with developing two major …

Steel Co.

Our client is a steel manufacturing company in the Netherlands. They are considering investing in an advanced analytics tool that will help them …

Sticky Surfactants

Your client, CavalierChem, is a global chemicals manufacturer. CavalierChem recently acquired a manufacturing facility that makes surfactants as part …

Sticky Surfactants

Your client, CavalierChem, is a global chemicals manufacturer. CavalierChem recently acquired a manufacturing facility that makes surfactants as part …

SwitchDeck Motors

Our client, SwitchDeck Motors, is a major US-based automobile company. They produce a range of vehicle types, including sedans, SUVs, and commercial …

Take Inc.

Hyper is a mobile application that connects drivers with passengers. Launched successfully in 2010, it has been experiencing declining profitability …

The Philadelphia Zoo Buys a Panda

The Philadelphia Zoo is considering buying a panda. Should they?

The Pill Company

Your client is a multinational pharmaceutical company. The client has a portfolio of drugs for major disease areas, including cancer, cardiovascular, …

To Automate or Not

After returning from a trade show, the CEO of a large grocery distribution center calls you. He enthusiastically describes a new technology which …

Toto Foundation

Our client, the Toto Foundation, is a new non-profit arm of a well-known drone manufacturing and logistics company that is exploring aid projects in …

Tres Burritos

Your client is a national burrito chain with 100 locations. There has been a widespread flu virus growing in the U.S. which has the potential to hurt …

Trouble in 'Packaging' Paradise

Client is Newpads, an absorbent pads manufacturing company which recently got acquired by OldMoney Investments, a private equity fund. Newpads is a …

Tuck Air II

Our client, Tuck Air, is a large national airline that is considering installing in-flight Wi-Fi capability to improve its customer experience. …

TW Tech

TW Tech is a technology conglomerate that has a strong brand name in hardware and targets on enterprise customers. In the past three years, TW Tech …

Weasley's Wizarding Warehouse

Fred and George Weasley operate a magic joke shop, Weasleys' Wizarding Warehouse (Weasleys'). They currently have a single storefront located in the …

WolverineHomes

WolverineHomes owns and manages over 200 single-family homes in the Ann Arbor, Ypsi, and Jackson areas. Recently, severe weather events have caused …

Breaking out of Boston

Our client is Future Builders (FB), a Boston-based educational non-profit founded 10 years ago. FB provides intensive STEM and vocational training …

Achieving Liftoff

Metropolis Airlines is an ultra-low cost airline in Canada. They compete with Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, etc in the low-cost airline markets. They've …

Adventure Capital

Your client is Idaho Johnson, an archeologist/adventurer who specializes in rare artifact recovery. They have just learned about the possibility of an …

Alcoholic Farmer

Your client is a farmer. He has recently inherited 20 acres of land from a distant relative. Since he has little business knowledge, he has hired you …

All Night Long

Your client is CNB Movies, a national movie theater company with $2 billion in annual revenue. In recent years, movie theaters have seen record high …

Apartment Co.

Apartment Co is a residential real estate company that owns and operates 10 buildings throughout three different boroughs within New York. The …

Army Hotel

Our client is a PE firm that has the opportunity to invest in building a 400-room hotel on an army base. The idea was given to the PE firm by the …

Big Yellow Buses

Big Yellow runs a fleet of school buses, which they run by charter for several schools in the GTA. Currently, annual revenues are $200 million. …

Bird Blows Up

Bird Construction released their quarterly reports yesterday and analysts were shocked that despite recovering industrial demand, profits had fallen …

Brazil Mining

Our client is a US industrial conglomerate, with major investments in South America, India, and China. One of these investments is a mining operation …

Brazilian Highway Concessions

A leading Brazilian highway concessions company is looking to expand internationally. Economic growth in Brazil has stalled, and in order to continue …

Breast Cancer Surgery

Our client is a large medical device corporation. They have developed a new medical device to assist surgeons in breast conservation surgeries (BCS). …

Burger Palace

Our client is Burger Palace, a Chicago area fast food restaurant with 20 locations. They have been approached by Midway Airport about opening a new …

Busch’s Barber Shop

Your friend, a current MBA student, has his heart set on starting a barbershop in Evanston after graduation. There are plenty of barbershops and …

Calling the TTC

One of the main factors that drives customer retention in the telecom market is coverage: companies that can boast that they receive a signal …

Canyon Capital Partners

Your client is Canyon Capital Partners (CCP). CCP is a long-established hedge fund headquartered in Hartford, CT. Hedge funds make money mainly out of …

Center Stage

You've been approached by a producing team who have a hold on a major Broadway theater for 10 weeks next summer. Theater is a very expensive industry, …

Chic Cosmetology

Our client is a for-profit, specialty college named Chic Cosmetology University (CCU). Founded in 2005, CCU is a program for high school graduates …

Chicken Pox Vaccine

Your client is a large pharmaceutical drug company working on a vaccine for chicken pox. The vaccine needs to pass three phases of testing to be …

Chicouver Cycle

Our client, Chicouver Cycle (pronounced "Chai-cover"), is a bikesharing startup. Like other bikeshare operators in cities around the world, Chicouver …

Chococo

Chococo is a premium chocolate company based in Lima, Peru. The company has been operating profitably in its first few years of business and is now …

Cleaning Products

Our client is a prominent manufacturer of household cleaning products such as soap. They feel that an opportunity exists for them to do better in the …

Coffee and Tea Apparel

Deloitte has been asked to help the client, Coffee, evaluate a hold or sell decision. Coffee is a large multinational women's clothing retailer with …

Commercial Vehicle OEM in China

Our client is Matthew Stafford, CEO of Megatron International, a global commercial vehicle OEM. The company is successful and has strong positions in …

Consumer Products Strategy

Our client is a large, multinational consumer products company with business in over 200 countries. Today, we are going to focus on its US business. …

Contact Lenses

Your client is a well-known contact lens provider called BB. BB manufactures and distributes contact lenses in the U.S. While BB is one of the largest …

Craft Co.

Our client, Craft Co., is a subscription service that will send customers kits for adult crafting and DIY projects (e.g., watercolor painting, …

Credit Disunion

Your client is a credit union which operates 120 bank branches throughout Ontario and Manitoba. In the previous year, they earned $8B in revenues and …

Cruise Line Acquisition

Our client is FunCruiseLines, a major cruise line headquartered in the United States. They are currently considering acquiring a new, luxury cruise …

Cups

Your client is Proctor & Gamble, which owns Tampax and Always, leading menstrual product brands in the US. With the rise in sustainability focused …

Curling and Careers

Your client is Curling & Careers (C&C), the New York City chapter of a national non-profit organization. The non-profit aims to provide disadvantaged …

Dark Sky

Our client, Dark Sky, is a small manufacturer of unmanned (ie. remotely piloted) data collection aircraft. Dark Sky produces the Assessor, an aircraft …

Deepwater Inc

Our client, Deepwater, is an oil refinery firm looking at an investment in a filtering unit to transform residual oil into useful feedstock to produce …

Diabetes Testing Meter

Our client is a laboratory that provides diabetes testing services to hospitals in the UK. They have developed a self-diagnosis meter that patients …

Diamonds are Forever

Your client, Forever Diamond, has been in the diamond industry for over 50 years. To date, all of their mining initiatives have been in Central and …

DigiBooks

Our client, DigiBooks, is a manufacturer and seller of electronic book readers (tablets). DigiBooks also distributes e-books for the tablets through …

Distero Dilemma

Our client, Distero, is a large grocery distributor based out of the US. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Distero identified that its customers, …

Dr. Stern's Botanicals

Dr. Stern's Botanicals is a U.S.-based cosmetic and skincare startup and a Gen-Z favorite for "clean beauty." Last year, the company's sales dropped …

Drinks Gone Flat

The beverage department of a regional supermarket has seen a drop in revenue over the last year and has hired your firm to determine the cause of the …

Drug Store Profitability

Our client is a drug store chain, similar to CVS, they have been losing profits for the last few years. Can you help us identify the reasons and means …

Dutch Dam Dilemma

Your client is the South Holland province of the Netherlands. The provincial governor, Tomas Smit, has engaged your firm, explaining that a key dam …

Electric Utility

Our client is GPE, a producer of electricity. Here are a few concepts about electricity generation that will help you in this case: • There are …

Electric Walk

Cities have been vying for the top spot in the world's smart city rankings for years. The NYPA (New York Power Authority) is under immense pressure to …

Elena's Electronics

Our client is Elena's Electronics, an electronic goods chain store. Historically, the client relied on rapid opening of new stores to increase growth. …

Events.com

Our client is Prospect Equity Partners ('Prospect'), a prominent Private Equity firm that invests in the technology space. They have recently acquired …

Finance Co

Our client, Finance Co, is an international asset manager who concentrates on retirement account administration. They are considering entering the US …

French Beauty Co

A large French beauty products company with a revenue of $2B operates as manufacturer, seller and marketer of luxury fragrances. This company sells to …

Fungicide

Funguy Corporation is a small producer and wholesaler of agricultural fungicides. After a yearly financial review, they find one of their proprietary …

Garthwaite Healthcare

Our client is Garthwaite Healthcare Co (GHC), a health insurance firm located in the Midwest. Customers pay GHC a fixed monthly premium per person …

Gassy Convenience

Our client is a large U.S. retail chain that owns convenience stores located in gas stations across California. With the rise of just-walk-out (JWO) …

German Telecom

Our client is a large German telecom company. It is considering making a bid in an auction for one of 5 licenses to operate a new generation of mobile …

GGC Health

Our client, GGC Health, operates eight Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) on the east coast. GGC Health has consistently been a profitable …

Great Burger

Let's assume our client is Great Burger (GB) a fast food chain that competes head–to–head with McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, KFC, etc. GB is the …

Green Dreamz

Your client is Green Dreamz, a vertically-integrated cannabis company based in Colorado, USA. Founded in 2011 as a medical cannabis business, Green …

GreenShield Health Insurance

Your client is GreenShield Health Insurance, or GHI. They are a health insurance company that wants to expand into Florida. GHI wants your help …

Hawaiian Smoothies

It is the year 1990. Your client, Dan, was approached by an entrepreneur, Jim, who wanted to discuss the possibility of Dan investing in one of his …

Health Coaches

Our client is a large national healthcare payer (health insurance company, think Aetna) exploring the launch of a new disease management ('DM') …

Healthy Foods

Our client is Healthy Foods, a wholesaler serving a variety of clients with Food products. The client is profitable but they want you to help them …

Heavy Attrition

Our client has asked us to look into why there is such heavy attrition amongst the junior salespeople in the organization. Where do you think we …

High Q Plastics

Our client, High Q Plastics, is an automotive parts supplier in the U.S. They primarily manufacture and sell plastic injection-molded parts, such as …

International Airlines

One of our clients, a leading international airline, has come to Bain with a problem. Over the last three years they have noticed that while their …

Katrina

Our client is a school district in New Orleans that has been completely devastated by Hurricane Katrina. After the hurricane, they saw most of their …

Keeping the Company Intact

Your client is Intact Financial, a leading Canadian insurance company. Growth in insurance premiums has been slow and with investment returns at …

Kellogg in India

Our client is the Dean of Kellogg School of Management. She has hired you to advise her on an idea, which struck her during the previous week – To …

Linda's Great Burgers

Our client is Linda's Great Burgers (GB). GB is a worldwide fast food chain store. Linda's uses the individual franchise model to sell burgers. The …

Lola Lo’s Zoo

Our client, Lola Lo, owns and runs a zoo in a major metropolitan area within the United States. There has been a recent discovery of a dinosaur on a …

Lost Patent

Your team has been working with a major drug company on their future strategy. Their patent on a blockbuster drug, Zewal, will run out in less than a …

Maine Apples

Our client is a Korean conglomerate named Danut that has acquired a small Boston-based biotechnology firm. The biotech firm has developed a chemical …

Maxicure

Your client, Maxicure, manufactures and sells an over-the-counter cough and cold medicine. Their sole plant in Kentucky is aging, and its increasing …

Men's Extra Comfortable Essentials

Our client, Men's Extra Comfortable Essentials, is a US-based manufacturer of basic apparel including socks, tanks, tees, and underwear. They …

Money Bank Call Center

Our client is a large financial services firm with multiple locations around the world. Part of their service offering includes a 24-hour helpline. …

Montoya Soup

In F14, Montoya Soup, a business unit of Izzy's Healthy Foods, grew revenue and increased the contribution margins on their traditional and light …

MOOC Madness

Our client, Greg Wilkinson, is the Dean of the business school at a mid-sized, four-year university. They are experiencing declining application rates …

Mord Motor Co

Mord Motor Company, an international automotive company, has seen meteoric sales and market share growth over the last 10 years in the US. However, in …

Mustard Clinic

Your client is the CEO of the Mustard Clinic, a for-profit hospital in the United States. The hospital is known primarily for its leading care for …

New Club in the Hub

An investor has purchased a building in Downtown Kingston and is considering using the space for a new nightclub. They come to you and ask for help …

New Flight Plan

Your client is an airlines. As you may know, competition is fierce among the major airlines, with ticket prices being driven steadily downward. After …

New Vaccine

Our client is a large pharmaceutical corporation, and they have developed a new vaccine that prevents low birth weight infants from contracting staph …

NFL in Mexico

Your client is a wealthy former founder and CEO of a multi-national company interested in a new investment opportunity. The National Football League …

Nook Co.

Your client Fun Ventures, an established PE firm, is looking to acquire Nook Co., a hospitality group that specializes in developing and transforming …

Orrington Office Supplies

Our client, Orrington Office Supplies (OOS) is a leading manufacturer of office products in 1992, with sales of $275m in 1991. They have strong …

Payments Company

Your role on the PayCo engagement is to develop the business case for commercializing PayCo's contactless technology. 1) Which market and transit …

Pharmaceutical Rare Disease

Our client is a large pharmaceutical company with a strong business in "Rare Disease" (RD). Rare diseases are conditions that affect fewer than …

PharmaCo

PharmaCo is a pharmaceutical company with $10 billion in annual revenue. It's corporate HQ and primary R&D centers are in Switzerland, with regional …

Pharmageddon

Your client, Hoffmann, is a Swiss pharmaceutical holding company. It produces most of its drugs in-house, but licenses many of its most profitable …

Plastic World

Our client is a private equity firm interested in Plastic World, a plastic packaging manufacturer. Plastic World's owners are requesting $25m. The …

Project Gargoyle

Your client, a private equity fund, is evaluating the potential acquisition of Gargoyle. Gargoyle is a premium, fashion forward hair care products …

Quahog Public Schools

Our client is the superintendent of a system of schools in Quahog, Rhode Island. He is concerned because the performance of students from these …

Renewable Diesel

Seashell, one of the world's biggest oil and gas companies, has reached out to you to ask for help with an investment decision. They want to decide if …

Retirement Apartment Complexes

Our client owns and operates 25 retirement apartment complexes for the 55-75 year old demographic. The apartment complexes are in the Southeast and …

Rotisserie Ranch

Our client is Rotisserie Ranch, a poultry farming company that specializes in growing chickens for rotisserie roasting. Its primary customer segment …

Salty Sole Shoe

Your client is a large retail-focused private equity firm that owns Salty Sole, a leading designer of junior women's footwear, primarily targeting the …

Seven Flags

Our client is a mid-size amusement park chain, with 10 parks around the U.S. serving over 10 million visitors each year. In their Richmond, VA park, …

Shoe Co.

Our client, Shoe Co., is a small affordable luxury shoe retailer, branded as classic and fun. The average shoe sells at a price point of $300 per …

Smart Cards

Our client, Electronics Inc., is a large diversified Electronics Component manufacturer. One of their businesses is the manufacture of Smart Cards …

Sosland Sports

Your client, Sosland (pronounced sauce-land) Sports, is an operator of squash centers in Sweden. The squash centers include sauna, spa, pool, gym and …

Sourcing the Sauce

Our client is the CEO of the fast-food chain Hot Indian. Hot Indian brings in $3B in annual revenues around the U.S., with locations in most major …

Stance at a Distance

Our firm has just wrapped up a project with The Stance School, which offers K-12 education in Philadelphia, to help them with developing two major …

Steel Co.

Our client is a steel manufacturing company in the Netherlands. They are considering investing in an advanced analytics tool that will help them …

Sternofi

Hamilton & Hamilton (H&H), a multinational pharmaceutical company, is considering acquiring Sternofi, a biotechnology company with a promising drug …

Sticky Surfactants

Your client, CavalierChem, is a global chemicals manufacturer. CavalierChem recently acquired a manufacturing facility that makes surfactants as part …

Student Health Insurance

Our client is a business unit within a large national health insurance company. The client focuses primarily on the higher education student health …

Sueno Mattress

Sueno Mattress is a top 5 US mattress manufacturing company. The company has seen steady growth in recent years, but has missed profit targets the …

Super Jr. Baby Formula

Your client is a private equity firm looking at the baby formula market in China. In particular, they are looking at a company called Super Jr., which …

Tactole

Your client is Tacotle, a leading national fast casual restaurant with $420m in revenue in 2019. Over the five years proceeding 2019, Tacotle has …

Take Your Pills!

Your client is Foci Pharmaceuticals - a leading rare disease pharmaceutical company - has seen US sales growth slow down over the past year. Your firm …

Technostage

Our client is a regional live events production company specializing in dance music based in Washington, DC. The client has a proud 10+ year history …

Telco Talks

Our client is a large telecom company that operates in the Midwestern region. They focus on providing 3 primary services: phone, TV, and internet. …

Telecom Co.

Our client, Telecom Co., provides satellite TV services (DBS) nationally. Telecom Co.'s customer base is being threatened by telcos and cable …

Texas Robotics Collective

Your client is the Texas Robotics Collective, a non-profit organization that targets high school kids who compete in large robotics competitions. The …

The Pricing Games

Your client is Next Level Gaming (NLG), a start-up in the E-sports and computer gaming industry based in Los Angeles, California. NLG is planning to …

The Value of Loyalty

Your client is Southwest Air. The CEO wants to institute a loyalty program to boost the number of deluxe seats sold on a given flight. He believes …

Timeless Comfort

Our client, Timeless Comfort, is a luxury household furniture manufacturer that operates across three countries and over 40 cities in Central Asia. …

Too Dollar Store

Your client is an owner of a chain of dollar stores across the United States. Although business has boomed as a result of the recession, and customers …

Toto Foundation

Our client, the Toto Foundation, is a new non-profit arm of a well-known drone manufacturing and logistics company that is exploring aid projects in …

Tres Burritos

Your client is a national burrito chain with 100 locations. There has been a widespread flu virus growing in the U.S. which has the potential to hurt …

Unprofitable Potash

Your client is the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, which mines potash, phosphate, nitrogen and other fertilizer products. In the past year, sales …

UPS in Italy

Your client is a startup in a small village in Italy that provides the local delivery of packages sent to this village through UPS's next-day-delivery …

Uranus Co.

Uranus Co. is an established aerospace company looking to enter the luxury space travel market. It is seeking advice on the global launch of its new …

Vitality Insurance

Our client, Vitality Insurance, is a leading provider of supplemental insurance products in the United States. Vitality agents partner with companies …

Vogue's Vacation

Your client is a magazine publishing company who predominantly targets men between the ages of 20 and 35, similar to Sports Illustrated. They also …

Wahoo Wind

Your client, Wahoo Wind, builds windfarms in Texas, Iowa, and Oklahoma. The company is looking to expand into the growing offshore windfarm market on …

Warehouse Co.

Your client is Warehouse Co., a company that sells warehousing services to other companies for shipping or inventory purposes. The COO loves new …

White Boards

Our client is a manufacturer of white boards. The client ships the boards from its factories to its distribution center and then from the distribution …

Who Needs Flight Simulators?

Your client is CAE Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of flight simulators for private airlines and several countries' militaries. However, growth in this …

WiFi in the Sky

Your firm has won an RFP to help a domestic airline carrier examine their in-flight connectivity (IFC) strategy. With 80% of US-based aircraft already …

Wildcat Wings

Our client is Wildcat Wings, the third largest airline in the United States by passengers carried. This week, the CEO flew with our primary …

Wine & Co

Wine & Co is a niche wine manufacturer in the San Francisco Bay area. Wine & Co recently acquired 12 acres of land outside San Francisco. The company …

Zephyr Beverages

Zoo Co

Our client is a zoo that is thinking about acquiring a famous zebra from an African preserve. It's a huge investment, but they believe the new zebra …

A B-e-a-utiful Case

SkinDeep is a U.S based skincare company headquartered in Austin, TX. SkinDeep currently offers a wide variety of skincare products such as face wash, …

A Hairy Ordeal

Your friend Megan Black calls you to ask for your advice. Megan had been working in the beauty industry as an independent hair stylist for 2 years …

A Messi Decision

Your client is the CEO of a major English soccer team. He's called you while brimming with excitement after receiving news that Lionel Messi was …

Aces Delivery Service

Our client, Aces, is a package delivery firm that operates in Country XYZ. Five years ago, XYZ's government deregulated the package delivery industry, …

Adventure Capital

Your client is Idaho Johnson, an archeologist/adventurer who specializes in rare artifact recovery. They have just learned about the possibility of an …

African Call Center

Our client, Invest-4-Humanity (I4H), is an investment fund looking to open a call center in an African country. I4H is an altruistic investment firm …

Aftermarket Auto Parts

Our client, KLE Capital, is evaluating the acquisition of company ABC, a leading branded manufacturer of high-performance automotive aftermarket …

AgriCo

Your client is a U.S.-based agricultural machinery manufacturer that was established in early 1990s and is a well-known and respected brand. The farm …

Alfa Dental

Alfa Dental is a major dental insurance company that partners with various dental practices. In 2018 they included a new large dental chain Eastern …

Alkaline Ash (2017)

ChemCo, a U.S.-based manufacturer of chemical products, has come to your firm asking for advice on whether to make an investment. It would like to …

All Night Long

Your client is CNB Movies, a national movie theater company with $2 billion in annual revenue. In recent years, movie theaters have seen record high …

Allergy Pharma

Our client, AllergyPharma is a small specialty pharmaceutical company that develops novel therapies for allergies affecting the nose (allergic …

Alpha Aviation

Your client is a large US-based commercial airline that has lost profitability and market share. The company is under pressure to regain its foothold …

American Airlines

Your client is American Airlines. As you may know, competition is fierce among the major airlines, with prices being driven steadily downward. After a …

Apple of My Eye

Bob is a master brewer and has been brewing beer for the past decade. Upon graduating from Stern, he opened a brewery on the Upper West Side called …

Auto Emissions

Your client is an industrial goods producer who primarily focuses efforts on planes, trains, and various automobile parts. Their R&D team recently …

Automobile Producer

The director of marketing at an automobile manufacturer suggests changing the current design, where two separate keys operate the ignition and the …

Back It On Up

BackupCo is a data backup and disaster recovery company. It's primary headquarters is in Boston, its client services department is in South Carolina, …

Ban the Box

After many years of "tough on crime" positions by politicians without regard to government budgetary implications, and the economic and social impact …

Bank Loan Operations

Your client is a bank that is considering changing its loan-issuing operation to a new system. The bank's original loan process has the following …

Bank Loan Operations

Your client is a bank that is considering changing their loan issuing operation to a new system. They would like you to evaluate the pros and cons of …

Beer Brew

A major US beer company, Beer Brew, recently entered the UK market. Two years after entry, the company is still losing money. Despite a high per …

Benjamin Carpet

Your client is the family owner of a company that serves residential and commercial markets and operates 5 days/week for 16 hours/day. The owner is …

Betacer

Betacer is a major U.S. electronics manufacturer that offers laptop and desktop PCs, tablets, smartphones, monitors, projectors and cloud solutions …

Big Wheel

Your client is Big Wheel Bike Share and they operate bike sharing services in two major cities, Washington DC and Chicago. Their bike sharing business …

Bike Helmets

Your client is a private equity firm considering purchasing a firm that makes bicycle helmets. You have been hired to help advise whether or not to …

Bike Helmets

Your client is a private equity firm considering purchasing a firm that makes bicycle helmets. You have been hired to help advise whether or not to …

Bonnie & Blithe

Bonnie and Blithe is an international direct selling beauty company. B&B is known for the high quality and value of their beauty products, primarily …

Botox

The maker of Botox is considering expanding to the migraine market and has already begun clinical trials in this area. The product is expected to …

Botox

The maker of Botox is considering expanding to the migraine market and has already begun clinical trials in this area. The product is expected to …

British Times

Create 3 or more ideas for the BritishTimes.com company to increase their revenue through their Internet strategy.

Butcher Shop

A fast food chain recently bought a bovine meat-processing outlet to supply it with fresh hamburgers and other meets. The shop process is: cows enter …

Campaign Swag

Your client is the owner of a regional chain of convenience stores operating in the United States. It is an election year, and one of the leading …

Car Wash Chain (2017)

The client is a private equity firm looking to acquire a chain of car washes in the United States. The car wash chain provides basic coin-operated, …

Carbone Limoncello Company

Our client is Carbone Limoncello Company of Fondi, Italy. Carbone Limoncello, which has 300 million Euro in sales annually, currently operates …

Cell Phone Manufacturer

This is 1996. Our client is a major cell phone manufacturer that has #1 market share globally, but are now #3 in the US. The US cell phone market has …

Cheers

Your client is the American Liquor Sales House (ALSH), an international company known for selling unique and prized wines. ALSH is concerned about …

Chemical Consolidation

Dowling Chemical Company, headquartered in Michigan, one of the largest global chemical companies in the world that specializes in plastics with $20bn …

Chemical Imbalance

Your client, ChemCo, is a large multinational company in the chemicals industry. ChemCo is a leading industry player with a diverse portfolio …

Chemical Manufacturer

A major chemical manufacturer produces a chemical product used to preserve foods in containers. Despite an increase in market share, the manufacturer …

Children Clothes E-Retailer

It's a Friday afternoon. You've just accepted an offer to join our consulting company as a Senior Associate in the Business Strategy Competency. …

Chococo

Chococo is a premium chocolate company based in Lima, Peru. The company has been operating profitably in its first few years of business and is now …

City Food Bank

One of the U.S. largest food banks - City Food Bank (CFB) - experienced an increase in both demand and donations during the pandemic in 2020. The …

CO-V(id)accinated

Happy New Years Eve! Thank you for coming in to help with this emergency deliverable. 5 Pharma companies have developed 5 COVID vaccines and are now …

Coconut Water

CocoPure, a major coconut water manufacturer, would like to shift its packaging from plastic bottles to carton boxes. This move towards sustainability …

Coding Bootcamp

Codex is an e-learning platform that offers coding bootcamps. Their sales have flattened out and they have reached out to you for help. Your team has …

Combating Climate Change

The mayor of NYC was just elected based on her platform of creating a more environmentally sustainable city. During her campaign, she set a mandate to …

Confectionery Land

Confectionery Land is a house of major brands of chocolate and sugar confectionery sold primarily in Europe. The company is pursuing an active …

Congo’s Drumming

Your client, Congo.com (named after one of Earth's rainforests), is one of the largest e-commerce retailers in the world. It specializes in a diverse …

Congo’s Drumming

Your client, Congo.com (named after one of Earth's rainforests), is one of the largest e-commerce retailers in the world. It specializes in a diverse …

Consumer Products

It's Monday morning and as a new Principal/Engagement Leader, you've just gotten a call from a well known and respected French-based Consumer Products …

Contagion Containment

Your client is the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the Summer Olympics are a couple months away. A viral outbreak has occurred in a country …

Cosmetics Company (Capgemini)

The client is the North American CEO of a global personal and home care products company. He has hired Capgemini Consulting to turn around the North …

Craft Co

Our client, Craft Co., is a subscription service that will send customers kits for adult crafting and DIY projects (e.g., watercolor painting, …

Croger

Our client, Croger, is a national grocery retailer that has seen declining profit margins within its frozen food section over the past 4 years. The …

Discount Retailer

Your client is a clothing retailer that specializes in discount fashion (think of brands like Old Navy and Kohl's). The company operates exclusively …