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Consumer Products: Profitabilty Case
I applied via campus placement at Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Ranchi and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.
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The revenue of a local saloon can vary based on factors like location, pricing, and customer base.
Revenue can be influenced by the saloon's location - for example, a saloon in a busy city center may generate more revenue than one in a rural area.
Pricing of services and products offered can also impact revenue - higher prices may lead to higher revenue if the target market is willing to pay.
The customer base and loyalty...
Increase Revenue of a Fire Equipment Manufacturing company
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I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)
BCN offers a dynamic and diverse environment with opportunities for growth and learning.
BCN has a strong reputation in the consulting industry
The company values diversity and inclusivity
There are ample opportunities for professional development and growth
BCN has a global presence with a wide range of clients and projects
The company culture is supportive and collaborative
BCN and Bain & Co. are both management consulting firms, but differ in their focus and approach.
BCN focuses on strategy consulting for healthcare and life sciences industries, while Bain & Co. has a broader focus on various industries.
Bain & Co. is known for its results-driven approach and emphasis on data analysis, while BCN emphasizes collaboration and building long-term relationships with clients.
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I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)
A juice company wants to launch a 400ml packaged Beetroot flavored drink in India, and I had to find the market size of the product.
A premium French sunglass manufacturer wants who outsources 60% of its manufacturing to China wants to enter a new market (3 countries were provided along with the basic details like population , demographic, GDP, Per Capita Income) and I had to suggest them the country they should enter and why.
I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)
Calculate number of breakfast servings needed for Vistara Airlines from Mumbai airport on any given day.
Using number of runways and average turnaround time as parameters, I calculated the total number of flights and then took a percentage of that as Vistara flights. Henceforth, it’s a simple extrapolation as per number of seats.
Calculate revenue of any barbershop in Mumbai.
I was free to consider any scale of barbershop. After that, I used the average turnaround time, number of barbers and different time periods as parameters in deciding the variability of demand from customers per day.
Furthermore, I calculated the average spend per customer considering different care packages. Using the above two, I calculated the average revenue.
An equity firm which had goal of increasing revenue 2 times over of a brewing company in the next 5 years.
The conversation initially focused on the possible drivers of growth. Once the major growth driver was isolated after analysing company and competition cost breakups, in this case labour costs; more data was provided when asked and then based on that I was asked to calculate possible revenue growth and cost reductions based on labour optimization.
Work experience, JD and consulting lifestyle.
I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)
Estimate the amount tourists spend in Mumbai during July-Sep.
A Media company which publishes a magazine and it was facing continuous loss in its business. The objective was to find out the reasons for losses and suggestions for improvement.
I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)
Estimating the number of breakfasts served by GoAir in Mumbai in a day. Consider parameters such as Market Share of GoAir, Morning Flights proportion, Proportion of people having breakfast, Aircraft capacity etc.
2. Estimate the revenue of a Salon operating in Mumbai: Ask questions to fix the location (posh/residential/commercial location etc.) and the target customer segment. Consider parameters such as Number of staffs, Portfolio of Services and their corresponding pricing, Time to service, Shop timings, Weekday/Weekend etc.
Increasing the Profitability of the Company from 3% to 5%.
Firstly, try to give a structure to the problem and think of all factors and sub-factors within them which drives profitability of any firm.
There are three broad ways of Increasing the profitability, one is by Increasing the Prices, the other is by increasing the sales of higher margin products and the last is by lowering costs.
Price was supposed to be fixed, and so was the product assortment. This led me to focus on Cost and now, considered the value chain framework to drill down to the major cost driver in the firm.
Ask data wherever you feel that its needed. Have asked data of competitors to compare the cost levels across various components. Figure out, what and why some costs are higher compared to the competitors.
In my case, it was the inefficient repair process which was lowering the efficiency thus, resulting in higher costs per product. Compare it with the feasible alternatives and calculate the effective savings. At the end, I was supposed to calculate all the savings and show that the profit actually jumped to 5% mark.
I applied via campus placement at National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)
The bottled water market in Mumbai is estimated to be worth several hundred crores.
The market is dominated by major players like Bisleri, Kinley, and Aquafina.
The demand for bottled water has increased due to concerns over the quality of tap water.
The market is expected to continue growing due to urbanization and increasing disposable income.
The market size may vary depending on the source of data and the time period c
Water purifying company wants to entre Indian Market, analyze and suggest whether they should go ahead with market entry or not?
Panelist were more focused on analysis of data than strategy. Sensing the same, I focused on analytical aspect of the case and calculated payback period and based on that I arrived at a conclusion.
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