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Hartwell Grocers redraws its distribution network

Steps
9
Maths
4
Exhibits
4
Minutes
~23

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The interviewer
Our client, Hartwell Grocers, runs 320 supermarkets served from four regional distribution centres. The operations director wants to close the North and South-West DCs, expand the other two, and says the move will save $24m a year. The CEO wants to know whether to approve it. How would you approach the decision?

What you are scored on

  • Problem understanding1 step
  • Structure & MECE1 step
  • Quantitative accuracy4 steps
  • Exhibit interpretation1 step
  • Business judgement1 step
  • Synthesis & recommendation1 step

How it runs

  1. 1One question at a timeClarify, structure, run the numbers from the exhibits, then recommend, as the interviewer would take you through it.
  2. 2Feedback on every answerEach step is marked straight away, with coaching and the interviewer's next words, so you never lose the thread.
  3. 3A scored debriefYour result across seven skills, the drill that fixes the weakest one, and the full answer key.

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Hartwell Grocers redraws its distribution network: guided operations case · PartnerRound