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26/07/2015

What are the impending changes that brewery players would need to get acclimatized to in the coming years and how they could exploit these opportunities to gain competitive advantage.....read on to find out !

http://www.tcs.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/White%20Papers/CPG-Whitepaper-Brewery-Industry-Transition-0313-1.pdf

22/07/2015

Forecasting can help managers and consultants deal with constantly changing demand trends due to seasonality, economic conditions etc. Choosing the right forecasting technique can help you get the best results depending on your needs and budgets.

https://hbr.org/1971/07/how-to-choose-the-right-forecasting-technique

In virtually every decision they make, executives today consider some kind of forecast. Sound predictions of demands and trends are no longer luxury items, but a necessity, if managers are to cope with seasonality, sudden changes in demand levels, price-cutting maneuvers of the competition, strikes,…

20/07/2015

A real life example of how a consulting firm helped a Metal Manufacturing company stop its declining profit margins

http://lakeletag.com/turnaround-case-study-mmc/

Lakelet Advisory Group LLC ("LAG"). LAG "focuses like a laser" on delivering tangible results to our clients. LAG specializes in: turnaround consulting for distressed entities and taking entities to the "next level", business valuations, complex transactions, litigation support, restructuring, bus…

18/07/2015

In need of a retail turnaround? .... read on to know what to do

http://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/dotcom/insights/consumer%20and%20retail/get%20the%20strategy%20and%20the%20team%20right%20-%20an%20interview%20with%20the%20ceo%20of%20henkel/perspectives_on_retail_and_consumer_goods_number%202.ashx

17/07/2015

Inter-section Case Competition Kicks-Off today. Be There!!

05/07/2015

Interesting Read!

http://knowledge.insead.edu/blog/insead-blog/how-to-transition-from-consulting-to-c-suite-4128

When companies need new CEOs, they don’t typically start looking for one in the ranks of management consulting. Former management consultants represent only 5 percent or so of CEO transitions over the past ten years across the world, but according to a recent study by Spencer Stuart it would seem t…

09/03/2015

Converting Consulting Internship to PPO- Victor Cheng's Podcast

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09/12/2014

Great insight on strategy consulting!

https://hbr.org/2013/10/consulting-on-the-cusp-of-disruption

The industry that has long helped others sidestep strategic threats is itself being upended.

21/08/2014

http://solutions.mckinsey.com/Index/blog/blog-repository/2014/03/reinventing-management-consulting-%E2%80%93-the-story-of-an-intrapreneur/

Recently, McKinsey Solutions was mentioned by renowned Harvard Business School innovation professor Clayton Christensen together with Dina Wang and Derek Van Bever, in an article they wrote about disruption in the consulting industry.

18/08/2014

Interesting Read!
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21602240-mckinsey-tries-its-hand-restructuring-business-advising-doing

THE lawsuit makes the case sound like a spy novel. Two executives at a prestigious multinational organisation hold secret meetings with a competitor who hopes to...

24/02/2014

Scientific management started as a way to work. How did it become a way of life?

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08/01/2014

A post on a lighter note today...

"...Nothing in the day-to-day is glamorous or amazing. It is pedantic and it is hard. It is only when you step back and realize what you have accomplished... ,it clicks."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2013/12/26/what-is-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-mckinsey-consultant-like/

What is a day in the life of a McKinsey consultant like? This question was originally answered on Quora by Ellen Vrana.