GDS - Introductory Session

8/8/2019 GDS - Introductory Session

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Genese-de-Strategie

[The Origin Of Strategies]


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About GDS

Merger

Acquisitions

Enter Market Exit Market

New Products

Joint Venture

Strategic Consultancy

Process Reengineering

Specific Services Case Studies

Group Discussions

Banking

Securities

Shares Currency

Valuation

Auction

Business Dilemma

Trade Conflict Common Information

Battle of Sexes


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What We Have Done Till Now?

CaseFrameworks

Maxim Value Model F.R.A.M.E. Method

InterviewGuide

Grooming session for Internships

Answering HR Questions

GameTheory

Competitive Interactions and Game Theory Game Theory and Supermarket pricing

Banking

Money: Demand & Supply & Overall Prices Loan Banking


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Business Strategies


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The Cases

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Business Cases

Game ShowCases

Estimation Cases


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Business Cases

Tests Your Basic Tools & Concepts

Certain information availablevarying with interviewers style and type of case

Ask right questions

Formulate your framework

Creativity or Out-of-the-box-thinking

How Do You Crack It?


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Game Show Cases

Why soda cans are cylindrical ?

So what counts ?

Customers Wont Cut Their Hands On Sharp Edges

Tests Your

Structures With Comers Develop Fractures

Due To High Stress At The Edges.


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Estimation Cases

Plausible estimations

SECOND most important skill set in CONSULTING!

Tree diagram

Tests Your

Conduct Sanctity Check on Final Number


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Sample Case Study: PE Firm Buying Med-bag

Your client is private equity company that is considering acquiring

a medical products division, Med-bag, which is being divested

from VARCO, a larger healthcare firm. Your client wants you to

tell them if Med-bag is an attractive investment.

PRIVATE EQUITY: Private equity consists of investors and funds that make investments

directly into private companies or conduct buyouts of public companies that result in a

delisting of public equity. It is the equity capital that is not quoted on a publicexchange.


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Med-bag Sales vs. Competitors

Others

Med-bag

RanbaxyDabur


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Med-bag Revenues


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Med-bag Expenses


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Expense After Relocation

Expense increase / decrease after relocation

Labor -30%

Material -10%

Rent -30%

Shipping 50%

Other ChargesShutdown Costs $1.5 million

Mexico Setup Costs $1.75 million


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Finance


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Finance

Why You Should Start Saving Today?

Compounding Principle

Year 0 : $100

Year 10: $ 231

Year 20: $ 650

Year 30: $ 1230

Year 40: $ 2840

Year 50: $ 6555

Non Inflation Adjusted : $ 17.5k

Your Skills Are Not Going To Increase Your Salary At This Rate !

How much should U save? Assumption:

Saving while working: $20k/Yr.

Saving while Playing: $5k/Yr.

Case1: First 9 years of fun and then 18 years of work. At the end of 27 years, you have:

5k*(1.109^27)/(1.02^27) + + 20k*(1.109^18)/1.02^18 + + 20k = $1.12 million

Case2: First 9 years of work, then have 9 years fun and work another 9 years, you have:

20k*(1.109^27)/1.02^27 + + 5k*(1.109^18)/1.02^18 + + 20k*(1.109^9)/1.02^9

20k = $1.72 million


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Finance

A Pretty Worse Case Saving Money Example

Purchase Porsche: $50k 1st Year

Maintenance Cost: $10k Per Year

Interest Rate: 15% Per Year

Total Mortgage after 27 years: $1.176 Million

Invest in good hedge fund or good stock @ 15% / year

Spend Later in 9 years.Total Additional Income: $2.52 million

Whopping $ 3.7 Million Dollar Difference !


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Game TheoryThe Dark Knight


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Game TheoryA Beautiful Mind

GDS - Introductory Session

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