Fire Truck Pumps

Case Prompt

Our client makes pumps for fire trucks and wants to know if they should expand manufacturing capacity.

What is the market for fire trucks in the US?

Deloitte Case Study Overview

In this Deloitte Market Sizing case, you’re being asked to size the market for fire trucks in the US.

There are 2 approaches for solving Market Sizing problems: a top-down or bottom-up approach. It’s up to you to decide which angle to take.

Follow these four steps in this Deloitte case study:

1. Structure your approach (5 or more steps is ideal)
2. Make assumptions
3. Do the calculations
4. Get to an insight

You could expect a Deloitte case study like this in a round 0 interview (i.e. a phone screen), or find it as one aspect in other cases.

Interview Tips: Deloitte

What does Deloitte look for in its future hires? Deloitte is not as concerned with a candidates’ quant abilities as their case structure.

Make sure your structure is MECE and that you carry your structure the entire way through the case.

In this Deloitte case study, find one area of improvement.

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