A parcel hub in Dubai that cannot cope with peak season
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| Step | Parcels per hour | Parcels per day (20 hours) |
|---|---|---|
| Unload trucks | 12,000 | 240,000 |
| Sort (manual lines) | 8,000 | 160,000 |
| Load delivery vans | 11,000 | 220,000 |
The prompt
Interviewer: "A delivery company runs a parcel hub in Dubai, open 20 hours a day. In the 90-day peak season, 200,000 parcels arrive a day. The hub cannot handle them all, so the overflow goes to a subcontractor, which costs AED 5 more per parcel. The step capacities are in the table with this case. Management wants to buy an automated sorter for AED 40 million. What do you recommend?" (Fictional company, illustrative figures.)
Practice with a partner
1. Send the interviewer link to a friend. They read the case aloud and hold the answers.
2. You open the candidate view: you see only the prompt, a timer and a notes box.
3. Speak the case out loud. Your partner shares data when you ask, then scores you with the rubric.
Interviewer view
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Candidate view
For the person answering the case
Clarifying questions, with the interviewer's answers
The exhibit
| Step | Parcels per hour | Parcels per day (20 hours) |
|---|---|---|
| Unload trucks | 12,000 | 240,000 |
| Sort (manual lines) | 8,000 | 160,000 |
| Load delivery vans | 11,000 | 220,000 |
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