Capacity Before Capital
growth strategy
India-specific
Set in India; the figures and context are India’s.What this case is about
Your client is an Indian automotive component manufacturer that supplies electrical parts to two-wheeler makers. Demand is expected to grow, and management wants to know whether capital investment is needed to support its production target and, if so, how much.
Objective
Establish whether existing and near-term available capacity can meet the production target, and recommend when to use a third shift or consider further investment while identifying the data needed to quantify any capex.
Skills this case tests
Structuring the problem
Working the numbers
Judgement and recommendation
Reading the data
This is an interview practice scenario. Figures in the brief are case inputs, not current market research.