Two Losses at the Bottling Plant
profitability
India-specific
Set in Ahmedabad, India; the figures and context are India’s.What this case is about
Your client is Sabar Cola, a regional cola producer operating a bottling plant in Ahmedabad. Profitability has declined, and the plant dispatches 8,000 bottles a day against stated manufacturing capacity of 10,000. The client wants you to identify the causes and recommend what to address first.
Objective
Establish the independent causes of the capacity shortfall and transit damage, quantify their impacts, and recommend a prioritized response.
Skills this case tests
Structuring the problem
Working the numbers
Judgement and recommendation
Communicating clearly
This is an interview practice scenario. Figures in the brief are case inputs, not current market research.