Operations Case Study for MBA: Interview & Assignment Guide (2025)

“We should improve branding and target new segments”—said the candidate who just failed an operations case. Operations cases don’t reward broad strategic thinking. They reward deep diagnosis inside a system: finding the constraint, understanding why performance is failing, and proposing changes that actually move the metric. This guide shows you exactly how to approach operations case study MBA interviews and assignments—whether you’re an engineer or completely non-technical.

Case Study Frameworks MBA: 10 Essential Frameworks with Practice Questions

“If you start drawing fishbones and 5-forces in the first 30 seconds, I have already mentally rejected you.” — IIM-A Professor. This guide teaches you every framework you need AND the real skill panelists evaluate: knowing when to use each one, how to adapt them, and how to demonstrate genuine thinking rather than rehearsed patterns. Covers all 10 essential frameworks including operations case study MBA tools and ethical case study approaches.