Prepare for your Amazon MBA interview

Operations and financial impact cases calibrated to Amazon’s customer-obsessed rigor.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What Amazon is looking for

Operations Case Interview

Operations & Impact Cases

01Cost Optimization

02Financial Modeling

03Systems Thinking

04Scalability

Behavioral Interview

01Customer Obsession

02Operational Excellence

03Bias for Action

04Frugality

Operations focus//Financial rigor//Systems thinking

Practice Library

Amazon exercises

Ready to ace your Amazon MBA interview?

Prepare for your Amazon MBA interview

Operations and financial impact cases calibrated to Amazon’s customer-obsessed rigor.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What Amazon is looking for

Operations Case Interview

Operations & Impact Cases

01Cost Optimization

02Financial Modeling

03Systems Thinking

04Scalability

Behavioral Interview

01Customer Obsession

02Operational Excellence

03Bias for Action

04Frugality

Operations focus//Financial rigor//Systems thinking

How It Works

Master Amazon Operations Cases

Operations cases scored on Amazon’s evaluation dimensions. · Click to expand

1Your B-School Goals

Strategic Case Analysis

Practitioner

Business Framework Design

Practitioner

2B-School Case Prep

How would you reduce last-mile delivery costs by 30% in 18 months while maintaining...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Amazon

3Frameworks

Framework

Is the market opportunity shrinking?

Demand challenge?

Target demographic grew 12% but brand share down 8pp

Price elasticity: luxury segment trading down to accessible luxury

Competitive erosion?

3 new competitors entered luxury segment in past 18mo

Their average price 22% lower, brand perception ~0.9x ours

Is our execution flawed?

Distribution issues?

New categories in 40% fewer doors than core business

Retail partner sell-through only 34% of forecast

Operational efficiency?

New category gross margin 38% vs core 58%

Supply chain complexity increased 340%, cost per unit +28%

Are financial assumptions wrong?

Pricing power weakening?

Average selling price down 6% despite premium positioning

Discount depth in channels increased from 18% to 32% annually

Product mix unfavorable?

New categories represent 35% volume but 22% revenue

4Feedback

Market Analysis

Distinctive

Financial Modeling

Strong

Execution Planning

Meeting Bar

Strategic Recommendations

Strong

Repeat

Practice Library

Amazon exercises

Amazon’s fulfillment center costs are rising. Design a cost reduction strategy.

LEARNHard

Logistics · Cost OptimizationAmazon

How would you evaluate expanding Amazon Prime to a new country?

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Expansion · Market EntryAmazon

Build a business case for entering a new product category.

LEARNMedium

Strategy · Business CaseAmazon

Ready to ace your Amazon MBA interview?

How It Works

Master Amazon Operations Cases

Operations cases scored on Amazon’s evaluation dimensions. · Click to expand

1Your B-School Goals

Strategic Case Analysis

Practitioner

Business Framework Design

Practitioner

2B-School Case Prep

How would you reduce last-mile delivery costs by 30% in 18 months while maintaining...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Amazon

3Frameworks

Framework

Is the market opportunity shrinking?

Demand challenge?

Target demographic grew 12% but brand share down 8pp

Price elasticity: luxury segment trading down to accessible luxury

Competitive erosion?

3 new competitors entered luxury segment in past 18mo

Their average price 22% lower, brand perception ~0.9x ours

Is our execution flawed?

Distribution issues?

New categories in 40% fewer doors than core business

Retail partner sell-through only 34% of forecast

Operational efficiency?

New category gross margin 38% vs core 58%

Supply chain complexity increased 340%, cost per unit +28%

Are financial assumptions wrong?

Pricing power weakening?

Average selling price down 6% despite premium positioning

Discount depth in channels increased from 18% to 32% annually

Product mix unfavorable?

New categories represent 35% volume but 22% revenue

4Feedback

Market Analysis

Distinctive

Financial Modeling

Strong

Execution Planning

Meeting Bar

Strategic Recommendations

Strong

Repeat

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