Prepare for your Uber supply chain interview

Mobility and logistics supply chain cases calibrated to Uber's transportation network design, surge economics, and fleet management complexity.

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The Interview

What Uber is looking for

Strategy Interview

Logistics & Supply Strategy

01Network & Fleet Design

02Surge & Dynamic Pricing Economics

03Driver Supply & Retention

04Market Entry & Scaling

Behavioral Interview

01System Thinking

02Handling Ambiguity

03Execution at Scale

04Multi-Stakeholder Management

Real-time transportation network optimization//Surge pricing and supply-demand dynamics//Global scaling with local logistics challenges

Practice Library

Uber exercises

Ready to ace your Uber supply chain interview?

Prepare for your Uber supply chain interview

Mobility and logistics supply chain cases calibrated to Uber's transportation network design, surge economics, and fleet management complexity.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What Uber is looking for

Strategy Interview

Logistics & Supply Strategy

01Network & Fleet Design

02Surge & Dynamic Pricing Economics

03Driver Supply & Retention

04Market Entry & Scaling

Behavioral Interview

01System Thinking

02Handling Ambiguity

03Execution at Scale

04Multi-Stakeholder Management

Real-time transportation network optimization//Surge pricing and supply-demand dynamics//Global scaling with local logistics challenges

How It Works

Master Uber Supply Chain Interviews

Transportation network and logistics strategy cases, scored on Uber's systems thinking and scale standards. · Click to expand

1Your Supply Chain Goals

Network Design

Practitioner

Cost Decomposition

Practitioner

2Supply Chain Case Prep

Design Uber's surge pricing system to balance supply and demand across 100 cities...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Uber

3Frameworks

Framework

Is demand fully captured by this DC, or is it distributed elsewhere?

What share of regional demand flows to this DC?

DC serves 40% of region; remaining 60% via other DCs

Regional demand growth 20% but DC volume flat YoY

Did demand mix shift away from this DC?

Bulk orders (60% of revenue) shifted to closer regional DC

Shipments to DC: 450K units/month (flat) vs 3 years ago: 450K

Is the 60% utilization a real constraint, or a utilization metric issue?

Storage space constraint?

Square footage available: 250K sqft; current usage: 150K (60%)

High-velocity items use 8 sqft/unit; seasonal ramps use 15 sqft/unit

Throughput bottleneck (labeling, packing, shipping)?

Peak packing capacity: 12K units/day; running at 6.5K/day (54%)

Shipping dock capacity: 180 trucks/day; using 90 trucks/day (50%)

Is the network design misaligned with demand geography?

Is this DC in the optimal location for serving its market?

Average inbound-to-customer distance: 240 miles (up from 180 miles 3 years ago)

Two competitor DCs opened within 60-mile radius in past 18 months

Is inbound supply balanced with outbound demand?

Supplier contract commitments: 500K units/month (fixed); demand: 450K units/month

Excess inventory ageing: 45-day average; target: 20-day turnover

4Feedback

Network Design & Facility Location

Distinctive

Logistics Cost Optimization

Distinctive

Inventory Management

Strong

Financial Rigor

Strong

Repeat

Practice Library

Uber exercises

Design Uber's surge pricing system to balance supply and demand across 100 cities...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Supply Chain · System DesignUber

Driver supply is inelastic in a market—drivers won't accept the incentive levels needed...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Supply Chain · Supply-Demand EquilibriumUber

Uber is entering a new market with 2M population. Design the supply-demand strategy for...

LEARNMedium

Supply Chain · Market EntryUber

Tell me about a time you managed a complex system with competing constraints. How did...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Systems ThinkingUber

Describe a situation where you had to make a decision with incomplete information under...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Decision Making Under UncertaintyUber