Standard: Westbound Courier: cut parcel sorting costs with a machine?
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The prompt
Westbound Courier runs a parcel sorting hub in Canada. Sorting by hand is its largest cost at the hub, and wages rise every year. Should it install an automated sorter?
Difficulty: Standard. Format: candidate-led, with interviewer dialogue. Industry: Logistics. Region: Canada. Interview length: about 30 minutes. The company is fictional. All figures are illustrative, except the facts that name their source.
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