Standard: Hokuyo Freight: keep its capacity under the drivers' overtime cap
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The prompt
Hokuyo Freight runs trucks between Tokyo and Osaka. Since April 2024 the law has capped its drivers' overtime, and it now runs fewer trips than it used to. How should it keep serving its customers?
Difficulty: Standard. Format: candidate-led, with interviewer dialogue. Industry: Logistics. Region: Japan. Interview length: about 30 minutes. The company is fictional. All figures are illustrative, except the facts that name their source.
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