Tip 1 : Talk about the real world scenarios on how the product packaging, shipping and delivery happens.
Tip 2 : Build a hypothesis, and work around the data to prove or disprove it
Tip 3 : Work on Guesstimates
Tip 1 : Show the impact through Numbers
Tip 2 : Give priority to the experiences relevant to the Job requirement
It was in the afternoon
Was a very casual environment
Interviewer was very frank and we discussed around real-world problem in supply chain
the round was mainly based around supply chain.
Design a module to find the logistics cost based on the pincode destination pair.
- You are given 30000 pincodes of India. You have to build a module to find the logistics cost.
- What all parameters would be considered and how will the view look like to the logistics team.
Tip 1 : Find the factors on which the logistics cost depends. i.e, Source Destination pincode, weight of the package, type of commodity, payment mode (COD/Prepaid), type of transportation mode (Air/Surface)
Tip 2 : The view should be such that the internal logistics team can find the logistics cost of any transporter, OD pair, Shipement Weight, and payment mode wise. This should be easily readable, and can be downloaded for further work.
It was in Afternoon
Casual environment, Friendly Interviewer
- How would you reduce the RTO (Return to Origin) for an ecommerce marketplace
Tip 1 : proactively detect the orders that might get RTO, and reconfirm the orders. The proactiveness can be determined through users and pincodes past activities.
Tip 2 : Send a message to the customer before the delivery, to prepare for the cash, in case it is a COD order, or to inform beforehand if the customer is not available.
Tip 3 : Prepaid orders have very high delivery %age. Ask the users to prefer prepaid methods.

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