Test Your Logistics Analysis Skills (4)
A commuter wants to use the Metropolitan Public Tram System. The following is a use case diagram that describes the...
Test Your Logistics Analysis Skills (3)
For a client whose main business is online grocery retail and delivery, the project team is developing detailed customer profiles....
Test Your Logistics Analysis Skills (1)
Tom is managing a project to develop a system for scheduling and tracking delivery vehicles for a logistics company. He...
A Rail Freight Consultancy Project
One of the biggest projects I worked on involved assessment of the pan-European rail freight industry – its markets and...
FNS Solutions Compared by Elements of Feasibility
Paul et al. (2014) propose that the feasibility of contending options can be analysed through three “elements of feasibility”: technical,...
FNS and The Disadvantages of 3PLs
The costs and risks of contracting with 3PLs are commonly known and accepted. Chief among them are loss of logistics...
Summarizing the FNS Recomendation Rationale
When appraised according to 19 common criteria, the three solutions show remarkably varying totals. Based on the appraisal results, the...
Appraising the Three FNS Solutions
A system of appraisal that shows the client clearly how the recommended solution was derived and how each solution compares...
FNS Solution C: Inaction/Compensation
FNS could continue to operate its faulty current logistics system. Rather than improve its operations, FNS could address customer complaints...