Analysing Logistics 7: Quantification of Events
This is really where we would begin, if the data are available (we should make it our job to obtain...
Analysing Logistics 6: Plain Old Observation
Observation, a conventional method of qualitative business research (Saunders et al., 2020), can identify process disruptions and help formulate change...
Analysing Logistics 5: From Problem to Root Cause
The Five Whys method (recommended by Olivier, 2009) exposes the root cause of a core business problem. After the Ishikawa...
Analysing Logistics 4: Identifying Causation
The Ishikawa/fishbone diagram diagramming method exposes the contribution of particular causes to a significant negative effect (Cadle et al., 2021)....
Analysing Logistics 3: System Modelling in More Detail
Paul and Cadle (2020) recommend UML as a method of depicting business processes for the purpose of defining requirements and...
Analysing Logistics 2: Process Outline Modelling
Modelling/diagramming helps the analyst understand what happens in a logistics process, where, and in what sequence. Diagrams can be very...
Analysing Logistics 1: Industry SWOT
The subject of this analysis is a UK-based ultra-fast fashion retailer, which I will call FNS (Fashion Never Sleeps). Before...
Simplified Order Picking Strategies: Handling Product Mix and Quantity Variability
(ii) Simple plans for simplifying the picking of orders that vary by product mix (a) and quantity (b) (a) Addressing...
Optimizing Weekly Order Picking: Understanding Variability in Quantity and Product Mix for Efficiency
(i) How pick orders for goods can vary over the course of a week, in terms of quantity and product...