Assignment Task:
Individual case study : Vaidya, O. S., Sparling, D., & Bhagat, R. (2013). School Chaley Hum: Optimizing students' commute to KPS. Ivey Publishing.
Case Questions
Q1. What is the objective of KPS? How would you frame/describe the problem? Do you see any possible conflicts in the objectives of a routing problem?
Q2. Identify and discuss issues and difficulties in the corporate world that are similar to those described in the case. Hint: think of companies such as UPS, Walmart, or that of the consultant's (Gonsalves) as described in the case.
Q3. The tutorial for Unit 7 discusses four types of routing problems, which one is closest to the case? Explain. Under what constraints would it fit each of the other three types?