Question 1: 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?
Question 2: 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.
Question 3: 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?
Required Materials
Ellet, W. (2007). The case study handbook: How to read, discuss, and write persuasively about cases. Harvard Business Publishing.
Vaidya, O. S., Sparling, D., & Bhagat, R. (2013). School Chaley Hum: Optimizing students' commute to KPS. Ivey Publishing.