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.

Instructions

Analyze the case study. Prepare an MS Word document with answers to the assigned questions.

Case Questions

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? $(20$ marks$)$

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. $(20$ marks$)$

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? $(20$ marks$)$