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Service design for complex logistics operations

UX Design Lab used immersive field research and service design to turn fragmented logistics coordination into a role-aware operational platform, improving workflows by 35%, reducing communication incidents by 21%, and cutting role involvement by 70%.

35%

Workflow improvement

21%

Communication incidents reduced

70%

Role involvement reduced

11

Legacy systems unified

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Introduction

The Problem

A major logistics operator relied on 11 disconnected legacy applications and manual communication methods to coordinate vessels, dispatch, repair crews, and business units.

The Response

100+ days of immersive fieldwork with crews, dispatchers, and maintenance staff.

Industry

Logistics / Operations

Services

UX Research, Service Design, Product Design, Prototyping

Problem frame

fragmented systems, manual workflows, communication failure

Outcome focus

workflow efficiency, service redesign, internal standardization

Waterway logistics case study overview
Recovered overview image from the live waterway logistics case study.

Operational context

A major logistics operator relied on 11 disconnected legacy applications and manual communication methods to coordinate vessels, dispatch, repair crews, and business units.

What the field research uncovered

  1. 100+ days of immersive fieldwork with crews, dispatchers, and maintenance staff.
  2. One workflow often required six personas to complete.
  3. Critical status updates were outdated or lost.
  4. Overnight crews needed low-light interface patterns to reduce fatigue and error.
Field research and service design image for the logistics case study
Research-driven design: uncovering insights to move logistics forward.
Operational overview for the waterway logistics platform redesign
Recovered workflow overview from the live waterway logistics case study.

How the service was redesigned

Step 01

Mapped cross-role workflows and friction across systems.

Step 02

Reframed fragmented coordination as a service design problem.

Step 03

Reduced some critical flows from six involved personas down to three.

Step 04

Delivered role-aware patterns, dashboards, and component foundations.

Step 05

Created a new internal standard for software delivery.

Role-aware product interface from the waterway logistics redesign
Recovered product interface view from the live waterway logistics case study.

The Outcome

Workflow efficiency. Service redesign. Internal standardization.

+35% faster

Workflows

-21%

Communication incidents

-70%

Role involvement

Adopted as internal standard

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