It was March 2024, and Uiwang Inland Container Depot (ICD) in South Korea was bustling with activity as cargo trains arrived at the depot, unloading containers filled with goods from around the country. Trucks were lined up at the depot, waiting to transport the containers to their final destinations, while workers hurriedly unloaded and stacked containers, ensuring efficient movement of goods through the bustling ICD. Sarah Kim was a seasoned logistics expert with a passion for optimising container logistics operations. Having worked in the logistics industry for over a decade, Sarah had a deep understanding of the complexities involved in managing an ICD in January 2024, she had started working at Terminal 2 of Uiwang ICD, in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Her expertise laid in designing innovative data analytics solutions to enhance operational efficiency and resource utilisation in logistics hubs. But could she use existing information and data to build efficient solutions at the Uiwang ICD?It was March 2024, and Uiwang Inland Container Depot (ICD) in South Korea was bustling with activity as cargo trains arrived at the depot, unloading containers filled with goods from around the country. Trucks were lined up at the depot, waiting to transport the containers to their final destinations, while workers hurriedly unloaded and stacked containers, ensuring efficient movement of goods through the bustling ICD. Sarah Kim was a seasoned logistics expert with a passion for optimising container logistics operations. Having worked in the logistics industry for over a decade, Sarah had a deep understanding of the complexities involved in managing an ICD in January 2024, she had started working at Terminal 2 of Uiwang ICD, in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Her expertise laid in designing innovative data analytics solutions to enhance operational efficiency and resource utilisation in logistics hubs. But could she use existing information and data to build efficient solutions at the Uiwang ICD?

This case is set in July 2013, shortly after the launch of Surf Air, an all-you-can-fly subscription airline based in California. Wade Eyerly, the CEO of Surf Air, has to decide if the business model is sustainable, and also if Surf Air could be expanded to other locations. Three directional trends are predominant in the domestic airline industry in the US - consolidation of airlines, operational discipline and cost-cutting, and an unbundling of services to create ancillary revenue streams. Customers are struggling as shrinking hubs or cancelled point-to-point routes result in more flight connections, and higher costs to reach their destinations. Surf Air is introduced in the California region to address the above issues, by providing frequent business travellers an affordable option through a monthly subscription. The airline commences operations with six-seater Pilatus PC-12 jets serving two secondary airports in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area; and this is shortly followed by another service to Santa Barbara. Eyerly notes that the months leading up to the launch of Surf Air have brought about high expectations from his investors and the media. Would the all-you-can-fly model of Surf Air prove to be sustainable? Where could Surf Air expand to next?