Challenge Summary
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Round 1
Submit your initial designs for checkpoint feedback01) Barge Schedule
02) Bunker Dashboard
- As part of your checkpoint submission, you must upload your submission to MarvelApp so we can provide direct feedback on your designs. Please include the MarvelApp URL in your notes.txt
- Make sure all pages have the correct flow. Use the proper file numbers, (1, 2, 3, etc.)
Round 2
Submit your final designs with all checkpoint feedback implemented01) Barge Schedule
02) Bunker Dashboard
03) Traffic Signal
- As part of your Final submission, you must replace your checkpoint submission with the final submission into MarvelApp so we can provide direct feedback on your designs. Please include the MarvelApp URL in your notes.txt
- Make sure all pages have the correct flow. Use the proper file numbers, (1, 2, 3, etc.)
- If you're not submitting in the Checkpoint/Round 1, you are not eligible to submit in the Final/Round 2
CHALLENGE OBJECTIVES
- To design the best User Interface, that is user friendly, modern, and professional. The UI MUST be able to improve efficiency, highlight optimization opportunities, and reduce errors to deliver a more efficient and dynamic way of working
- Create the mobile web version for Apophis Bunker Tool Kit application that follow the best practice for mobile web design
- To create 3 unique screens for mobile web browser (mobile phone)
BACKGROUND OVERVIEW
- Apophis currently uses a cumbersome combination of excel tools, manually generated reports, routine emails, calls, and meetings to manage the bunker fuel operations for terminals and barges across four (4) geographies.
- Bunkering is the supplying of fuel for use by ships, and includes the shipboard logistics of loading fuel and distributing it among available bunker tanks. In many maritime contracts, such as charter parties, contracts for carriage of goods by sea, and marine insurance policies, the shipowner or ship operator is required to ensure that the ship is "seaworthy". Seaworthiness requires not only that the ship is sound and properly crewed, but also that it is fully fueled (or "bunkered") at the start of the voyage.
- Excel tools used to help the scheduler to:
- Optimize cost-effective blends
- Track movements into and out of the terminal and barges,
- Manage inventory and schedule deliveries based on various ports and report information to marketers and traders while managing physical, quality, and logistical constraints
- Nomination documents for each movement formalize the instructions to Terminals and Barge Companies.
- Daily logistics coordination with ships, port agents, terminals, and barge owners occurs via email and calls to respond to the rapidly changing operating environment.
- Updates on scheduled deliveries, available inventory, and barge availability are shared with Marketers and Traders via manual reports generated periodically throughout the day.
- Throughout the day Marketers and Traders will communicate orders for new bunker deliveries through Bunker Delivery Notifications based on available inventories and barge availability
- We have moved away from the excel and manual approach and found solutions from the earlier challenges (for desktop version) that are able to help our Scheduler and all related staff to work efficiently. Today, we want to expand the solution so it can fit mobile devices using a responsive web approach.
PROJECT GOAL
- Create an MVP web application - Bunker Desk Tool Kit - to manage the activities currently done with a combination of excel tools and manual tasks.
- Using the new web application, users will be able to:
- Schedule bunker deliveries and resupply movements
- Report and communicate effectively with third-party terminals, barges, and agents
- Provide optimal blend opportunities
- Update Marketers and Traders on the status of inventories and deliveries
- We’ve created a complete design for the Desktop version and now need to create the mobile web version.
- Several mobile screens were attempted, but they do not meet our experience expectations and we want to enhance and improve them.
- If you have a better idea for mobile UI, please feel free to create a mobile design from scratch. Be sure that it considers and accommodates all data and features from the desktop version.
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Scheduler and Marketing User
PERSONA
- Name: Dony Vegas
- Occupation: Operation Scheduler Staff at West Coast Region. Dony job desc/responsibility including:
- Upload Pre-nominated & Spot Quotes
- Capture Load and Delivery for Confirmed Movements
- Send emails to Marketers or Barge Companies or Agents
- See Inventory Rundown in Tank and Barge
- Use Blend Optimization Calculator
- Goals: Manage the bunker fuel operations for terminals and barges effectively and efficient
- Frustrations:
- All operations still using manual excel tools
- Reports not accurate, Operation not efficient, lot of errors, and miscommunication between all shareholder
- Wants: To be able to manage the operation and communicate with all staff related to fuel operations instantly, effectively, and efficiently.
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
- Focus on best practices for mobile web design. All features and functionality from the desktop version should be available in the mobile version.
- Easy to use and intuitive UI. The user should never be left asking "what do I do next?"
- Design Flexibility to accommodate different kinds of tables and complex data displays.
- Must follow the design branding guidelines provided (desktop version).
- Use color or visual elements to highlight and compare important information.
- Simplify screen views that are too crowded with content.
CHALLENGE FORUM
- If you have any doubts or questions regarding challenge requirements, please ask in our challenge forum: LINK
EXPLORATION SCORE
In terms of expectations, we would like to measure the concept against the following in the one to ten scales:
- Creativity: 9
- 1: barely new ideas
- 10: a utopic product with features not proven to be able to be fully implemented
- Aesthetics: 8
- 1: low-fidelity design, wireframe, or plain sketch
- 10: top-notch finished looking visual design
- Exploration: 7
- 1: strictly follow an existing reference or production guideline
- 10: open to alternative workflows/features not listed here that would help the overall application
- Branding: 9
- 1: don’t care at all about the branding just functionality
- 10: without a properly branded product there is no success
DOCUMENTATION
- Desktop Design (Available in Challenge Forum)
- Marvel References:
- Scheduler and Marketing: https://marvelapp.com/prototype/74e6b7d (Base Design)
- Updates for Scheduler and Marketing:
- https://marvelapp.com/prototype/4i5e2d8/ (Scheduler, Marketing)
- https://marvelapp.com/prototype/243aae96/ (Scheduler Only)
- https://marvelapp.com/prototype/ff896ch (Scheduler Only - Latest Updates)
SCREEN REQUIREMENTS
The features listed below are the mobile screen features that we would like to have for this challenge:00) General Requirements
- Use the latest updates design for layout base (top header and navigation)
01) Barge Schedule
- Ability to view the barge schedule and Ability to use the date filter on the barge schedule: https://marvelapp.com/prototype/ff896ch/screen/75784723
- Ability to email a screenshot of the barge schedule: https://marvelapp.com/prototype/ff896ch/screen/75784723
- Ability to make changes from the barge schedule:
- https://marvelapp.com/prototype/4i5e2d8/screen/70784765
- https://marvelapp.com/prototype/74e6b7d/screen/69294636 (check the complete sequence flow)
02) Bunker Dashboard
- https://marvelapp.com/prototype/74e6b7d/screen/69294378
- We will only need region inventory created on the mobile
- View transactions that are +3 days from the current day and -3 days from the current day
- Ability to click a button to view all transaction: https://marvelapp.com/prototype/74e6b7d/screen/69294382
- Ability to select the column option that shows in the app (limit 4 columns): https://marvelapp.com/prototype/74e6b7d/screen/69294454
03) Traffic Signal
- Desktop References:
- Ability to view the detail assigned to each day (Schedulers and Marketers will both use this screen – marketer will be read-only and the scheduler will be able to edit it) - Status, Product, Volume, Price:
- https://marvelapp.com/prototype/74e6b7d/screen/69294707
- https://marvelapp.com/prototype/74e6b7d/screen/69294708
- https://marvelapp.com/prototype/74e6b7d/screen/69294709
- https://marvelapp.com/prototype/74e6b7d/screen/69294710
- https://marvelapp.com/prototype/74e6b7d/screen/69294711
- https://marvelapp.com/prototype/4i5e2d8/screen/70597472
- The date range of days populated on the screen should be "Current day + 6 days":
BRANDING GUIDELINES
- Follow the Desktop Design
TARGET DEVICES
- Mobile Phone Browser: Width 750px with Height adjusted accordingly
SUBMISSION AND SOURCE FILES
Submission File
- Submit JPG/PNG image files based on Challenge submission requirements stated above
- MarvelApp link for review and to provide feedback
- Declaration files document contains the following information:
Source Files
- All source files of all graphics created in either Adobe XD, Figma, or Sketch and saved as an editable layer
FINAL FIXES
- As part of the final fixes phase, you may be asked to modify your graphics (sizes or colors) or modify overall colors
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