1.0 INTRODUCTION The Oxford dictionary (2014) defines a route as a path to reach a given destination from a starting point. The world is a global market and the path of continuous expansion is increasing. Demand for goods and services ranges from within immediate environments but also transcends cities, borders and continents. Logistics and transportation represent a critically important part of the production process, however the focus of this report is not on the supply chain from producer to consumer, but focuses on logistics and transportation management within the routing problem of school buses. Logistics management can be defined as the process of planning, controlling and applying a cost-conscious, operational model that enables a well-organized flow of goods or, in this case, people from multiple points of origin to multiple destinations. The focus of logistics management prioritizes the effectiveness of the model as well as its efficiency and costs (Bramel & Simchi-Levi, 2004). There are several issues in the logistics management process, those that would be covered in the context of this report include; Management of the number of buses required, time constraints, vehicle capacity for transportation and the number of departure points and destinations. The problem presented in this case study involves the design of a logistics management model to address the school bus routing problem (SBRP) for a selected area that has a population of 7500 students distributed throughout the city and in several locations . This area is made up of 269 schools and 838 bus stops. As expressed in the previous paragraph, the main objective is to improve efficiency and effectiveness while reducing costs spent on......half of the paper......the operation must be placed on the impact fleet vehicles have on the environment. This is a factor to take into account. Works Cited Bowerman, R., Hall, B., Calamai, P. (1995). A multi-objective optimization approach to urban school bus routing: Formulation and solution method. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 29(2), 107-123.Desrosiers, J., Ferland, J.A., Rousseau, J.-M., Lapalme, G., Chapleau, L., 1981. An overview of a school bus system. In: Jaiswal, NK (ed.), Scientific Management of Transportation Systems. North-Holland, Amsterdam, pp. 235–243. Newton, R.M., Thomas, W.H., 1974. Bus routes in a multi-school system. Computers and Operations Research 1 (2), 213–222. Oxford Dictionaries. (2014). Itinerary. [Online] Available from: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/route. [Accessed: March 29 2014].