Conclusion

An ideal fleet plan is akin to the Holy Grail. What we are trying to achieve is the

impossible. We must solve a multi-dimensional problem where the conditions are

changing almost every day. Resolving this problem requires lots of luck and a thick

skin. We need the luck because the forecasting of market and economic conditions

with sufficient accuracy for the long term is asking a great deal. We need the thick

skin because fleet planners are easy targets for criticism when things go wrong.