A unified command centre for operations teams managing global supply chain disruptions.
Modern supply chains generate an enormous amount of information — the challenge isn't a lack of data, it's knowing what requires attention right now.
Orbit is a conceptual B2B SaaS platform designed to bring fragmented supply-chain signals — shipments, vendors, inventory, ports, geopolitical events, operational risks — into one operational command centre.
The goal was to move from a dashboard that simply reports information to a system that helps operations teams understand risk, prioritise problems, and decide what to do next.
Operations teams may be responsible for dozens of vendors and hundreds of active shipments while simultaneously monitoring external disruptions. Information is often distributed across multiple systems, making it difficult to answer simple but critical questions:
The opportunity was to create a single operational view that connects these signals instead of forcing users to investigate them separately.
“How might we help operations directors identify supply-chain risks early and turn complex operational data into clear, actionable decisions?”
Responsible for monitoring supply-chain performance, identifying disruptions, managing vendor risk, and coordinating responses across the organisation.
| What they need |
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| A high-level view of supply-chain health |
| Immediate visibility into disruptions |
| Context around affected shipments and vendors |
| Confidence when evaluating risk |
| Clear recommended actions |
| Executive-level summaries for decision making |
Orbit therefore needed to support both rapid scanning and deep investigation.
At the top, a KPI strip provides an immediate health check: at-risk shipments, delayed vendors, stockout predictions, days of inventory.
The primary visual layer focuses on global disruptions and their relationship to the supply network. Instead of treating the map as a decorative visualisation, Orbit uses it as an interactive navigation surface — selecting a disruption filters the surrounding information to show the shipments and vendors affected by that event.
The visualisation is functional, not ornamental.
Answers the question: what's happening across the supply chain? A world map provides the main spatial overview — shipment routes connect origins and destinations while disruption markers highlight events.
The KPI layer provides immediate operational context alongside the map.
When a shipment requires investigation, Orbit moves from the global overview to a focused timeline.
The timeline helps users understand not only where the shipment is, but also why it may be delayed.
Supplier risk is rarely caused by one variable. Orbit breaks the overall vendor risk score into multiple dimensions.
This gives users a way to understand the composition of risk instead of relying on a single unexplained number.
The next question after identifying a supply-chain disruption is: what could this disruption affect? Orbit connects supplier and shipment risk with inventory.
The interface uses a simple risk hierarchy so teams can quickly identify products requiring attention. The experience also connects the insight to an operational action: raise emergency purchase order.
Not every stakeholder needs the same level of information. Operations teams need detailed operational data. Leadership needs the answer.
The visual language becomes simpler and more focused. The report is designed for leadership consumption and can be exported for board-level discussions.
Because Orbit handles several layers of operational information, hierarchy was critical. Risk indicators, alerts, KPIs, maps, tables, and timelines each have a distinct visual role.
This prevents the dashboard from becoming a wall of equally important numbers.
"Don't make users search for the problem. Help them understand the problem and decide what to do next."
Orbit demonstrates how complex supply-chain information can be transformed into an operational decision-making experience. Rather than designing another analytics dashboard filled with charts, the project focuses on:
The result is a conceptual enterprise SaaS platform designed around the workflow of operations teams rather than the structure of the underlying data.
Orbit turns fragmented global supply-chain signals into one clear operational command centre where teams can detect disruption, understand risk, and act with confidence.
| Type | Independent portfolio concept |
| Role | Product Designer |
| Domain | Logistics · Supply Chain · Enterprise SaaS |
| Platform | Desktop |
| Scope | UX Research · Information Architecture · Dashboard Design · Data Visualisation · Interaction Design · Design System |