Project Proposal Form: MSc Engineering routes

Project Proposal Form: MSc Engineering routes

Surname Initials

Student Manoj Sivakrishna

Academic Supervisor Perera Terrence

Course LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

1. Title

Green Supply Chain Management amid Covid19 in the manufacturing sector.

2. Background

As a supply chain student, I am aware how the human life has affected due to Covid 19. And a collapse in the Supply chain sector has played a major role. Because of the lockdown, the whole supply chain got broken and people were struggling even to fulfil their basic needs. The economy of the country also did go down due to Covid 19. And finally in the end of pandemic, I am keen to know how the supply chain can be boosted and I would mainly like to concentrate on the manufacturing sector as Green Supply Chain Management is the core portion of my project.

3. Aim & Objectives

Aim: Developing a supply chain design for the manufacturing sector with sustainable processes which will be environment friendly.

Objectives:

A critical study about the Covid 19 totally disrupted the supply chain. To build a new structure to the supply chain, it is vital to develop and implement innovative and a simplified modern supply chain design which will help is saving the cost of the manufacturing enterprises without compromising with the quality of the product. But mainly the research gap will how the manufacturing companies changed the gear after the suffering they had due to Covid 19. How the technology can be used to its maximum for the best outputs and how the integrated supply chain processes will minimise the harm to environment due to the production.

4. Work programme

Green Supply Management can be referred as an integrated sustainable environmental process into the traditional supply chain. This means, the removal of traditional approaches to the supply chain and develop modern supply chain structure which will be environment friendly which will eventually eliminate wastages and avoid delay in the processes. Some of the major things I would like to highlight is using integrated supply chain process in product design, sourcing of materials and their selection, manufacturing, and production etc. I prefer using an inductive research approach to my work where I will be able to give my own opinion with the help of my findings. Primary and secondary data will be used, and the results of the data collected will be critically analysed and the further recommendations will be made depending on the results. When coming on to the research gap, I will work on the things such as the manufacturing units could switch to biofuels, recycled materials into the manufacturing process and with a minimal energy use.

After the covid 19, there is a huge gap between the supply of raw materials and the process of making into a finished product. That gap will be covered by implementing modern strategies into supply chain where the distribution should get back onto track with the supply chain using software.

5. Deliverables

Primarily, how the manufacturing sector got out of the pandemic and how the supply chain got affected will be addressed. But the strategies planning to be implemented will be environmentally friendly and cost friendly. Advanced technology will speed up the manufacturing process and improve the quality of the product. In my opinion, this will close the gap created in supply chain due to covid 19.

6. Resources

The data will be collected with both primary and secondary method. Survey questionnaire would be the preferred primary data and literature reviews and other credible internet sources will be used as secondary data method. Majority of data is to be collected from the University library and recommendations will be made with the help of personal findings.

7. Beneficiaries

As a supply chain professional, I aspire to build my career in this sector and this dissertation will help me get a good exposure in this sector and will help me in long term in decision making and problem solving. Survey questionnaire will help in taking the opinion of experts and professionals in the field of supply chain will help me develop my skills.

8. Risks/Hazards

There is a medium risk hazard in this work as I see overuse of laptop will lead in causing certain health issues such as headache. But with proper and regular intervals in between, the risk can be minimised, and the work will be completed successfully.

(Note: each project must have an additional completed risk assessment form completed and approved before data collection begins).

9. Work plan

Supervisor

Name: Terrence perea

Signature:

Date:

Guidelines for the preparation of the dissertation

Purpose of the dissertation: To document all major aspects of the project.

Length: 10,000 - 15,000 words.

Submission:Submit an electronic version through both the SHU assignment and Turnitin assignment points online, by 3pm on the due date.

Report Format:

Title

The title of the report should be short, descriptive and objective.

Writing Style

The style of writing adopted should generally be objective, formal, impersonal and written in the third person, past tense. The work should be reported clearly and concisely, arranging points relevant to the argument and omitting non-essential matter. The report should be written so as to be comprehensible both to the specialist and to those with only general knowledge. The student should aim to write for his/her peers, rather than the general public.

Margins

In accordance with MS Word default.Font and page style

This is your and your supervisor's preference, although Arial or Calibri is suggested. A 12pt font is recommended for the majority of the text. Different fonts may be used as necessary for mathematical expressions or emphasis. Pages should be printed on both sides. Line spacing is the preference of you and your supervisor. New chapters should be started on a new page on an odd numbered page (i.e. the right hand page if the dissertation is printed).

Report Contents

The main body of the report should be organised into logical sections as follows:

Title Page - please prepare a title page. The information to include in this is at the end of this document.

Preface - again, please see the end of this document for the wording to use.

Acknowledgements

Abstract

The abstract should succinctly summarise the entire report (including the conclusions) and should be limited to a maximum of one page. It is recommended that you complete this when you have finished writing your whole dissertation.

Contents

Table of contents, with page numbers, so that material is easy to locate.Index of tables - if required.Index of figures - if required.Glossary of terms and abbreviations (if applicable)

Chapter 1: Introduction

Background to the problem, importance and relationship of the work to previous work etc. This should summarise both the academic motivations for your work and the industrial motivations if your project has been based at an organisation. Your project aims and objectives should also be clearly stated here.

Chapter 2: Literature review

This should cover the main sources of academic literature and demonstrate the academic motivation for your work. Use APA referencing style. It is critical you adequately and correctly reference your work. University has extensive resources to guide you on how to correctly reference, please see:

https://libguides.shu.ac.uk/pages/referencinghttps://sheffieldhallam.sharepoint.com/sites/3007/learningteachingChapter 3: Methodology

This should cover the methodological approach to the work and highlight the research techniques and / or experimental techniques adopted. If your project is an analysis of existing data, a methodological approach for the analysis is required.

The number and headings of subsequent chapters are at you and your supervisors discretion, however you need to include the following topics:

- Your experimental design approach / or data collection and /or analysis approach, including how you intend the display and analyse your results or outcomes.

- The outcome or results of your work

- Discussion of Outcomes and/or Results

These should be discussed critically. Experimental and theoretical errors should be assessed or measured and should be incorporated in the results. Results should be compared with those predicted theoretically and their reliability assessed in the light of the estimated errors.

- Critique

Critically compare your achievements, the project outcomes and actual timings of the plan of work with the original specification. Discuss and comment on discrepancies.

(Costing, discuss the costing of the project if appropriate.)

- Conclusions & Further Work

These should be based upon the work described in the report. Recommendations should be included. This should include a review of how and where your work contributes to the existing body of knowledge in this area. Conclusions should not contain any new technical matter.

References (see below)

References must be correctly cited both in the text of the report and in the reference section, using SHU's house style of the APA method. Referencing is a process which requires significant attention to detail and concentration. Errors in referencing are considered a serious problem. It is very important to ask for guidance on referencing if problems exist or if you are unsure about how to present and use their references.

Appendices

As required. Published data should not normally be included as appendices. Advice should be sought from supervisors where a question arises as to what should be included in an appendix for a particular report. Try to minimise the content of appendices as far as possible. It it's important enough, it should be in the main report.

General points applicable to the whole report

Numbering

Chapters should be numbered sequentially and the use of sub-headings is recommended. These should also be number sequentially, e.g.1.1, 1.2 etc., may also be used. Figures, tables, displayed equations and appendices should also be numbered consecutively. This may be done on a chapter-by-chapter basis or on a complete report basis.

Diagrams and Tables

Figures should be titled and be numbered consecutively in the report (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.). They should be cited and referenced if they are from a secondary source. Tables should be titled and numbered and referenced (if necessary) in the same way (Table 1, Table 2, etc.).

Units

The physical quantities, units and numerical quantities should follow the SI system (International System of Units) whenever possible. When other units are used (e.g. BTU, BHP etc.) then the use of these units must be justified. If non SI units are used then great care must be taken to ensure the reader is aware of the fact.

The Title Page and the Preface Page should be as detailed on the following page.

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY

College of Business, Technology and Engineering

Department of Engineering and Mathematics

[PROJECT TITLE IN FULL]

BY

[STUDENTS NAME IN FULL]

[COURSE NAME IN FULL]

[MODE OF STUDY]

[ACADEMIC SESSION]

[SUPERVISORS NAME INCLUDING TITLE (Dr, Prof, etc.)]

Preface

This report describes project work carried out in the College of Business, Technology and Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University between [start month] and [finish month] [year].

The submission of the report is in accordance with the requirements for the award of the degree of [full name of the degree] under the auspices of the University.

Last update 29 09 2021

Professor R Saatchi