Supply Chain Management Research Report

Part 1: Term Paper Proposal: (15 marks)

Submit between a 1 to 3 page proposal to your Open Learning Faculty Member regarding what you intend to do in the term paper. Clearly state your objective, the topic you want to focus on or the company you wish to study, and what level of access you have to the information.

The proposal should be submitted well in advance (at-least two months before the intended course completion date) to allow sufficient time to work on this assignment.

• Clear objective (3 marks): Has the objective been stated clearly? Is it of sufficient depth and breadth for a research proposal?
• Topics of focus (3 marks): Have the relevant topics or company been identified to explore the research objective?
• Access to information (3 marks): Has the student identified potential sources of information or articles?
• Timelines (3 marks): Major timelines and milestones identified for the research report.
• Spelling, grammar, and format of proposal (3 marks)

Possible Topics

Some possible topics are provided below as a sample, but feel free to propose any relevant topic and discuss with your Open Learning Faculty Member.

• Green supply chain
• Green sustainable manufacturing
• Reverse logistics and closed-loop systems
• Description of supply chain or manufacturing strategy of a real world company
• Description of operations of a distribution center or warehouse
• Focus on one of the unit topics and study them in depth considering a real company
• Role and applications of IT in supply chains
• Supply chain risk management and resilient supply chains
• Third and fourth party logistic providers
• Humanitarian relief supply chain management
• Inter-modal transportation facility operations of a company
• Block chain and its impact on supply chain
• Cost management in supply chain management
• Pricing and revenue management in supply chain management
• Carbon trading and carbon management in supply chains
• Suggest your own topic and get it approved from Open Learning Faculty Member

Upon approval of the topic by the Open Learning Faculty Member, proceed to Part 2 of the assignment.

Part 2: Term Paper Research Report: (85 marks)

Assignment Requirements

• The paper length should be between 4000 to 6000 words, not including the table of contents, appendix, tables, list of references etc.
• The paper should be submitted in 12 point Times New Roman font and double spaced.
• The work from other courses cannot be used to get a credit in this course.
• You should cite at-least fifteen references in APA format. These reference sources could be websites, journal articles, books, personal interviews, industry reports etc (a sample is given below on how to write the references). Website references cannot be more than half of all the references. You may consult the material from references, but the report must be written in your own words. A collection of paragraphs and sentences copied and pasted from literature sources onto your report is not acceptable and will constitute plagiarism. Your Open Learning Faculty Member frequently use plagiarism software and search engines when assessing student papers.

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