Supply chain strategies evolved over the last decade

Topic:

How have supply chain strategies evolved over the last decade and why? How will these strategies prepare industry for future challenges?

Lengths: 14 Pages

This is a research report. It does NOT require case studies or examples. It is a theoretical piece of research

Assessment 3: Individual Research Report

Written report: typed, single line spaced; font 12, Arial or Times New Roman

You are required to conduct a thorough literature search (books, journals, trade magazines etc.) in order to prepare the research report. It is expected that you will follow the following guidelines while preparing:

Introduction (about 1 page)

• Introduce your topic of research.
• Discuss aims and objectives of the research.
• Highlight the plan of the report.

Literature Search/Analysis and Discussion (about 6-7 pages)

• Conduct a thorough search on the topic of research. For this you are required to search journals (academic and trade), books, websites. Your objective is to provide up-to-date information on the topic. Use academic journal articles under a decade old in the majority of your references.

• Organise the materials in a meaningful manner. You may develop/use a conceptual framework for this. Build your arguments based on the evidences from published cases and empirical studies. Analyse your points carefully and fully. This is a research assignment – it is not a case study.

Conclusions (about 1.5 pages)

• Current status
• Future direction.

References

• Provide a list of references and reference these appropriately in the report.

The marking criteria used to assess your written report consists of four major items:

1. Relevance
2. Organisation
3. Research, and
4. Innovation

Please check the above items while preparing your report.

• Give figures and tables where necessary.
• Appendices can be added if additional material is considered essential.