Each student is required to write a web–research paper that is somewhat different than any other she/he may
have written in the past.
▪ The subject of this research paper shall be two noteworthy* Operations and/or Supply Chain Management (OM &
SCM) strategies and practices of a company chosen by the student.
▪ The chosen company must be large enough and/or unique enough to have been subject of prior published
research and reports.
▪ The two chosen noteworthy OM & SCM strategies / practices shall be related to those covered in this class.
▪ The paper shall have a Cover Page (five lines only) and a References Page (min. 5 independent references).
▪ The body of this consolidated paper should only be one–page, single spaced with 12–point font (papers longer or
shorter than one page will be penalized). The paper should include a short paragraph identifying the company’s
name, description of the business, primary goods/services, and why it was selected for this research paper.
▪ The body of the paper shall include the two noteworthy* topics which must be extensively researched, analyzed
and concisely consolidated into two to four paragraphs.
▪ The body of the paper shall also include three (3) well–thought–out questions that could be ask if the student had
an interview with the company. These questions must be intriguing, succinct, reflective of student’s intelligence,
knowledge of OM & SCM, and student’s acquired information about the company’s operations and practices.
▪ The paper must be well written in paragraph format and should be both spell–checked and “clarity–checked.”
▪ A copy of the research paper must be uploaded onto TurnItIn on Canvas by the due date noted in this syllabus.
▪ Detailed requirements of the paper are outlined in the first lecture’s PowerPoint, posted on Canvas.
* [Noteworthy, is an Outstanding or Remarkable OM & SCM strategies and practices that are different from the
company’s competitors.
e.g., Disney’s Forecasting Strategy and Sustainability Strategies are superior to their competitors and are
“noteworthy” for a research paper.
e.g., Walmart’s Supply Chain Management Strategy and Inventory Management are “noteworthy” practices.]