Operations & Project Management

Operations & Project Management
Operations & Project Management covers a wide range of Operations Management topics facing contemporary organizations. The purpose of the Term Paper is to synthesize learning from the entire course and to apply academic theory to real–world practice.
Your paper must refer to the textbook and at least three outside peer–reviewed sources. You may also use a company’s website, printed literature, and interviews with employees as source material.
Assignment Description
You may pick any ONE case from the list found below that deals with Operations Management issues
Your paper MUST follow the APA Guidelines and be approximately 10 pages in length; excluding cover page, diagrams, tables, references, and appendices. See layout requirements below. You MUST use Microsoft Word for your paper’s file format.
If there are questions in the case, answer them. View the case as if you are the Operations Manager, or CEO of the company. Look up the company on the internet, are they real? What kind of analysis tools can you use from your text to help you support your conclusions with the case? If the company is foreign–based then how does it operate differently than a U.S. based company?
Writing Guidelines
Your paper MUST follow the layout below, including types of headings, flow of information, and what content to include.
• Title Page (5 points)
• Abstract (5 points)
• Introduction (40 points)
Begin with an introduction, including your thesis statement. The Introduction answers the following questions:
o Provides background information
o What is the thesis or main idea of the case study?
o What are the relevant key points about the organization?
o What are the relevant key points about the situation?
o What are the ethical and diversity issues related to this case?

• Method (60 points)
At a minimum, this is to be a main section and heading in your paper. You may use additional major headings if you wish, and you will probably also want to use subheadings (see example below). The Method section answers the following questions:

o What is the situational analysis of the problem or issue? (A SWOT analysis is suggested here.)
o What are the causes/effects of the situation or problem?
o How did the problem evolve (over night or over time)?
o How can course concepts be applied to provide greater understanding of the situation?
o How will ethical and diversity issues be addressed?

• Results/Discussion (60 points)
At a minimum, this is to be a main section and heading in your paper. You may use additional major headings if you wish, and you will probably also want to use subheadings (see example below). The Results/Discussion section answers the following questions:

o How can the problem be solved?
o What specific recommendations can be made for improving the situation?
o Explain your rationale for these suggestions.
o How will these recommendations, if implemented, enhance organizational effectiveness?
o How will ethical and diversity issues impact your recommendations?
• References (30 points)
Per APA, start the “References” section on a new page after the last page of your last section of the paper.
This heading is centered. List your reference materials in alphabetical order by author’s last name using a hanging indent (first line of each reference is flush with left margin, and additional lines of that reference are indented as a group a few spaces to the right).
Each page of your printed paper MUST include the title of the paper, author’s name, and the page number. Use header/footer function in MS Word to insert the required information at the top right corner, starting with the title page as page 1. ( – 1 point for each page in error)
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