Academic Writing

Your job will be to investigate the firm’s problem(s) as they relate to supply chain management and prepare a written paper for each case. The format of your paper must be as follows and must not exceed 5 pages (Either 2 or 1.5 spaces between lines), excluding the Appendices section: Executive summary – a couple of short paragraphs which summarize the remainder of the report Background – use this section to lead in to your Problem Statement; identify symptoms, critical factors and the current state Problem Statement – a succinct statement of the problem/dilemma/issue, preferably in a single declarative sentence; be careful to identify the real problem and not the symptoms of the problem Analysis – apply operational models, course content, and outside research to support your position; logically discuss options, implications and tradeoffs Recommendations and Conclusions – these should be your recommendations regarding how the organization should deal with the problem; they should be fully supported by the Analysis section Appendices – References and Charts – does not count towards the 5 pages Citations must be referenced according to APA style. Appropriate references: This is a library research paper and you must use at least 3 different sources, not including textbooks. These sources should be company websites, industry sources, periodicals, such as the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and so on, and governmental sources such as the SEC. Wikipedia and other similar sources are not to be used in this cours