operational excellence

ITS 631: Paper #4 Spring IG 2019 Dr. Ward-James

Chapter 12: Supply Chain Management & Ch. 13: Inventory Management

Any company, regardless of size, product or service, is one to which you can apply the principles of operational excellence. The basis for this paper will be either a factual case from your own work experience or a published case. For this paper, you will describe the situation in the case and then apply appropriate principles of supply chain management (Ch. 12) and inventory management (Ch. 13). The case should be treated as a problem presented to you by your company’s top management for analysis and a recommended course of action. In the paper, you will discuss and make a recommendation for improvement in the operations of the company based on the concepts you learned in chapters twelve and thirteen. You can use the case you discussed in a previous paper, however the only content that can be the same is the company overview. You must discuss a different situation/problem! If there are no other problems to discuss, you will need to select a different company/case. Your paper should be at minimum 8 double-spaced paragraphs (32 minimum sentences) Your paper will include the following (Include headings).

• Company Overview: : 1 paragraph; 4 minimum sentences • Situation/Problem: : 1 paragraph; 4 minimum sentences • Recommendations from Ch. 12 (Supply Chain Management): 3 paragraphs;

each paragraph must include 4 minimum sentences for a total of 12 sentences

• Recommendations from Ch. 13 (Inventory Management): 3 paragraphs; each paragraph must include 4 minimum sentences for a total of 12 sentence

You must include an APA formatted title page and a separate reference page that includes your references in APA format. At minimum, your textbook should be included! Please review the APA Resources folder under Content for questions regarding APA. Please note that Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in a zero grade. Please review the Academic Dishonesty Policy outlined in the syllabus and in your student handbook.

ITS 631: Paper #4 Spring IG 2019 Dr. Ward-James

Rubric for Criteria for Grading Papers 1-6

Criteria

A B C F

Knowledge of Subject Matter (40 pts)

Student showed depth of knowledge of subject

matter well beyond citing the textbook; writer cited more than the minimum number of references; all statements and opinions

were supported by appropriate citations from the literature.

40 – 36 points

Student showed knowledge of subject

matter beyond citing the textbook; writer cited the

minimum number of references; most

statements and opinions were supported by

appropriate citations from the literature.

35 – 32 points

Student showed knowledge of subject matter primarily limited to the textbook; writer cited the

minimum number of references; some statements

and opinions were not supported by appropriate

citations from the literature.

31 – 28 points

Student showed little knowledge of subject matter; writer may not have cited the

minimum number of references; many statements

and opinions were not supported by appropriate

citations from the literature.

27 points

Quality of Research (30 pts)

Student did an exceptional job of integrating course

readings with additional research. Sources listed

were all scholarly or practitioner journals,

newspapers, or academic books from

the last ten years.

30 – 27 points

Student did a satisfactory job of integrating course readings with additional research. Sources listed

were primarily scholarly or practitioner journals,

newspapers, or academic books from the last ten

years.

26 – 24 points

Student did a less than satisfactory job of integrating

course readings with additional research. Some sources listed

were not scholarly or practitioner journals,

newspapers, or academic books from the last ten years.

23 – 21 points

Student did an inadequate job of integrating course readings

with additional research. Many of the sources listed

were not scholarly or practitioner journals,

newspapers, or academic books from the last ten years.

20 points

Presentation of Ideas and Mechanics

(20 pts)

Student presented ideas in a compelling manner

with no distracting writing, grammar, or

spelling problems; the page length requirement

was met.

20 – 19 points

Student presented ideas presented in a clear,

coherent manner with few distracting writing,

grammar, or spelling problems; the page length

requirement was met.

18 – 16 points

Student presented ideas in a coherent manner with several

distracting writing, grammar, or spelling problems; the page length requirement may not

have been met.

15 – 14 points

Student presented ideas in a poorly organized or incoherent manner with many distracting writing, grammar, or spelling problems; the page length requirement may not have

been met.

13 points

APA formatting

(10 pts)

All citations, quotations, and references were properly formatted or contained one or two

minor errors.

10 - 9 points

Most citations, quotations, and references were properly formatted or

contained several minor errors.

8 points

Some citations, quotations, and references were not

properly formatted or contained major errors.

7 points

Most citations, quotations, and references were not properly formatted or contained many

errors.

6 points

Total Points Earned (100

points max)