the Purpose and methodology of this as follow: Applied research Purpose Ø Improve understanding of particular business or management problem Ø Results in solution to the problem Ø New knowledge limited to problem Ø Practical relevance and value to managers Context Ø Undertaken by people in different settings Ø Objectives negotiated with originator Ø Tight timescales Business & Management Research Methodology Formulate & Clarify Research Topic Critically review literature Choose research approach & strategy Negotiate access & address ethical issues Plan data collection Analyse data Quantitative method Qualitative methods Write report Structure of my work as follow: a. Chapter one is the introduction to the research. Please include more information about the company and how big it is and which departments it has and in which department you did your GA. Follow your Plan of action. Be more specific on the research methods. Did you do any interviews? And then you tell the reader how you are going to structure your research. a. Chapter 2 the current description of the supply chain of the company and the problems that I have come across. I can also include the current financial situation here or have a separate chapter on the financial side of your research problem(s) It should contain the current situation on supply chain within Jin Jing I need to explain every part of jinjings supply chain. So this chapter should give detailed info which departments execute which parts of the supply chain. Suppliers info also need to be included. Use information which will be most helpful for the company. Then you can tell which problems Jin Jing faces during the execution of the supply chain. Be specific in your information about the whole supply chain process of Jin Jing. End chapter 2 with the most important problems within Jin Jings supply chain in a conclusion that covers the chapter and put the problems in a logical order (from start of supply chain to the end of the supply chain). I need to show how I did the research to come up with probems, not only give a problem. c. Chapter 3 Literature review you can dedicate to the solutions to the problems that you have found within Jin Jaing and explained in a structured way in chapter 2. See if you can group the problems in a logical order, e.g. per part of supply chain. So for each problem you select the best possible method. . In a conclusion you summarize the best methods for problems for Jin Jing?how can the problems be solved according to theories: mention all the sources according to the APA structure. d. Chapter 4 I should be analyzing what should be done in which order and by which department to get the results. Can the solutions that you found in chapter 3 be implemented in the company or are there other steps that should be taken into account. Be specific. So list the quick wins and then come up with a clear and hands on strategy of which steps should be taken first in order to get the results you want. e. Chapter 5 now I can address the answer to the main question and sub questions. what are your recommendations based on all the conclusions of each chapter ?Give you recommendations in this chapter. f. Chapter 6 what are the implementation costs if I compare them with the costs of the current situation. It should contain a hands on implementation plan first. All the steps and recommendations are included and it mentions the department and the manager and a time frame within the step can be realized. You can state the quick wins and the long term recommendations. After you have done this in great detail it will be more easy to make a financial calculation of the costs and the benefits of the optimalizations you suggest and you can calculate a return on investment. Each chapter refers to the first chapter and you introduce the research question(s) that you are going to explain. During the chapter you follow the structure you have set out in the beginning of the chapter. All your research can be traced to relevant sources such as company desk research, interviews, theory in books/papers. The sources you include in addenda or list of books/articles according the APA. Each chapter contains a conclusion of your research on the research questions. Every paragraph of a chapter also has a similar structure. You explain the purpose of the paragraph and you tell how the paragraph is structured and stick to that structure. You always refer where your information comes from. Requirements of writing: Use of footnotes & references Be aware of plagiarism! Writing style Clarity & simplicity Write simple sentences Avoid jargon Beware of using large numbers of quotations of literature Check spelling and grammar Peron, tense and gender Preserving anonymity (!) Writing is erasing / Less is more: References & Footnotes Harvard system of references Books (Surname, Date, Title, Place of publication, Publisher Journal articles Newspapers Government publications Unpublished conference papers Internet (Title, URL, Page, Date accessed) Footnotes Number Lay out see Harvard system
