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WEB-BASED RESEARCH (WBR) PAPER: Each student will write a brief paper using web-based research on a

company of their choice (i.e., any company with a website [i.e., public, private, for/non-profit, etc.])

Requirements and grading of the WBR will be noted below. The WBR Paper is worth 5% of the total course grade.

 Formatting, grammar, and overall quality is (20%) of the research papers total score: The paper should be

one-page, single spaced with 12-point Times New Roman font with a one-inch margin (papers longer or

shorter than one page will be penalized). The paper must be well written in paragraph format and should

be both spell-checked and clarity-checked. Spelling errors, poorly structured thoughts, and grammar

mistakes will be penalized. Papers submitted in bullet point format will also be penalized.

 Company info (20%): The paper must include the name of the company, description of the business,

primary goods/services, location of headquarters, the internet address and why you selected this

particular company. You should not select a company where you previously or currently work.

 The paper must address two (2) Operations Management topics as listed in the course schedule.

Addressing these two topics represent (40%) of the overall research papers total score. If only one OM

topic is addressed, the student will be penalized by 20% on the WBR paper score. Some examples of past

topics used are:

 What is the company’s approach to outsourcing and/or offshoring?

 What type of forecasting & scheduling practices does the company use?

 What are the competitive dimensions / strategies that form the competitive position of the

company?

 What type of production and/or service processes does the company utilize?

 How has the company incorporated lean, TPS, and six sigma principles into the culture?

 What are the company’s order qualifier(s) and order winner(s)?

 What is the company’s approach to sustainability?