Description
To carry out the projects:
1. This is an individual project. You will review an article and summarize it as well as
present your review to the class.
2. Select an interesting scientific article from an academic journal that discusses
operations management (OM) with direct links to journal publishers.
3. The selecting article must be published during the past five years and should have
approximately 6-10 pages and contain: 1. real-world problem(s) 2. OM method(s)
used 3. real (or anticipating) result(s).
4. Review the article and write a short summary of 2 pages (A4 / Times New Roman /
single space / approx. 1200 words) without figure. If necessary, put the figure on a
separate page, which is not counted. Written summary is to be turned in online on
the day it is due.
5. Prepare for a brief presentation (10 minutes) – please provide notes to read on the presentation too.
Areas/Topics to be selected for Project 1:
• Project Management
• Design of Goods and Services
• Quality Management
Project 1 Grading (10 points)
1.Quality of the selected paper (1.5 points)
2. Executive Summary
2.1 Easy to read (1 point)
2.2 Clarity and depth of problem/method/result discussion (2 points)
2.3 Correctness and completeness of the report (1 point)
3. Presentation
3.1 Demonstrate the understanding the topics and methods (2.5 points)
3.2 Readiness and mechanics of presentation (2 points)
