Reference no: EM133471956

Question: As an indispensable part of today's business, logistics is being transformed by recent development in technology and business models.

To better manage logistics, it is helpful to understand the recent trends and see how they can influence logistics management.
From the following logistics-related themes, choose one that you are most interested in,
conduct research around it, and write a report based on your findings.
• Healthcare logistics
• Logistics in food supply chain
• Industry 4.0 and logistics
• Manufacturing
• Humanitarian supply chain and logistics

Note that the listed themes are broad and could cover many different areas. So, you should seek to break down your selected theme to specific topics/areas, and, in your report, it is important to focus on one or two specific topics within the theme, rather than write about the broad theme generically. In the report, you should

1. Cover the key concepts and the recent trends (with real examples) related to the topic you chose,

2. Discuss how these concepts and trends are linked with logistics and how they can influence logistics management, and

3. Briefly point out future directions that you consider relevant for the topic.
When conducting the research, please pay attention to the following:
• Use books and academic journals as the source for information.
• The report should include at least 6 articles from academic journals in the area and these
should be appropriately cited in your report.
• There should be limited internet referencing and limited referencing to textbooks. Internet referencing can only be used for providing information of real examples (i.e., a company's official website). Trade journals can be referenced as supporting material but not used in place of academic journals in the field.
Reporting requirements:
• Keep your report length to no more than 3,500 words, including title page, any figures or tables, and reference list.
• Please write the word count on the front page of the report.
• The report must be Harvard referenced, typed, Arial 12 font, 1.5 spaced and delivered in a business style report.
• Be sure to reference all sources used (including diagrams not created by you).

The structure must contain relevant headings and sections with a focus on providing real insight into the specific topic

It is suggested that your report should be structured with the following sections:

• Title page
• Table of contents. Should be auto generated and indexed (e.g., using Microsoft Word).
• Introduction. Briefly introduce the topic and the aims of the report.
• Main sections. Contain several parts such as the sub-topics explored, results and findings, discussions, etc. Should be appropriately organised and labelled with headings and subheadings.
• Conclusions. Briefly reinforce your key findings and point out future directions.
• References
• Appendices (if necessary)