MGMT 609 - Operations Management Final Project

This assignment will be completed individually or in groups of 2 - 4. The purpose of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to apply principles of LO7 - Supply chain management. This assignment has two parts. In the first part you will be required to review a journal article. The goal of this part is to find existing supply chain frameworks that can be applied to Saskatchewan industry. For part two, you will you need to explain what steps may be taken to apply the knowledge to farming in Saskatchewan. Formatting guidelines: (Click on links to access resource on the Sask Polytech Library website) APA Style (7th ed.) cover page - Use this link as a guide. Length: 2 to 4 pages excluding any references and appendices pages, spacing 1.5 points. You do not need to cite or reference course materials which were provided to you by the instructor. However, if you choose to utilize any source other than course materials, which were provided to you by the instructor, you must properly cite sources in-text as well as on a reference page. Please use this link for citing and referencing help. Resources: You will require the use of supporting resource to complete some activities in this assignment. "A circular capability framework to address food waste and losses in the agri-food supply chain: The antecedents, principles and outcomes of circular economy click here. Submission details: The written report should include an introduction, literature review, findings and recommendations sections. Submit the document in 'Dropbox' on Brightspace in PDF or Word format. Only one final report to be submitted for group submissions. For group submission each group member will complete and submit in 'Dropbox' a confidential peer contribution report. Evaluation: 20% of total course assessment Review the grading rubric

Part I - Journal Article: Literature Review To begin, you will need to go to the internet and download the article that is listed below: "A circular capability framework to address food waste and losses in the agri-food supply chain: The antecedents, principles and outcomes of circular economy". Alternately, you might ask the college library for assistance in finding and downloading the article for you. Here is a link to the article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0148296321009346

After reading the article: Briefly summarize the study piece. As you read the article, you can see that food loss and food waste (FLW) in agri-food supply chains is still a problem. This paper fills in this gap by studying growers, distributors, and retailers in the agri-food supply chain to make a Circular Capability Framework. The framework or guideline indicates what can be done from the perspectives of producers, distributors, and retailers to decrease losses. In your project report, you need to write summary. These needs to be included in the section on the Literature Review. This is your first assignment for writing the project report. When writing the summary, put all of your attention on the main problem of the research paper and what it found. Don't pay attention to other things.

Part II - Application of the Circular Economy Framework to farming in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan is often called the "breadbasket" of Canada because it is where most of the country's grains are grown. Saskatchewan is well known as an agricultural powerhouse. The article in PART1 has given you some background information; now you need to explain what steps may be taken to apply that information to the situation in Saskatchewan. Question: What are the Lessons acquired from reading this article and how might they might be used in the situation of farming in Saskatchewan? In order to get the answer to this question you may contact farming businesses in Saskatchewan and do online research to learn more about farming in Saskatchewan and the province as a whole. Don't forget to acknowledge your sources when writing about material discovered on the Internet. Contact the library for help if you do not know how to do so. All of your results from the second section of the project should be included in the Findings section of you written submission.

MGMT 609 Final Project Rubric A) Introduction - Responses demonstrate the required reading has been completed. Responses demonstrate significant thought and effort to gain attention of audience. B) Body - Responses demonstrate the required reading has been completed and steps are followed appropriately. Responses demonstrate significant thought and effort. Meaningful insights are provided. C) Literature Review - Details are original and convincingly interpreted. Meaningful insights are provided. D) Conclusion - A conclusion is reached and is very well articulated. E) Research Student detailed the research they received from at least two other sources for farming in Saskatchewan. F) Findings Student identified a minimum of 4 steps and activities for farming in Saskatchewan. The activities are specific, realistic, and effective for developing the identified knowledge/skill area. APA 7 style cover page. Assessment will include grammar, spelling, organization, and flow of document. Sentence length recommendations were followed.