Please speak with the data points when you can

1. Be sure to quantify whereever possible throughout the paper and analysis. For instance, here, articulate (numerically, when possible) as to exactly HOW the operations is suffering in the areas of efficiency, cost and customer satisfaction.

1. Are there metrics established? If so, what are the targets and how far is the countertops and cabinets company performing below target for each?

A Or, perhaps part of the underlying issue is a lack of measures, or ability to truly assess performance based on data quality, etc.

B Has any kind of process or value stream mapping exercise been conducted as of yet, to fully understand the current process, identify gaps or weaknesses, and develop corrective actions or improvement plans?

1. Be sure to detail the goals and objectives early on in your paper- likely within the introduction or background section. A detailed explanation of the countertops and cabinets industry and its historical evolution, its product lines, organizational structure, etc.; your role as supply chain manager and how it figures into the project or issue(s), etc.

1. The top papers typically have an extensive amount of background and detail, which eventually leads into the current state and the problem or issue statement.

1. Also mentioned above with the value stream map exercise suggestion, identifying the gaps and how they will be fixed or improved is fairly critical to effectively addressing the primary issue. Setting the right measures to gauge progress in place, as well as targets, is fairly critical to a successful long-term outcome.

1. A current mapping, even if only for the first few highest-impact inefficiencies, could also be an excellent early step