During this course, you will develop a research project to better understand key

During this course, you will develop a research project to better understand key strategic elements of operations management. Your topic relates to one of the following programs:
Inventory control
Facilities planning
Distribution
Cost reduction
Customer service
Decision making processes
Supply chain management
Capacity planning
Forecasting
Master scheduling
Your final research project will comprise approximately 6-8 pages in length (excluding the cover page and reference listing), be created as a MS Word document, formatted and written in APA style, use Times New Roman, 12-point font, with one inch margins. You must include at least three additional resources (articles, journals, etc.), in addition to your course textbook, to support your materials.
For this assignment, you will complete and submit a draft of your final project. While this draft does not need to be the completed final project, it should represent a majority (75% or more) of the final project. The primary purpose for this draft submission is to receive instructor feedback and comments, in order to ensure your project includes all relevant information and is headed in the right direction. Additionally, your draft project must include at least two reference resources other than your course textbook, as well as all major components of your selected topic.