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1. Contemporary Topics Paper: This assignment is designed to provide you
and the ot
Contemporary Topics Paper:This assignment is designed to provide you and the other
students with a better appreciation for the “real world” use of the techniques we are
studying this term.You will be expected to research and find an article that provides a “real
world” application of one of the techniques that we are studying. A list of references can be
found in the various bibliographies at the end of each chapter. Journals would be a good
source for an article.Some journals are Supply Chain Management Review, Production and
Inventory Management, Journal of Operations Management, Informs, Interfaces, and
Business Forecasting. You do not need to limit yourself to these journals.I would encourage
you to check for articles using your online library. However, Wikipedia is not acceptable as
the primary source and should only be used as a secondary with approval ofthe
instructor.The article must have been published since 2014. Depending on the length of the
article, it might be necessary to find two or three related articles.The final report is due
Saturday, February 18. Of course, earlier submissions are acceptable.To give you a guideline
for the length of your paper, it should be 3–4 pages long, double-spaced, font size 12. In
addition, you are required to provide a title page which provides the article title, author,
date of the article and a brief statement of the OM application.There should also be a page
for the bibliography, references, or works cited. The title page and the bibliography page are
not counted as part of the 3-4 page requirement. With the exception of the title page, the
pages should be numbered.All references should be properly cited in both the paper and in
the bibliography page. Both the APA and the MLA offer extensive guidelines for this.The
article I have selected is attached. If you decide to use another article, please make sure it is
from one of the listed journals and 2014 or newer. My # is 469-939-9125 if you need to
contact me.