“Failure of the Boeing 737 Max”
Research Paper Purpose
Your paper will be a review of issues that were caused by a failure in the production/operations
management process. You will compare and contrast the current research findings with the principles
and concepts presented in your Heizer, et al. textbook.
Topic Selection
Find a production/operations management failure in an aviation or aerospace firm. Your search may
be conducted online, in trade publications or through published research.
Appropriate References
Use references published within the past six years. Do not use Wikipedia. Because of its open nature,
and the intrusion of trolls and others with private agendas who have posted false and misleading data
on the site, it is considered neither reliable nor valid. If a valid primary source is listed as a link on the
Wiki site, go to the primary source for the information needed.
Term Paper Format Requirements
• The paper should follow the APA rules for manuscripts closely.
• The paper should have one-inch margins on all sides.
• All narrative in the paper should be left justified.
• The paper should use Times Roman font, 12-point size.
• The first line of each paragraph should be indented one-half inch.
• Everything in the paper should be double spaced only. No extra lines or space should be
added between paragraphs or sections of the paper.
• Each page of the paper should show the running header at top left and the page number at the
top right.
Term Paper Components
In this component…
Provide or state
• Title of report
• Assignment name or number
• Author’s name
Title Page
• University name
• Course number
• Date
• Topic of the paper
Abstract
• Background on the issue
• Value or importance of the issue
• Heading
• Topic of the research
Introduction Paragraph
• Why the topic is important
• How the paper is organized to address the topic
• At least 10 pages, double spaced pages
Narrative Body
• Logical sections with headings
• Literature review using 10 total sources (at least 5 peer-reviewed)
• Limit findings and conclusions to what can be supported by the
facts and data presented
Conclusion
• Avoid expanding the conclusions beyond what the data will
support
• Suggest ways for the firm to overcome the issues discussed
• 10 valid reference sources in alphabetical order (at least 5 peerreviewed
journal
articles)
Term Paper Components
Title Page
Abstract
Introduction
Narrative Body
Conclusion
Reference Page
