MBA PROJECT REPORT DISSERTION ON LOGISTICS

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MBA PROJECT REPORT DISSERTION ON LOGISTICS
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• We help Guide to do MBA Final Semester Projects
• The students of MBA are now in the final semester
  and will be doing their project work this
  semester. This is one of the important components
  of MBA programme and in this context we have
  brought out some guidelines regarding project
  work to ensure that the project by the student is
  authentic and is of high quality. One of the
  important stipulations regarding project for MBA
  is that the candidate is to undertake a project
  in the chosen specialization. The projects will
  be reviewed, monitored and tracked by the Project
  Guide in coordination (ebrand3316vs)
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• 1. PROJECT GUIDANCE
• As the project guide your role is most
  significant in getting a quality project done.
  Indian Institute of Logistics, Chennai requests
  your valuable expertise in counseling, advising,
  monitoring, tracking and evaluating the projects
  under your guidance.
• We request your full cooperation in our endeavor
  of ensuring quality projects.
• In addition, in order to ensure quality, the
  qualification and experience of the guides have
  been made stringent. The project should be
  carried out under the direct supervision of a
  qualified guide / as per the qualification
  prescribed below.

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• Qualifications of Guide
• As regards to MBA programme, the Guide must have
  Master Degree in Business Administration or any
  post graduation with specialization in the area
  relevant to the specialization opted by the
  candidate.
• The guide should have five years of teaching
  experience at MBA level or post graduation with
  specialization in the area relevant to the
  specialization opted by the candidate or five
  years of industrial experience at least as middle
  level executive in case of MBA.
• At a time a guide can supervise a maximum of 15
  students.
• 1.2 Functions
• As regards to MBA, the guide is expected to offer
  suggestions to fine tune the problem identified
  for the project study. In the case of MBA the
  problem identified should deal with contemporary
  business issues.
• The guide has to monitor and review the project
  work periodically with minimum three reviews
  during the course of the project.
• The guide has to send project review marks of
  students to the Management of the Indian
  Institute of Logistics.
• The guide has to offer the suggestions for
  framework of analysis, and structuring the
  project report.
• The guide has to go through the draft project
  report and offer suggestions wherever necessary
  and to confirm that the project report is
  submitted as per the prescribed format.
• The guide has to confirm that the project report
  submitted is as per the format provided by
  Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

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• 2. General Instruction to Project Guides
• ?Providing appropriate counseling, advice and
  suggestions to all students undertaking project
  work regarding project area and in general
  helping the project-in-charge in project related
  activities
• ?Conducting at least three reviews and evaluating
  the progress of the projects
• ?Ensuring that the student has incorporated all
  suggested improvements and suggestions
• ?Checking that the content and format of thesis
  report is as per norms
• 2.1 Project Guidelines given to students
• Given below is the extract of the Project
  Guidelines given to students. Please go through
  the same to understand the expectations and
  requirements of a typical MBA project to be
  undertaken.
• ?One of the important stipulations regarding
  project for MBA is that the candidate is to
  undertake a project in the chosen specialization.
  The main focus of the Project should be on the
  chosen area of Specialization in Logistics
  Shipping.
• ? To explain about a brief synopsis of the
  proposed project in the prescribed format given.
• ?The students are permitted to proceed with topic
  of the projects only
• ?The student is expected to execute original
  work. If at any point of time it is noticed that
  the work is not original, the project will be
  summarily rejected.

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• 3. Major Types of Project
• The project undertaken may be of various types
• ? Exploratory type
• The student to explore the possible causes for a
  phenomena or status
• ?Descriptive to support or disprove existing
  facts with Quantative data
• ? Survey type
• ?Experimental study
• Conduct of experiments to find the cause and
  effect relations between experimental variables
  and dependent variables
• Ex. Impact of training programme on performance,
  impact of advertisements on sales
• ?Desk research based on secondary data
• Making use of published data and analyzing the
  data and riving interpreting such data and
  arriving at meaningful conclusions.
• 4. Role of Project Guide
• ?The Student is required to meet the guide
  periodically on mutually agreed upon dates.
• ?The Student is also advised to maintain e-mail
  contact with the guide
• ?Any Conflict of interest during the course of
  the project can be immediately brought directly
  to the notice of the Management of IIL.
• Project topic choice, the student is required to
  present the following details
• ?Need for the project
• ?Objectives and scope of the project
• ?Review of Literature

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• Finalization of Research Objectives, the student
  is required to present the following details
• ? Synopsis (2 pages executive summary of the
  project)
• For the First Review, the student is required to
  present the following details
• ?Problem identified and confirmed
• ?Background Study
• ?Proposed Methodology Type of Project
• For the Second Review, the student is required to
  present the following details
• ? Any Suggestions/extensions suggested by the
  guide at the First Review should be incorporated
  and project modified accordingly before the
  Second Review.
• ?Proposed Analysis (Statistical Tools) and
  Interpretation methodologies
• ?Deliverables Expected Conclusions
• ?A report incorporating all the above details
  should be submitted at the time of Second Review.
• ? Work completed so far
• ? Questionnaire designed or interview schedule
  (if applicable)
• ? Further work to be done

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• For the Third Review, the student is required to
  present the following details
• ? Progress of Second Review
• ?Any Suggestions/extensions suggested by the
  guide at the Second Review should be incorporated
  and project modified accordingly before the Third
  Review.
• ?Report of Pilot Study
• ?Summary of Literature review
• ?Data captured so far with all details including
  scope, sample size, assumptions, constraints,
  limitations etc.
• ? Deviation if any and justification
• ?A report incorporating all the above details
  should be submitted at the time of Third Review.
• Submission of Rough Draft by the student
• ?A draft copy of Thesis signed by guide
• ?The evaluation by the project guide is based on
  the above points.
• Last date for Submission of final Draft by the
  student
• ?Each student is expected to submit three copies
  of Project Report
• o Title Sheet
• o Bonafide Certificate duly signed by the Project
  Guide and Project-in- charge
• o Acknowledgement
• o Table of Contents List of Tables
• o List of Figures
• o List of Abbreviations

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• Chapter 1 - Introduction
• ?Research Background Description of specific
  industry/ general scenario of industry
• ?Identified Problem
• ?Need for Study
• ?Objectives Scope
• ?Deliverables
• Chapter 2 Literature Survey
• ?Review of Literature
• ?Research Gap
• Chapter 3 - Methodologies
• ?Type of Project
• ?Target respondents
• ?Assumptions, Constraints and Limitations
• ?Proposed Sampling Methods
• ?Data Processing
• ?Tools for Analysis
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• Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Interpretation
• ?Proposed Analysis (Statistical Tools) and
  Interpretation methodologies

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• Chapter 5 Conclusions
• ?Summary of Findings
• ?Suggestions Recommendations
• Conclusions
• ?Directions for Future Research
• Appendix
• ?Copy of Questionnaire/Interview Schedule
• ?Bibliography
• ?Any Other
• Project topics Examples
• Research on Supply Chain Management
• Study on import export procedure in custom
  clearance
• Study on Inventory control methods
• Study of customs procedure of import export
• Study on multimodal transport
• A research on customer service satisfaction
  level.
• Research on ODC (Over Dimensional Cargo)
• Research on Vendor Management
• Study on Conternisation

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