POM Project Guidelines (2022-2023)

As a part of POM coursework, you are required to do a group project. Projects carries 30 marks
towards final assessment. Each group must identify a business domain and apply the concepts/
techniques discussed in class to solve a problem.
You can take primary / secondary literature-based projects also. For e.g., refer to literature and
understand how a particular organization/ industry has benefited from using various operations
concepts like better facility layouts or better inventory control or better productivity
measurement practices etc.?
Further, it is expected that students refer to research papers, web articles, cases for project
work. The final project should cover Identification of Issues, Selection of Methodology,
Analysis, Strategic Recommendations and Performance Implications.
Each group should submit its written report (No upper limit on the number of pages, however
the minimum length must commensurate with the quality of the project undertaken).
Submission of topic is due on 8th session EOD. Project submission is due on 18th session of the
course. Viva/ feedback session will be conducted in the 19th and the 20th session.

Project Report Guidelines

1. The report must be written in a word processing software.

2. First page should consist of tile of project, group member names and their roll
number.
3. Use a spacing of 1.15 and text must be justified across margins.
4. Use a font size of 12 (headings + paragraphs)
5. Headings and sub-headings must be numbered, bold and left aligned
6. Use multi-level list to number headings and sub-headings.
7. Table title should appear on top of table along with table number.
8. Figure caption should appear on bottom along with figure number.
9. Your project report should contain (but not limited to):
a. Introduction and identification of issues
b. Methodology
c. Analysis
d. Results
e. Strategic recommendations and performance implications
f. Conclusions
10. References should be cited in APA 7th edition format.