Group Project Assignments

IET 4513 Purchasing & Contract Management

Project Preparation and Submission Instructions

1. For this project assignment, you are required to work in a group of from three to five students maximum to write a report about one of the topics listed below:
   1. Purchasing and contract management of a famous UAE company and/or International Firms

You may include discussions on all the aspects of the purchasing and contract management theory covered in the lectures and in the classes, you choose to research. For instance, purchasing strategies, contract management strategies, relationships management, design, analysis and optimization, integration, performance measurement, and more. Research about the qualitative and quantitative methods, software tools they use as decision-making support regarding their purchasing and contract management strategies. Discuss if you recognize them, compared to the theory.

2. Purchasing and contract management of a UAE or a Global Humanitarian Organization

Study the purchasing and contract management strategies of any humanitarian organization in the United Arab Emirates or in any other country worldwide. Clearly identify the main purchasing and contract management components and show how the organization is striving to deliver the right supplies in the right quantities to the right locations at the right time.

2. You are required to demonstrate your data collection methods you used in completing the project.
3. The length of the report should be sufficient to cover the scope of the project. Your report should be between fifteen (10) to (15) pages long and typed. Use font 12 and double-space your lines. Also prepare a presentation (Power Point, Poster, Prezi, etc.).
4. Include a Cover Page, Acknowledgements, Abstract, Table of Content, Introduction, Body divided in a few Sections or Chapters, Conclusion, Bibliography/References and Appendices. The body of the paper is left to you to organize as you wish.
5. Ensure that you have included all references cited in the body of your paper for sources, graphs, figures, tables, etc.
   1. Cover page in color with graphic stating your name, course,

subject, year, instructor and title of your topic.

2. Acknowledgements: name and thank the people who helped you with the work if any.
3. Abstract: An abstract typically outlines four elements relevant to the completed work:
   1. The research focus (i.e. statement of the problem(s) research issue(s) addressed);
   2. The research methods used (experimental research, case studies, questionnaires, methods, tools, etc.);
   3. The results findings of the research;
   4. The main conclusions and recommendations.
   4. Contents page with numbering. Introduction: briefly explain the scope of the project.
   5. Body divided in Sections or Chapters: Break your report down into logical chapters. Each chapter should contain detailed information about one specific aspect of the project.
   6. Conclusions: briefly state the conclusions and recommendations that derive from your work.
   7. Bibliography: should contain all the resources that you sourced e.g. books, journals, Websites, and newspapers, etc.
   8. References: state the sources from which you have cited. Use a standard referencing system e.g. MLA, Harvard.
   9. Appendices: These may contain information that is too bulky to include in the body of your report e.g. a series of graphs or tables.

6. This project is worth 10% of your course final grade.

The report (Soft Copy and the Presentation) should be completed and submitted by the date and time.

Report must be submitted with a copy from Safe Assign with a maximum 30% Similarity