M5 Research on Your Topic

Instructions

Topic: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Supply Chain Management in the Retail Industry

Topic Statement: This research aims to explore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on supply chain management (SCM) within the retail industry.

This assignment is the same as the modules 3 and 4 Research Your Topic assignment. At the end of this assignment you will have 12 sources. Please add a page to the assignment discussing if and or how your research strategies have evolved. Additionally answer the following question,

Essay question - What conclusions did you reach on your research topic? Write a paragraph or two stating your conclusions.

Consider your research topic along with the topics / subject matter we are studying in this module. Find four research sources, with 1 or 2 from peer-reviewed journals and 1 or 2 from trade journals. You may include one popular source if it is relevant to your exploration of the topic and appropriately current and from a good quality source. Note that your sources should be current (within past 5 years). If possible, try to find some articles that connect your research topic with any of the module topics. Write an annotated bibliography entry for each of the four sources, and compile them into a document to submit.

Each annotated bibliography entry should have the following organization:

• Formal citation (use MLA, APA, or another recognized format)
• Annotation:
  • Summary of source a few sentences providing an overview of the source, focusing on the main idea or argument.
  • Evaluation of source a sentence or two discussing the goal of the source and how effectively it achieves that goal.
  • Usefulness of the source for your purposes a couple of sentences discussing how the source is useful in your work on your research topic.