Select a method(s) you think will significantly increase the Army’s supply chain management system’s effectiveness

Select a method(s) you think will significantly increase the Army’s supply chain management system’s effectiveness

Persuasive Essay

Topic:While considering civilian supply chain management methods and theories, select a method(s) you think will significantly increase the Army’s supply chain management system’s effectiveness during sustainment and routine operations (Battalion level or higher). Utilizing the persuasive essay format, convince your audienceof your perspective, using substantial evidence such as research, stating facts, examples, and/or quotes from experts.

YOUR ESSAY SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING STRUCTURE:

Introduction: Introduce the subject and state your thesis. The objective is to demonstrate that you understand the essay contest question and respond to it.

Body: Develop your arguments and assertions using research and analysis. The analysis process may include comparing and contrasting, differentiating among several ideas or events, critiquing a variety of perspectives, interpreting results, or drawing inferences. Be sure to identify the sources of your information or ideas using a standard citation method.Keep your thoughts well organized and relate the themes closely knitted throughout the main body in your Persuasive-based essay.

Conclusion: Summarize the research and analysis presented in the essay and set forth your recommendations and conclusions. Drawing on ideas already presented, you should demonstrate that your conclusions support the thesis you put forward in the opening paragraphs. This essay aims to convince the reader that your thesis, facts, and analysis are reasonable and valid.

Credit the Sources of Information and Ideas: You will use APA Style (7^th Edition) to consistently give credit to the sources of the ideas and information used in your essay. Use in-text citations, footnotes, or endnotes to give credit to the sources of your information or ideas. Your essay should also include a reference page listing all of your cited sources and sources you have consulted to formulate your essay.

A helpful tool for APA requirement:

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Essays that use various sources—academic journals, news magazines, newspapers, books, government documents, publications from research organizations—fare better in the contest. General encyclopedias are not acceptable as sources. Chegg, Course hero, Free Essay websites are not acceptable as sources. Essays citing general encyclopedias in notes or bibliography may be disqualified. When citing Internet sources, include the following information: author(s), the title of work, Internet address, and date information was accessed.

YOUR ESSAY MUST:

• be typed, double-spaced, Font 12-point Times New Roman
• have a title and page numbers.
• have no more than 2-3 Pages.
• include standardized citations

PROOFREAD, THEN PROOFREAD AGAIN

• Take out all conjunctions (aren’t, don’t, couldn’t, etc.). Removing conjunctions will make your paper longer and is more appropriate for academic writing.
• If you can, print out your paper, read it, and mark it up. You will notice more errors when reading it this way than on a computer screen.
• Have your battle buddy read it. An additional set of eyes can catch any mistakes you missed.
• Reading it out loud will help with grammar mistakes. If it sounds wrong, it probably is.