Term Paper Requirements

Mid-Term Progress Update: Week #8

Length: Minimum Eight (8) Pages, plus title page and reference page

Font: Times New Roman, 12 point font, double-spaced, 1” margin all sides

Title Page: Required

Source References: Required

The following list are suggestions for the Spring Semester Term Paper.  This list is not exclusive, but simply some ideas to consider.

• Truck Driver Shortage
• Panama Canal Expansion Project
• Technology Trends in Logistics
• Impact Study on Hours of Service (HOS) Rules for Carriers
• Motor Carrier Safety
• Impact of Regulatory Compliance on Logistics and Supply Chain
• Warehouse Technology
• Company Profile of Big-Box Retailers and Their Impact on Logistics
• Impact of Homeland Security on Transportation
• Drone Technology and Its Role in Logistics
• How Logistics Has Influenced Online Retailers
• Intermodal Growth and Its Impact on the Rail Industry
• The Port of Houston
• Transportation Management Systems (TMS), and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
• Challenges for Logistics in Emerging Markets
• The Economic Challenges of Maintaining Transportation Infrastructure
• Lean Logistics Processes
• Six Sigma Management
• Challenges of Upgrading the U.S. Transportation Infrastructure
• Logistics Related to Economic Competitiveness