How to Write your IA Report

Hi guys, 

Just want to post something here to help you write your report. 

I suggest to be on the safe side, just follow my guidelines. 

This will guide you as to what each section of the report will contain.

1. Introduction

- History of Company

- Background of Company

- Any parent company or sister company? 

- What are the customers that your company or department is serving? 

2. Nature of Operations or Business

- What is your company? 

- Is it a 3PL? Is it a Manufacturing Company?

- Is it an NVOCC? 

- Which industry is your company in? 

3. Organization Chart

- Please give me an organization chart

- Must describe the major roles

- E.g., Manager or Operations do what? 

4. Target Market

- Which industry is your company aiming? 

- Please do not write the current customers that your company is serving. 

- E.g., Schenker's target market is in the Electronics industry, etc...

5. Products and Services

- What products are your company selling? 

- Please DO NOT tell me the products that your customers are selling. 

- For example, Teck Wah Logistics is storing products for Philips. Tech Wah does not sell Philips products. Teck Wah has no products. 

- If your company is a 3PL, most probably they will only offer services? 

- E.g., warehousing services, distribution, etc..

- If possible, find out what are the value-added services provided as well. 

6. Duties and Job Description

- What is your job in the company? 

- If can put pictures, good. But also must include some explanations of the pictures. 

- Please don't write in day format. E.g., today I do this. Next day I do that. 

- Write in task format. E.g., sleeping. What are the steps of sleeping? How to sleep effectively? What happens if I have not enough sleep? 

7. Observation of Current Situation

- Please write down 5 problems you observe in the company.

- Work-related

- Explain the consequences or the implications of the problems. 

- Do not write observations, just problems. 

8. Recommendations for Improvemen

- This is related to part 7. 

- Please write 5 solutions to part 7 problems. 

- Explain why is your solution good.