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    Guideline For Project Report Preparation

    1. Number of Project copies.

    The students have to submit 5 copies which are as follows

    i. One copy to the organization in which the study is

    done

    ii. One copy to Corporate Guide

    iii. One copy to Faculty Guide

    iv. Two copies to the PGP office.

    2. Size of the project.

    The size of the project report should not exceed 90 pages

    of typed matter reckoned from the first page of chapter 1

    to the last page of the last chapter. (It includes graphs and

    charts)

    3. Arrangement of Contents of Project Report

    The sequence in which the report material is to be arranged

    and bound should be as follow:

    a) Inner Page with Title, Students name & registration

    number, Names of Corporate & Faculty Guides, Year etc.

    b) Certificate from the Corporate Guide

    c) Certificate from the Faculty Guided) Declaration by the student

    e) Acknowledgement

    f) Table of Contents

    List of Figures

    List of Table

    g) Executive Summary

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    h) Introduction

    i) Review of Literature

    j) Research Methodology

    k) Result/analysis of the work done by the student

    l) Conclusion and recommendation

    m)Bibliography

    n) Annexure (Questionnaire, Data, List of Abbreviations, etc.)

    4. Page Dimension and Margin

    The report print out should be taken on a standard A4

    sheet, with the below specification of the margin.

    i. Left margin : 1.4 inches (3.5 cm)ii. Right Margin : 0.8 inches (2.0 cm)

    iii. Top Margin : 1.0 inches (2.5 cm)

    iv. Bottom margin : 1.0 inches (2.5 cm)

    5. Manuscript Preparation :

    5.1 Cover Page & Title Page : A specimen copy is attached.

    Please refer Annexure 1.

    5.2 Certificates : The certificate should be in double line spacing

    using Font Style Bookman Old Style, with Font Size 12.

    This includes students declaration also.

    5.3 Acknowledgement : The acknowledgement should be brief

    and should not exceed more than one page when typed with

    double spacing. Font Style Bookman Old Style, with Font

    Size 12.

    5.4 Table of contents : The table of contents should list all

    materials following it as well as any material which precedes

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    it. The title page, Certificates and acknowledgement should

    be numbered in lower case Roman letters and are to be

    accounted for them. Other pages are to be numbered in

    numerically. There should be one and half line spacing

    between items in the content. The sample also gives the

    guidelines of chapter contents. Sample Annexure II.

    5.4.1 List of Table : The list should use exactly the same

    captions as they appear above the tables in the text.

    One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing

    the matter under this head.

    5.4.2 List of Figures - The list should use exactly the same

    captions as they appear below the figures in the text.

    One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing

    the matter under this head.

    5.5 Executive Summary / Abstract : The abstract should be

    essay type of narration not exceeding 600 words, outlining

    the problem, the methodology used for tackling it and

    summary of findings. It should be typed in one and half line

    spacing using Font Style Bookman Old Style, with Font

    Size 12.

    5.6 Introduction : It comprises the theoretical aspects about

    the topic (Definition, types, why and how). It should be

    typed in one and half line spacing using Font Style

    Bookman Old Style, with Font Size 12.

    5.7 Review of literature : A literature review is a critical and in

    depth evaluation of previous research. It is a summary and

    synopsis of a particular area of research, allowing anybody

    reading the paper to establish why you are pursuing this

    particular research program. A good literature review

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    expands upon the reasons behind selecting a particular

    research question. It should be typed in one and half line

    spacing using Font Style Bookman Old Style, with Font

    Size 12.

    5.8 Research Methodology : It should contain the following

    details, with one and half line spacing.

    5.8.1 Research Problem

    5.8.2 Hypothesis

    5.8.3 Data Source ( Primary or Secondary)

    5.8.4 Sample Design ( Population, Sampling frame,

    Sampling Method, Sample size)

    5.8.5 Frame Work of Analysis (It states the type of

    questionnaire prepared and the tools sued to analysis

    the problem statement)

    5.9 Analysis & Result : This section contains graphs and other

    tools used to find the solution for the problem, and its

    inferences. It should be typed in one and half line spacing

    using Font Style Bookman Old Style, with Font Size 12.

    5.10 Recommendation & Conclusion : In this section you should

    suggest some solution to the problem you have analysed

    using statistical tools, and conclude. It should be typed in

    one and half line spacing using Font Style Bookman Old

    Style, with Font Size 12.

    5.11 Bibliography : It should be typed in one and half linespacing using Font Style Bookman Old Style, with Font

    Size 12. Sample Annexure - III

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    (Annexure I)

    OPERATIONAL ROLL OUT OF GTM IN GATI

    PROJECT REPORT

    Submitted by

    Solomon James

    PGPLSCM/2010 12/XX

    Under the guidance of

    Academic Guide Corporate

    Guide

    Prof. Solomon James Dr. XXXXXX

    Sr. Lecture,ASBM XXXXXXXXX

    Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirementsfor the award of the degree of

    Post Graduate Diploma of Management In Logistics &Supply Chain Management

    2010-2012

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    ASIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

    BHUBANESWAR 751024

    (Annexure II)

    CONTENTS

    Project report certificate i

    Certificate from the company ii

    Acknowledgement iii

    Declaration iv

    Executive Summary 1

    Chapter-I

    1.1 Introduction 2

    1.2 An insight of factors 4

    considered in the study

    1.3 Review of literature 20

    1.4 Need for the study 29

    1.5 Statement of the problem 29

    1.6 Objective of the study 29

    1.7 Scope of the study 30

    1.8 Company profile 30

    1.9 Time frame 34

    1.10 Geographical Area 34

    1.11 Limitations 34

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    Chapter-II Research Methodology 35

    2.1 Hypothesis 35

    2.2 Research design 35

    2.3 Research problem 36

    2.4 Data source 36

    2.5 Sample design 37

    2.6 Framework of the analysis 37

    2.7 Questionnaire contents 39

    Chapter-III Analysis & Interpretation 40

    Chapter-IV Findings & Recommendations 96

    4.1 Findings 96

    4.2 Recommendations 99

    4.3 Conclusion 101

    Appendix 102

    Bibliography 106

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    LIST OF TABLE

    Table Name of the tables Page no.

    3.1.1Cross tabulation Table between Age of the

    person & Rank of big bazaar41

    3.1.2Cross tabulation Table between Age of the

    person & Rank of kannan43

    3.1.3Cross tabulation Table between Age of the

    person & Rank of Spencers45

    3.1.4Cross tabulation Table between Age of the

    person & Rank of nilgiris47

    3.1.5Cross tabulation Table between Rank of big

    bazaar & Reasons for rank one big bazaar49

    3.1.6Cross tabulation Table between Rank of

    Kannan & Reason for rank one for kannan51

    LIST OF FIGUFES

    Figure Title of the figure Page no.1.3.1 Brand Knowledge Pyramid 211.3.2.1 Customer satisfaction model 26

    3.1.1Bar chart between Age of the person & Rank

    of big bazaar42

    3.1.2Bar chart between Age of the person & Rank

    of kannan44

    3.1.3Bar chart between Age of the person & Rank

    of Spencers

    46

    3.1.4Bar chart between Age of the person & Rank

    of nilgiris48

    3.1.5Bar chart between Rank of big bazaar &

    Reasons for rank one big bazaar50

    (Annexure III)

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

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    Articles referred :-

    P.Chandon, Measuring brand awareness and brand image.

    Ruth Rettie, Simon Hilliar, Consumer Pioneer Brand Awareness

    Retrieval.

    Book Referred:-

    C.R. Kothari, Research Methodology, New Delhi, New Age

    International Publication,2004.

    Philip Kotler ,Marketing Management, New Delhi, Prentice-Hall of

    India Private Limited, 2000

    Websites Referred:-

    http://www.bosma-research.com/customer_satisfaction.html

    http://www.allaboutbranding.com/index.lasso?article=109

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