Memo: Research Proposal
Topic: I used to work in a chain restaurant in China. The restaurant owner prepared everything and tried to get IPO for this restaurant for many years, but turns into failure because of the accounting aspect.
The main reason is that they cannot get receipts for the raw materials. In China, some people in villages could have a private area (around 60,000sqare meters) to plant crops. Restaurants in China purchase raw materials from these people. Since these people are uneducated, so they do not have much knowledge and there is not such a firm to record these purchases, which means there are no receipts for these purchases.
Solution:
1. buy in supermarkets or other places like that
2. The restaurant owner actually established a farm (including vegetables, chicken, fish, etc) in recent years to provide raw materials for restaurants.
Write a memo proposal in which you request authorization to research a real problem at a company or organization with which you are familiar（write about the Topic I give you）. This might involve adopting a new organizational structure, policy, procedure, product line, or piece of equipment; or pursuing a new mission, market, or line of research. Successful proposals will demonstrate that there is a problem (i.e., provide evidence of its existence and its impact on the company/organization);
propose how to research the problem if authorized to proceed, including resources needed; and
anticipate objections and provide background, reasons, and evidence for the proposal.
The proposal should be addressed to someone in a position to act on it(find some solutions for the firm’s decision-maker). It should be attractively designed.
requirement:
1. Purpose: makes the purpose clear at the onset with a strong thesis/purpose statement
2. Problem: defines a problem with clear evidence of its existence
3. Persuasion: addresses audience concerns, objections, and counterarguments
4. Organization: uses unified, coherent, well-developed sections with effective introduction, transitions, and conclusion
5.Scope: uses appropriate scope (not too much or too little information); provides enough context for those unfamiliar with the topic; meets the length requirement
6.Permission: requests permission to study and eventually solve the problem
7.Argument: provides sound reasons, rationale, and evidence to establish the need for change (using APA references)
8.Format and Document Design: uses headings, indents, and white space for high skim value; follows prescribed format
9.Style and Tone: uses varied and sophisticated language and syntax with appropriate tone for the given audience
10.Mechanics: uses proper grammar, spelling and punctuation; uses clear, concise, and varied sentences
