consider new technologies such as self-driving vehicles, drones, 3D printers, and robots andhow they might change the future of supply chain management and acquisition

Based on the readings for this week, consider what the supply chain or acquisition process might look like in the future.  For this paper, you will need to find at least one related article from the library, or similar resource, that relates to supply or acquisition in the past or future in order to reflect on what will change.  Feel free to consider new technologies such as self-driving vehicles, drones, 3D printers, and robots and how they might change the future of supply chain management and acquisition.  Note that the government is considering some of these new technologies and trying to use these technologies for efficiencies in the future.
Write a two-page paper, plus the title page and a reference page.

As always, read all the lesson notes for the week before you start this assignment as new or current events may have been updated since the start of class.

Instructions:

•Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
•APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.
•Length of paper: typed, double-spaced pages with no less than a two-page paper.
•Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

APA GUIDELINES
University of California Berkeley Library APA Style Citation http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/APAstyle.pdf
Purdue University APA Formatting and Style Guide http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/#resourcenav

RESEARCH and WRITING
APUS Online Library Tutorial Center
http://www.apus.edu/Online-Library/tutorials/index.htm

PLAGIARISM
Avoiding accidental and intentional plagiarism
http://www.plagiarism.org/

**Refer to the [assignment grading rubric] for details on how the assignment will be evaluated.