Operations Management

Operations Management involves the application of managerial, quantitative, and computer skills to areas of inventory management, forecasting and scheduling, with the goal of providing you with the tools you need to manage service and manufacturing operations. The emphasis is designed to prepare you in technical and strategic aspects of producing goods and services.

Career Opportunities

If you have an operations management emphasis, you can find employment in a variety of businesses that require technical and strategic analysis of their business processes. The following is a sample of career opportunities available in operations management: materials manager, plant manager, quality manager, continuous improvement coordinator, service manager, and customer service manager.

Required Courses

In addition to the BBA CORE requirements, as an Operations Management major you must take the following courses:

• MGT 361 Management Science
• MGT 362 Computers in Operations Management
• MGT 367 Manufacturing and Planning and Control

And two of the following courses:

• MGT 363 Managing Quality
• MGT 364 Service Operations Management
• MGT 365 Strategic Management of Operations

And two of the following courses:

• MGT 337 Purchasing and Materials Handling
• MKT 457 Physical Distribution/Logistics Management

• MGT 467 Advanced Topics in Operations Management

• MGT 466 International Management and Multinational Corporations

Course Descriptions