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WHAT TO DO WITH A MAJOR IN… OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Presented by: Kellie Klinck, M.A., L.L.P.C., N.C.C. Academic Adviser, School of Business Administration Rose A. Wedemeyer, M.A., L.L.P.C. Professional Employment Coordinator, Career Services

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Page 1: WHAT TO DO WITH A MAJOR IN… OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Presented by: Kellie Klinck, M.A., L.L.P.C., N.C.C. Academic Adviser, School of Business Administration

WHAT TO DO WITH A MAJOR IN…

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Presented by:

Kellie Klinck, M.A., L.L.P.C., N.C.C.

Academic Adviser, School of Business Administration

Rose A. Wedemeyer, M.A., L.L.P.C.

Professional Employment Coordinator, Career Services

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OUR AGENDA:

What is Operations Management?

POM CurriculumSkills Needed for this FieldPotential Job DutiesContactsCareer Services Information

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What is POM?

POM is short for “Production and Operations Management.”

This major provides students strong managerial and technical education.

Students receive fundamental knowledge they need to work effectively in operations functions.

Topics covered in curriculum include operational design and control issues (i.e. inventory, capacity, forecasting, etc.).

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POM Curriculum

Core: POM 343: Operations Management

Major: POM 443: Operations Planning & Control

POM 450: Operations Strategy Four Electives

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POM Electives

POM 440: Process Management QMM 440: Management Science POM 442: Supply Chain Management POM 448: Project Management QMM 452: Forecasting POM 480: Special Topics in POM

You can use ONE of these to satisfy one of the electives:-ACC 320: Managerial and Cost Accounting II-MIS 420: Electronic Commerce-MIS 442: IS Issues in Supply Chain Management -MIS 446: Business Analysis and Modeling-ISE 477: Concurrent Engineering-ISE 484: Flexible Manufacturing Systems-ISE 485: Statistical Quality Analysis

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Skills Needed for this Field

Administration and Management Capabilities Analytical Skills Assessment Communication – Verbal and Nonverbal Decision Making Interpersonal Skills Logical Thinking and Quick Thinking Motivation Problem-solving Quantitative Skills Training

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Possible Job Duties:

Business Strategy Facilities Layout Inventory Control Inventory Management Logistics Manager Manufacturing Manager Materials Manager Operations Research Production Planning Quality Assurance Traffic Management

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Potential Employers

Consulting Firms Engineering Operations Logistics Providers Industrial Organizations Manufacturers Service Organizations

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Additional Contacts or Information:Department of Decision & Information Sciences

440 Elliott Hall 248-370-3283

Department Chair: Tom Lauer [email protected]

Dr. T.J. Wharton

Associate Professor

[email protected]

U.S. Department of Labor

Occupational Outlook Handbook

www.bls.gov/oco