Career Profiles: Operations and Supply Chain Management
The objective of the operations and supply chain management curriculum is to prepare students for entry-level and advanced positions in goods-producing and service-oriented industries. Emphasis is placed on the systems approach which stresses concepts, techniques and policies essential for the economical and effective design, operations and control of manpower, facilities, materials, capital and informational inputs of organizations. Students are introduced to productivity tools such as Total Quality Control, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Just-In-Time Techniques, Simulation and Animation of Production operations, Optimized Production Techniques, Kanban Systems, Japanese Productivity Techniques and Decision Support Systems. Majors learn about logistics management, inventory management, master scheduling, and process selection.
Career Possibilities:
Additional experience and/or education may be required
- Buyer
- Contract Administrator
- Expediter
- Industrial Buyer
- Inventory Control Clerk
- Materials Manager
- Operations Auditor
- Planner
- Plant Manager
- Procurement Manager
- Production Manager
- Purchasing Agent
- Quality Assurance Clerk
- Traffic Manager
Where Employed:
- Aerospace companies
- Agricultural industry
- Banks
- Colleges and universities
- Computer industry
- Electrical manufacturers
- Government agencies
- Hospitals and clinics
- Insurance companies
- Machinery manufacturers
- Petroleum industry
- Utilities
- Wholesale/retail merchandisers
Career Research Resources:
- Career exploration, exclusive jobs & internships for 好色先生 students can be found on CareerLINK
好色先生 College and Department Links:
- College website: College of Business
- Academic Advising: Undergraduate Advising Resources
- 好色先生 Degrees & Options: Colleges & Departments
