OLM at Fisher

Operations and Logistics Management at Fisher College of Business Background Faculty Critical Issues Courses Associated Centers Job Market Issues Operations Minor Logistics Minor

Background FCOB’s OLM Program is one of the first integrated Operations and Logistics Programs in the U.S. It remains one of the best: –Total faculty research productivity and quality consistently rated at the top of the charts. –Ranked in the top 10 operations programs in recent US News ranking. –Logistics program ranked 3rd in the 2005 US News ranking. Fisher College is an important destination for recruiters seeking OLM candidates. OLM share of MBA major and minors is very high relative to our competitors. This makes the FCOB a BIG OLM program in the eyes of recruiters.

Operations and Logistics Faculty Operations: Prof. W.C. Benton Prof. Bill Berry Prof. Dave Collier Prof. John Current Prof. John Gray Prof. Nick Hall Prof. James Hill Prof. Peg Pennington Prof. David Schilling Prof. Peter Ward Logistics: Prof. David Cahill Prof. Martha Cooper Prof. Keely Croxton Prof. Mike Knemeyer Prof. Doug Lambert Prof. John Saldanha Prof. Travis Tokar Prof. Walter Zinn

Critical Issues in Managing Operations Customer Driven Strategy in Operations Time Based Competition Continuous Improvement in Processes Supply Chain Development and Coordination Supply Management ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Systems

The Growth of Logistics and Supply Chain Management The power of major customers. Globalization. The decline in the cost of processing information. The rising cost of transportation. The importance of collaboration, both within the firm and in the supply chain.

Operations and Logistics Courses Base Courses: BUS M&L 880 – Logistics Management BUS MGT 835 – Operations Planning and Control OR BUS M&L 881 – Analysis and Design of Logistics Systems Selective Courses: BUS MGT 810, 811– Six Sigma Principles and Projects BUS MGT 830 – Service/Quality Management BUS MGT 832 – Matching Supply with Demand BUS MGT 834 – Strategic Design of Operations/Logistics Systems BUS MGT 836 – Customer Driven Manufacturing in the Global Marketplace BUS MGT 837– Global Sourcing BUS MGT 840– Implement/Managing Lean Processes BUS M&L 881 – Analysis & Design of Logistics Systems BUS M&L 885 – Supply Chain Management BUS M&L 884 – Field Problems in Logistics

OLM-Related Centers Center for Operational Excellence (Co- Directors – Peter Ward and John Dix) Global Supply Chain Forum (Director -Doug Lambert) Supply Chain Research Group (Co-Directors – Jim Ginter and Bud LaLonde)

Job Market Potential OLMers appear in: Operations and Supply Chain Consulting

Sample of Operations Related Positions Emerson Mettler-Toledo Ford Abbott Labs Deloitte&Touche General Electric Accenture Rolls-Royce AEP Visteon Kroger The Scotts Company Solectron TI Automotive Systems IBM Storage Tek

Select List of Offers for 2006 Orica Supply Chain Analyst MotorolaSupply Chain Leadership Development Program Nestle USA Logistics Analyst Williams-SonomaOperations Manager Limited BrandsDemand Planning Analyst AccentureSupply Chain Consultant RockwellSupply Chain Planner Capital OneBusiness/ Operations Analyst United StationersManager of Supply Chain Optimization

Sample of Logistics Related Positions CSC Consulting Accenture CapGemini Ernst&Young Mercer IBM Lexmark Limited Distribution United Technologies Ford Northwest Airlines Agilent Allegiance Borden Chemical HP Ford

Operations Minor Required: Bus Mgt 836 Customer Driven Manufacturing Bus M&L 880 Logistics Management One of the following: Bus Mgt 810 Six Sigma Principles Bus Mgt 830 Service/Quality Management Bus Mgt 834 Strategic Design of Ops./Log. Systems Bus Mgt 835 Operations Planning & Control Bus M&L 885 Supply Chain Management Bus Mgt 840 Implement/Managing Lean Processes

Logistics Minor Required: BUS M&L 880 – Logistics Management BUS M&L 881 – Analysis and Design of Logistics Systems One of the following: BUS M&L 885 – Supply Chain Management BUS M&L 884 – Field Problems in Logistics BUS MGT 830 – Service/Quality Management BUS MGT 836 – Customer Driven Mfg. In the Global Marketplace

Lean/Six Sigma Management Track Foundation Courses –BUS MGT 840Lean Management –BUS MGT 810Six Sigma Principles At least two electives –BUS MGT 811Six Sigma Project –BUS MHR 804Change Management –BUS MGT 820Project Management