1. © 2000 Scott Moses Career Paths for Industrial Engineers Scott Moses Assistant Professor School of Industrial Engineering University of Oklahoma

2. © 2000 Scott Moses Industrial Engineering Linking People, Processes, and Technology IEs span the gap between executives, techies, and laborers to manage the Specification Selection Implementation Integration of Information Technology Applications to Improve Business Performance in a Networked, Collaborative Environment People Processes Technology Changes to People (Organization) Process Policy Performance Measure { Semantics: Understand, Negotiate

3. © 2000 Scott Moses Skills Every IE Needs to Have Technical Programming (object- oriented) Operating systems (UNIX) Databases, OLTP, and DSS systems Analytical packages (MILP, simulation, mathematical) Integration syntax and tools General Personal productivity software Process perspective (global, holistic) Results oriented Analytical problem solving capability including modeling Able to work in a team Managerial Oral presentation skills Written communication skills Project management Management of technology Basic understanding of financial reports + Domain Knowledge

4. © 2000 Scott Moses Exciting Career Opportunities Application Software Integration Collaborative Business Processes (E-Business) Supply Chain Management Implementation of Technology Enterprise Application Integration Management Consulting Software Development Business Operations Management Graduate Study

5. © 2000 Scott Moses APS (Analytical IT) Structure State Plan Master Data Execution (Transactional IT) Application Layer Data Layer Transactional Data Changes to Transactional Data Static Model Public Plan Dynamic Model Private Plan Trans- actional Data Integration … of Packaged Application Software

6. © 2000 Scott Moses Implementation … of Packaged Application Software Select Technology Design Solution Develop Solution Acceptance Test Go-Live, Monitor, & Transition