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 Rose A. Wedemeyer, M.A., L.L.P.C. Professional Employment Coordinator, Career Services

2. OUR AGENDA:  What is Operations Management?  POM Curriculum  Skills Needed for this Field  Potential Job Duties  Contacts  Career Services Information

3. 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.).

4. POM Curriculum  Core:  POM 343: Operations Management  Major:  POM 443: Operations Planning & Control  POM 450: Operations Strategy  Four Electives

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Potential Employers  Consulting Firms  Engineering Operations  Logistics Providers  Industrial Organizations  Manufacturers  Service Organizations

9. Additional Contacts or Information: Department of Decision & Information Sciences 440 Elliott Hall 248-370-3283 Department Chair: Tom Lauer lauer@Oakland.edulauer@Oakland.edu Dr. T.J. Wharton Associate Professor wharton@oakland.edu U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/oco