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Operations management (OM) focuses on managing resources and processes to produce and deliver goods and services. It deals with activities like manufacturing, distribution, transportation, and services. OM professionals solve problems related to supply chain design, production planning, resource optimization, and more. They have skills in communication, problem solving, analytics, and making organizations run efficiently. The field has evolved from early developments in specialized labor and assembly lines to modern areas like supply chain management, quality improvement, and information systems.

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Operations management (OM) focuses on managing resources and processes to produce and deliver goods and services. It deals with activities like manufacturing, distribution, transportation, and services. OM professionals solve problems related to supply chain design, production planning, resource optimization, and more. They have skills in communication, problem solving, analytics, and making organizations run efficiently. The field has evolved from early developments in specialized labor and assembly lines to modern areas like supply chain management, quality improvement, and information systems.

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Operations management (OM) focuses on managing resources and processes to produce and deliver goods and services. It deals with activities like manufacturing, distribution, transportation, and services. OM professionals solve problems related to supply chain design, production planning, resource optimization, and more. They have skills in communication, problem solving, analytics, and making organizations run efficiently. The field has evolved from early developments in specialized labor and assembly lines to modern areas like supply chain management, quality improvement, and information systems.

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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Managing business operations . . . Manufacturing Distribution Transportation Services


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What is Operations Management?


OM focuses on the effective management of the resources and activities that produce and deliver the goods and services of a business.
Resources
People, materials, equipment, information

Activities/Processes
Manufacturing, distribution, transportation, purchasing, planning, scheduling, services, transaction processing, etc.

Operations Management Jobs


CEO! Operations Manager Materials Manager Production Planner Logistics Manager Quality Manager Plant Manager! Supply Chain Manager Inventory Manager Purchasing Manager Production Manager Transportation Manager and others . . .
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Recent OM Employers
Mercedes-Benz U.S. Honda Hyundai Johnson Controls U.S. Steel Walmart Distribution Southern Company Elk Roofing And others . . .
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Problems OMs Solve


Supply Chain/Distribution Network Design Production/Inventory Control
Global supply chains

Transportation Operations
Vehicle Routing, Fleet Management

Resource Optimization
Labor, equipment, space

Reduce Wait Time


Emergency Room, Amusement Park
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Problems OMs Solve


Facility Design and Layout
Plant, warehouse, store

Cost Analysis
Operations, Marketing, Budgeting

Process Analysis
Eliminate, transfer, automate, simplify, combine

Information Systems Development and Implementation


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Characteristics for OMs


A drive to make organizations and activities run smoothly and efficiently Communication skills Problem solving skills Math/analytical skills

Professional Organizations APICS


American Production and Inventory Control Society

ISM
Institute of Supply Management

CLM
Council of Logistics Management

OM History
Venice Arsenal ~ 1436 Interchangeable parts - Eli Whitney
Muskets ~ 1793

Specialization of labor - Charles Babbage


Early European manufacturing ~ 1835

Time, motion, and work methods


Frederick Taylor 1881 Frank Gilbreth 1885

Moving assembly lines - Henry Ford


Automobiles ~ 1900
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OM History
WW-II
Optimization of military and transport operations Radar coverage, antiaircraft systems, submarine and ship search and detection, convoy size and Uboat evasion, deployment of mines, depth charge setting

1970s 1980s: continuous quality improvement and global competitiveness 1990s: supply chain design, e-Commerce
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OM @ UA Industrial Management (IM)


Prior to 1947: College of Engineering 1947-1971: Industrial Management Option within the Management program 1972-2002: Industrial Management Major

Operations Management (OM)


2002-Present: OM Major

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OM @ UA Low student-to-faculty ratio


Faculty contact Smaller classes

Friendly, helpful faculty Student Organization


Society of Operations Management Students (SOMS)

Great paid internship, co-op, and part-time job opportunities Great job opportunities
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Recent OM Internships/Co-ops One-third of OM majors are working in paid internship and co-op positions this summer!
Mercedes-Benz, Tuscaloosa Elk Corporation, Tuscaloosa Phifer Wire, Tuscaloosa Honda, Lincoln U.S. Steel, Birmingham WalMart Distribution, Cullman Shaw Industries, Dalton, Georgia
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OM Scholarships USX Foundation Scholarships


U.S. Steel

WalMart Distribution Scholarship


Internship

OM Faculty Scholarships

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Recent Changes 2002 Name Change


From: Industrial Management To: Operations Management

2004
New program director Dr. Sox Reduced the number of concentrations
Streamline and simplify advising Almost all students were in one (POM) Can still use electives to specialize in Quality or Supply Chain
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Successful OMs Ed Babin


1957 IM alum Executive Vice President Georgia Pacific

Kirstin Huettner
1996 PhD CEO Microlog USA Supply Chain Logistics Consulting and Services
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Major Courses
OM 300 AC 351 MIS 385 OM 310 OM 321 OM 420 OM 422 OM 423 ST 475 Intro Operations Management Managerial Accounting Intro Management Information Systems Intro Management Science Production Planning and Control Computer Simulation Scheduling Inventory Management Statistical Quality Control OM Elective
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Course Planning Sophomore year


ST 260 Complete all general and functional field courses

Junior Year
Fall: OM300 and AC351 Spring: OM310, OM321, and MIS385 NOTE: OM300 may be taken concurrently with OM310 and OM321 in the Spring

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Course Planning, cont. Senior Year


Fall: OM420, OM422, ST475 Spring: OM423, OM Elective

Internship Credit
OM492 Internship in OM Satisfies the OM elective requirement Can be taken any semester including summer Must be taken during the semester when you are working on the internship
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Questions?
Dr. Chuck Sox Alston 343 348-8992 csox@cba.ua.edu J. R. Barnhart barnh003@bama.ua.edu

http://www.cba.ua.edu/omms
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