Operations management majors use their creative problem-solving skills to come up with solutions to various production problems. In addition, they oversee the development, production, and manufacturing of products and services for an organization. In essence, directing and controlling all processes within an organization from purchasing raw materials to delivering the final product. Courses such as inventory management, managerial accounting, marketing and logistics, operations analysis, and product development will help develop your perceptual and analytical skills. Graduates land positions such as production supervisor, quality control specialist, administrator, operations manager, buyer, supply change consultant and logistics manager. Opportunities include financial institutions, manufacturing and retail as well as service industries and the public sector.
Henry Ford’s success came, not from his innovations in the automobile, but in the innovations of production, including conveyor belts to increase production, and creating a manufacturing plant where the processing of raw materials and final products (the automobile) were produced in one place.
Using Archer Daniels Midland money to offer generous scholarships to National Merit Scholars starting in the early years of rankings 30 years ago, "Wash U"-as most call it—has attracted legions of students who have either fallen just short of the ... learn more
Catholic priests were on their way to found a college in California when they came upon a lake in Indiana, prayed, and decided Notre Dame had her home. Its Golden Dome has been famous since Knute Rockne's football triumphs of ... learn more
"School, friends, food, sleep: Choose three. That's Carnegie Mellon," according to the "incredibly intelligent engineer types" and "flamboyant drama majors" at this "rigorous" school. Excellent programs include engineering, computer science, business, architecture, and a well-respected School of Drama with several ... learn more
A Jesuit institution on the far end of the mass transit "T" serving the Boston suburb of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is more university than college. Its enrollment, graduate programs, and commitment to Division I sports—including a colossal football stadium ... learn more
"Muhlenberg is "a beautiful college" with a "gorgeous campus," "personable" and "friendly" professors who are "dedicated to teaching," and a definite Greek flavor to its social life. Yearly, a significant number of Muhlenberg grads proceed to medical school--not too shabby ... learn more
Illinois Institute of Technology - a demanding, math and science oriented school on the South Side of Chicago - requires students to complete two Interprofessional Projects before graduation. IPROs, as they're known, bring together undergrads and grad students from different ... learn more
"Campbell is a Baptist-affiliated university the "peaceful" central North Carolina community of Buies Creek. The focus here is largely pre-professional; notable majors include pharmacy, education, and a unique PGA-approved Golf Management program especially designed for students seeking careers in the ... learn more
The University of Illinois is a very big state school with a very big Greek system that is a great bargain for in-state students (which is pretty much everybody). A good education is easily within reach here for students who ... learn more
"All students receive a solid liberal arts education at Christian Brothers University, an affordable Catholic school "in the heart of" Memphis that is "small, yet diverse and rich in resources." Personal attention is available to the 1400 or so students ... learn more
"Students at this private women's college in Gainesville, GA have all the comforts that a small and intimate women's liberal college can provide and, with the University of Florida not far away, all the social and academic amenities offered by ... learn more
The Atlanta-based Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus of Mercer University enrolls about 2,400 students, large numbers of whom are non-traditional, part-time, and continuing education students. With a focus on graduate and professional studies, six of the University's eleven ... learn more
"Oklahoma Christian University is a Christ-centered liberal arts institution on the north side of Oklahoma City that prepares about 2,220 students "for the spiritual and educational challenges of the 21st century." Try to schedule a visit in the spring to ... learn more
