Business Management – Production Operations & Supply Chain Management Emphasis

The Production Operations and Supply Chain Management program focuses on the production/operations, supply chain design and management, logistics, quality, and lean principles required to produce goods and services. Efficient management of production and service systems requires an understanding of these activities. Recent business globalization, fast response time requirement, short product life cycle, high quality and low cost product and service requirements, investment in supply chain and logistics, removal of non-value added activities (waste reduction), high customer expectations, and technological advancements are changing the ways of conducting businesses. These have also created new challenges. This program provides the students with the necessary background, understanding, and concepts that will help them meet the challenges of today’s dynamic business environment and become productive employees or business owners.