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Production/Operations Management
(Administered by the Department of Logistics, Operations and Management
Information Systems)
Richard F. Poist, Jr., Interim Chair of Department
Distinguished Professors: Allen, Baumel
Professors: Crum, Poist
Professors (Emeritus): Thompson, Voorhees
Associate Professors: Hendrickson, Larson, Lummus, Mennecke, Nilakanta,
Premkumar, Ruben, Townsend, Walter
Assistant Professors: Hackbarth, Johnson, Montabon, Strader, Suzuki,
Zhu
Instructors (Adjunct): Blanshan, Chang, Choobineh, Clayton, Tandradinata
Undergraduate Study
For undergraduate curriculum in business, major in production and
operations management, see College of Business, Curricula.
Production/operations management is the planning, control, and implementation
of the processes used to transform inputs into finished goods and
services. A majority of the firm's investment, personnel, and purchases
of materials and equipment are often controlled by the operations
function. The efficient management of these resources is critical
to the success of the firm. Although operations management principles
apply to all types of organizations, the production/operations management
major focuses on the application of these principles in manufacturing
systems. Students learn how to efficiently organize and manage the
labor, equipment, material, and information systems resources required
to deliver products that satisfy customer needs. The major provides
business students with the understanding of manufacturing planning
and control systems, continuous process improvement techniques,
lean manufacturing methods, strategic quality management systems,
and other manufacturing practices needed to become gainfully employed
in manufacturing industries.
Students are required to take three courses - POM 420, 422, and
424, plus three additional courses from an approved list. Stat 326
is recommended, though not a prerequisite for any required courses.
The department also offers a minor for non-Production/Operations
Management majors in the College of Business. The minor requires
15 credits from an approved list of courses, of which 9 credits
must stand alone. Students with declared majors have priority over
students with declared minors in courses with space constraints.
Graduate Study
The production/operations management major participates in two graduate
programs: the M.S. in Business and the full-time and part-time M.B.A.
programs. The M.S. program is a 30-credit curriculum culminating
in a thesis.
The M.B.A. program is a 48-credit, nonthesis, noncreative component
curricula. Twenty-four of the 48 credit hours are core courses and
the remaining 24 are graduate electives.
Students can obtain a manufacturing and quality specialization in
the MBA program by taking 12 credit hours of graduate courses from
a selected set of courses.
Courses open for nonmajor graduate credit: POM 420, 422, 424, 428.
Courses Primarily for Undergraduate Students
POM 320. Production/Operations
Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Stat 226. Introduction
and analysis of the basic concepts in production/operations management.
Topics include: applied forecasting, aggregate planning, scheduling,
shop floor control, total quality management, inventory management,
facility layout, and project management.
POM 420. Decision Models
for Business. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Stat 226. Topics
include: Business applications of decision theory, inventory theory,
business forecasting, optimization models, the transportation algorithm
with trans-shipment, introduction to decision support systems, and
network models. Nonmajor graduate credit.
POM 422. Manufacturing Planning and Control.
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 320. In-depth analysis of integrated
operations management systems with emphasis on operations planning
and control, material requirements planning, master scheduling,
forecasting, capacity planning, and related topics. Nonmajor graduate
credit.
POM 424. Competitive Manufacturing Management.
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 320. Advanced topics in operations
management focused on concepts, techniques, and systems used to
improve a company's competitive advantage in manufacturing, with
an emphasis on lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, time-based
competition, bar coding, electronic data interchange (EDI), and
theory of constraints. Nonmajor graduate credit.
POM 428. Special Topics in Operations Management.
(3-0) Cr. 3 each time elected. Prereq: 320. In-depth analysis
of current issues, problems, and systems in operations management
with emphasis on new theoretical and methodological developments.
Topics may include in different semesters, supply chain management,
productivity and quality improvement, management of technology and
innovation, information technology in operations management, quick
response manufacturing, and service operations management. Nonmajor
graduate credit.
POM 490. Independent Study. Cr. 1
to 3 each time taken. Prereq: 320, senior classification, permission
of instructor.
Courses Primarily for Graduate Students.
Open to Qualified Undergraduate Students
POM 502. Operations Management and Strategy.
(2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: Graduate classification, Stat 328. The
design, analysis, planning, and control of business processes to
achieve desired performance objectives. Topics include: the fit
between operations strategy, competitive priorities, and process
structure; the impact of process structure on process performance;
process performance measures and their relationships; process performance
evaluation; and managerial levers for improving and controlling
process performance.
POM 520. Decision Models for Supply Chain
Management. (Same as TrLog 520.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq:
502. The application of decision models for supply chain management.
Topics include business applications of decision theory, inventory
theory, business forecasting, optimization models, transportation
and network models, routing problems, and project management.
POM 521. Strategic Quality Management.
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Stat 328, graduate classification. Management
and technical issues related to quality problem solving, including
the strategic importance and economic impacts of quality, managerial
issues in planning and designing quality assurance systems, control
of quality systems, employee involvement, statistical concepts relevant
to designing for quality, inspection and measurement, process control,
and acceptance sampling. Uses projects to experience diagnosing
and solving real quality problems.
POM 522. Manufacturing Information Systems.
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 502. An integrated analysis of advanced
manufacturing planning and control procedures for business. A variety
of topics are covered including forecasting, demand management,
aggregate planning, master production scheduling, material requirements
planning, enterprise resource planning, capacity planning, shop
floor control, just-in-time, and competitive analyses of modern
manufacturing systems. The design, selection, and implementation
of informations systems to support these concepts is emphasized.
POM 525. Manufacturing Strategy. (3-0)
Cr. 3. Prereq: 502. Formulation, implementation, and evaluation
of manufacturing strategies for achieving competitive advantage.
Topics include strategic issues related to global competitiveness,
quality, productivity, delivery performance, manufacturing flexibility,
inventory, information technology, and performance measurement.
POM 590. Special Topics. Cr. 1 to
3 each time taken. Prereq: Permission of instructor. For
students wishing to do individual research in a particular area
of POM.
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