Operations and Supply Chain Management

Opus College of Business

Department of Operations and Supply Chain Management:

Goldschmidt (chair), Barlow, Bordoloi, Kumar, Mallick, Martens, Olson, W. Raffield, Sanders-Jones,  Sullwold, Vorotyntseva, Yang

Operations and supply chain management is directly involved in the creation and delivery of an organization's goods and/or services. Operations management is not specific to any one industry, nor is it restricted to manufacturing enterprises. In fact, all organizations in the private and public sector systems--including airlines, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, insurance companies, and government agencies need to manage their operations vigilantly. Operations managers work with their organizations to find faster, better, and more economical ways to server their customers. The operations management field offers a wide array of career paths from supply chain or service design analysis to manufacturing or service general management.

Business Core Courses:

• BUSN 100: Business for the Common Good (2 credits)
• ENTR 100: Introduction to Entrepreneurship & Innovation (2 credits)
• ACCT 100: Principles of Accounting I (4 credits)
• BUSN 200: Business Learning Through Service (0 credit)
• ACCT 200: Principles of Accounting II (2 credits)
• OPMT 200: Operations & Supply Chain Management (2 credits)
• FINC 310: Core Financial Management (2 credits)
• MKTG 200: Introduction to Marketing (2 credits)
• MGMT 200: Working Skillfully in Organizations (2 credits)
• BLAW 300: Law for Business Leaders I (2 credits)
• BETH 300: Ethical Principles in Business (2 credits)

Note: The required core business courses (BUSN 100, ENTR 100, ACCT 100, ACCT 200, BUSN 200, FINC 310, OPMT 200, MKTG 200, MGMT 200, BETH 300, BLAW 300) must be completed by the end of the sophomore year. Transfer students who have not had an equivalent course must complete these courses by the end of their first semester, junior year.

Elective Courses in Business Core:

• Eight credits from undergraduate courses with designations ACCT / BETH / BLAW / BUAN / BUID / ENTR / FINC / IBUS / MGMT / MKTG / OPMT / REAL. These credits may not fulfill any required concentration credits unless you have more than one business concentration. These credits may be taken in courses within the department of the student's business concentration. Transfer credits with these designations must be at the 300 level or above.

Concentration Courses:

• OPMT 320 Decision Analysis (4 credits)
• OPMT 330 Quality Management (4 credits)
• OPMT 340 Process Analysis & Improvement (4 credits)
• OPMT 350 Supply Chain Management (4 credits)
• OPMT 375 Digital Supply Chain Management (2 credits)
• OPMT 480 Operations Strategy with Integrative Project (4 credits)

Plus four credits from the following:

• OPMT 360 Service Operations Management (4 credits)
• OPMT 470 Applied Analytics and Data Visualization (4 credits)
• ECON 311 Forecasting (4 credits)

Allied requirements:

• CISC 200 Intro to Computer Technology and Business Applications (4 credits)
  or CISC 131 Intro to Programming and Problem Solving (4 credits)
• ECON 251 Principles of Macroeconomics (4 credits)
• ECON 252 Principles of Microeconomics (4 credits)
• DASC 120 Introduction to Computational Statistics (4 credits)

Note: CISC 200 and DASC 120 (or equivalent) should be completed by the end of the sophomore year. Transfer students who have not had an equivalent course must complete this course by the end of their first semester, junior year.

Plus four credits from the following:

• MATH 101 Finite Mathematics (4 credits)
• MATH 109 Calculus with Review II (4 credits)
• MATH 111 Calculus for Business and Social Science (4 credits)
• MATH 113 Calculus I (4 credits)

Note: The math requirement must be completed by the end of the sophomore year.

Plus four credits from the following:

• COMM 100 Public Speaking (4 credits)
• COMM 105 Communication in the Workplace (4 credits)
• COMM 370 Intercultural Communication (4 credits)
• ENGL 211 or above (4 credits)

Supply chain management is inherently interdisciplinary. By offering a minor in OSCM, students from diverse majors can gain a comprehensive understanding of how supply chains function. As industries become increasingly globalized and interconnected, businesses seek individuals who can navigate and optimize complex supply networks. A minor in OSCM not only enhances the employability of business majors but also provides a distinct advantage to graduates in non-business fields who will inevitably interact with supply chains in their respective professions.

Curriculum:

Required Courses (10 credits):

• OPMT 200 Operations. & Supply Chain Mgmt. (2 credits)
• OPMT 320 Decision Analysis (4 credits)
  • Prerequisites: DASC 120, MATH 101 or higher, CISC 131 or CISC 200
• OPMT 350 Supply Chain Management (4 credits)
  • Prerequisites: OPMT 200, DASC 120 or STAT 201, MATH 101 or higher

Plus eight credits from the following electives (at least four credits from OPMT):

• OPMT 330 Quality Management (4 credits)
• OPMT 340 Process Analysis & Improvement (4 credits)
• OPMT 360 Sports, Entertainment and Service Operations Management (4 credits)
• OPMT 375 Digital Supply Chain Management (2 credits)
• ECON 311* Forecasting (4 credits)
• MGMT 384 Project Management (4 credits)
• MGMT 394 Negotiating with Positive Influence (4 credits)
• BLAW 322 Law for International Business (4 credits)
• ACCT 420* Accounting Analytics (4 credits)
• MKTG 345* Marketing Analytics (4 credits)
• MKTG 375 Product Innovation and Marketing (4 credits)

Elective courses may have additional prerequisites not covered by the required courses in the minor.

*These elective courses can apply as an elective in either the Business Analytics minor or the Operations & Supply Chain Management minor, but not both.