Department CatalogMessage from the Chair
Welcome to the home page of the Systems and Operations Management (SOM) Department. Operations management activities are at the core of all business organizations. Our curriculum prepares students for managing critical operations issues such as resource planning, quality management and assurance, productivity, business process flow improvement, data analysis, project management, inventory planning, supply chain management and logistics, lean operations, system thinking, and decision support systems.
We strive for excellence in curriculum and teaching. Our faculty members are committed to ongoing research, professional participation and service to students, academic & business community and to the public.
Career Opportunities
Students with an education in Systems and Operations Management are in high demand by industries such as airlines, transportation, aerospace, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, insurance, banking, health care, education, and government. Our graduates perform jobs in project management, operations planning and scheduling, quality management and assurance, supply chain and logistics management, and system analysis and design. Among companies who employ our graduates are Nestlè, Pratt&Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc. (previously Boeing), Toyota, Universal Studios, JPL/NASA, Kaiser Permanente, Baxter, Amgen, Teradyne, Bank of America, Universal Studios, and many others.
Related Organizations
Association for Operations Management (www.apics.org)
American Society for Quality (www.asq.org)
Project Management Institute (www.pmi.org)
Institute for Operations Management and the Management Sciences (www.informs.org)
