Minor in Operations and Supply Chain Management
The Operations and Supply Chain Management minor provides students with a broad conceptual grounding in Operations and Supply Chain Management. The program includes significant background in management theory, practice, and skills development, providing students with managerial perspective that they will need to be successful in their careers. The minor also provides specific focus on operational issues in manufacturing and service organizations, as well as significant skill sets to facilitate operationally effective and efficient decision-making. Finally, the minor includes a balanced perspective by addressing relevant issues, practices, and principles of supplier management, supply chains, and logistics issues to assure that students are well grounded in supply chain management.
Students must complete at least sixteen credits from the courses listed. MGMT 301 (Operations Management) is required and must be completed as part of the minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Three Credits from Required Course | ||
| MGMT 301 | Operations Management | 3 |
| A Minimum of Thirteen Additional Credits from the Following Courses | ||
| MGMT 309 | Quantitative Methods for Managers | 3 |
| MGMT 332 | Purchasing | 3 |
| MGMT 372 | Fundamentals of Project Management | 3 |
| MGMT 431 | Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| MGMT 397 | Cooperative Education | 1-2 |
| MGMT 432 | Supplier Relationship Management | 3 |
| MGMT 433 | Logistics in the Supply Chain | 3 |
| MGMT 497 | Internship in Management | 1-3 |
Students are expected to complete all pre-requisite courses and conditions. Possible exceptions are noted below:
- ECON 210 Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics (which is a pre-requisite course for MGMT 301 Operations Management) may be waived by providing evidence of an adequate background and, or training in applied statistics to the Management Department
- Many of the courses listed above require the student to be a NCoBPA major. However, this requirement is waived for students who are non-NCoBPA majors and who are enrolled in the Minor in Operations & Supply Chain Management.