Operations and Supply Chain Management (B.B.A.)
At-a-Glance
Admission to major: Completion of all College of Business Administration lower-division requirements.
Major: 30-32 credit hours beyond the College Core requirements, of which 23-24 hours are OMS electives, and two additional courses are OMS approved business electives.
Minor: 16 credit hours
Specializations: A student may be a general OMS major or optionally may specialize in one or more of the following areas: business statistics, supply chain management, project management, and global operations.
Advising: Operations and Supply Chain Management majors are assigned a faculty adviser by the department office.
Student organization: Student Chapter, APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society)
Additional information: Cooperative education, internship, and travel opportunities are available
Manufacturing and service companies must improve their operation, productivity, and quality in order to compete in today's world economy. The objective of the programs in the OSM Department is to prepare students to assume various line and/or staff positions in the production/service operation of business organizations. Students interested in pursuing graduate studies in the future will also find that OMS major programs provide a strong background in quantitative analysis.
Major-Field Requirements
For students who are newly-admitted to CSU for Fall 2009, the requirements for a major in Operations and Supply Chain Management are as follows: Complete 30-32 credit hours in the College of Business Administration (CBA) beyond the College Core requirements, of which 23-24 hours are OMS electives, and two additional courses are OMS approved business electives. OMS approved business electives are electives from the CBA that are approved by the student’s major advisor or the Operations and Supply Chain Management chair. Such courses cannot be required courses in the CBA core.
Students admitted to CSU prior to Fall 2009 must take 20 credit hours in the College of Business Administration beyond the College Core requirements. These courses will be designated as OSM major electives. Among these 20 credit-hours of OSM major electives, a minimum of 15 credit hours must be 300- or 400-level courses in the Department of Operations Management and Business Statistics: remaining credit hours may be taken outside the department. Students are encouraged to check with their faculty adviser or the department chair when choosing courses outside the OSM Department as OSM major electives.
A student may become a general Operations and Supply Chain Management major by fulfilling the above requirements. In addition, a student may specialize in an area of the OSM major as described below.
Business Statistics. Choose at least 3 courses from the following list:
OMS 431 Sampling and Experimental Design (4-0-4).
OMS 433 Data Analysis (4-0-4).
OMS 434 Multivariate Analysis (4-0-4)
OMS 435 Forecasting (4-0-4)
OMS 445 Quality Control and Management (4-0-4)
Students in this specialization can count up to 8 hours of electives from a functional area of business as part of their 23-24 hours of OMS electives. These 8 hours must be approved by the student’s major adviser or the OSM chair. This additional flexibility for the business statistics specialization is intended to allow a student to pursue an in-depth study of an area of application of statistics and possibly obtain a double major. Functional areas of business include accounting, finance, information systems, management, marketing, and operations management.
Supply Chain Management. Choose at least 3 courses from the following list:
OMS 412 Supply Chain Management (4-0-4)
OMS 413 Production Planning and Control (4-0-4).
OMS 417 Principles of Lean Operations (APICS) (4-0-4)
OMS 419 Operations Strategy (APICS) (4-0-4)
OMS 421 Service Operations Management (4-0-4)
IST 465 Enterprise Integration Systems (3-0-3)
Students in this specialization can count IST 465 as part of their 23-24 hours of OMS electives:
Project Management. Select the following course
OMS 422 Project Management (3-2-4)
together with at least 2 courses from the following list:
OMS 312 Management Science (4-0-4)
OMS 419 Operations Strategy (APICS) (4-0-4)
OMS 421 Service Operations Management (4-0-4)
OMS 442 Innovation Management (4-0-4)
IST 462 Business Process Modeling and Design (3-0-3)
Students in this specialization can count IST 462 as part of their 23-24 hours of OMS electives.
Global Operations Management. Select the following course
International Operations Management (3-0-3)
together with at least 2 courses from the following list:
OMS Operations Strategy (APICS) (4-0-4)
OMS 421 Service Operations Management (4-0-4)
INB 301 International Business (4-0-4)
MKT 461 Global Marketing Strategy (4-0-4)
FIN 465 International Finance and Investment (4-0-4)
ACT 460 International Accounting (3-0-3)
Students in this specialization can count two of the above marketing, finance and accounting courses as part of their 23-24 hours of OMS electives.
For Careers in the Manufacturing Industry:
Students interested in manufacturing careers should take the three courses corresponding to the test modules of CPIM certification of the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), namely OMS 413, 417, and 419. CPIM certification is essential for promotion to managerial positions in the manufacturing area.Students should note the prerequisites for all courses. Students taking courses without having fulfilled the proper prerequisites may lose credit and may be required to take additional courses.
Listed below is a suggested schedule for completing the OMS major.
Recommended Program for Operations and Supply Chain Management
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Fifth Semester |
Credits |
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3 |
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4 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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Total |
16 |
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Sixth Semester |
Credits |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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OMS Major Elective |
4 |
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OMS Major Elective |
4 |
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Total |
17 |
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Seventh Semester |
Credits |
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OMS Major Elective |
4 |
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OMS Major Elective |
4 |
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OMS Approved Business Elective |
4 |
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OMS Approved Business Elective |
4 |
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Total |
16 |
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Eighth Semester |
Credits |
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OMS Major Elective |
4 |
OMS Major Elective |
4 |
Elective (OMS or other business) |
4 |
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3 |
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Total |
15 |
* All B.B.A. core courses listed above must be completed prior to taking MLR 465, the capstone course in the BBA curriculum.
(w) Counts as a writing course for university graduation requirements. Three writing courses are required.
Minor-Field Requirements
Students obtaining a minor in OSM must satisfy the requirements in levels 1 and 2 below.
Level 1: Any two of the following three courses:
- OMS 201 Business Statistics I
- OMS 202 Business Statistics II
- OMS 311 Introduction to Operations Management
These three courses can be waived based upon proof of prior equivalent course work. Normally, these prior courses should not be taken more than five years before the declaration of the OMS minor.
Level 2: At least 10 credit hours from OMS upper-division courses (not including OMS 311).
