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This web site is designed to assist those within the Georgia Tech community to better understand the operations industry and provide the tools and resources that are essential to help students make the most informed choices regarding careers.
Operations Management is the functional area of business primarily devoted to the direction and control of the processes that transform resource inputs into useful products and services. As such, the role of the operations function is to ensure that goods are produced and services delivered in a timely manner with the appropriate cost and quality characteristics to support broader corporate objectives. Effective operations management involves coordinating people, equipment, inventories, and information.
Operations Management issues permeate all levels of decision making, from long-term strategy formulation to tactical concerns. Operational performance directly affects an organization’s success in meeting its strategic goals and determines, in large part, the competitive position of a firm.
| Key concepts in OM |
Key Tools |
Capacity Planning
Forecasting
Inventory Management
Just-in-Time Systems (JIT)
Location Decisions
Materials Management
Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Operations Strategy
Process Management
Scheduling
Statistical Process Control
Total Quality Management
Work-Force Management |
Acceptance Sampling
Decision Theory
Learning Curves
Linear Programming
Queueing Theory
Simulation
Transportation Modeling |
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