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OSCM 3250 Managing for Operational Excellence 3.0 Credits

This course examines practices for achieving superior organizational performance through disciplined and structured process improvement. Topics include lean management, Six Sigma, value stream analysis, performance measurement, and methods to foster a culture of continuous improvement. Emphasis is placed on aligning operations with the improvement strategy and developing capabilities required to enhance efficiency, quality, and customer value. Through case studies, simulations, and a team project, students develop the ability to diagnose operational challenges, align processes with strategic goals, and implement sustainable performance improvements. Students will know what's needed to lead organizations toward operational excellence by understanding the best tools to use in dynamic, competitive environments.

College/Department: Bennett S. LeBow Coll. of Bus./Decision Sciences
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: STAT 201 [Min Grade: C] or STAT 2201 [Min Grade: C]

Minor in Operations and Supply Chain Management

https://catalog.drexel.edu/undergraduate/business/minor-operations-supply-chain-mgmt/
The minor in Operations and Supply Chain Management can beneficially be combined with many majors. In this minor, students learn how organizations design and coordinate the productive processes that link departments within a firm and link firms to their customers and suppliers. Relevant tasks include demand forecasting, capacity planning, network design, risk management, and performance measurement. The coursework explores how decisions in such areas affect customer service, revenue, cost, and overall business success. Consequently, students in marketing can better understand how an advertising campaign can affect production requirements, students in finance see how inventory and supply decisions affect short-term capital, students in engineering bridge the gap between design and production, etc. This minor helps students understand what is happening behind the scenes when products and services are produced, sourced, and delivered.

Minor in Operations and Supply Chain Management

https://catalog.drexel.edu/2027-2028/undergraduate/business/minor-operations-supply-chain-mgmt/

Preliminary 2027-2028

The minor in Operations and Supply Chain Management can beneficially be combined with many majors. In this minor, students learn how organizations design and coordinate the productive processes that link departments within a firm and link firms to their customers and suppliers. Relevant tasks include demand forecasting, capacity planning, network design, risk management, and performance measurement. The coursework explores how decisions in such areas affect customer service, revenue, cost, and overall business success. Consequently, students in marketing can better understand how an advertising campaign can affect production requirements, students in finance see how inventory and supply decisions affect short-term capital, students in engineering bridge the gap between design and production, etc. This minor helps students understand what is happening behind the scenes when products and services are produced, sourced, and delivered.