Kyung Hee realizes academic excellence based on diversity and creativity and embodies
the ‘global dignity’ of a university as a venue for public practice for better people and a better world.
Production & Operations Management is the systematic design, direction, and control of processes which combine and transform various resources into value added services and productions for internal, as well as external, customers.
Production & Operations Management is a primary function in a value chain.
Every management student must familiarize themselves with Taylor, Porter, Simon, Deming, Juran, Hammer, and Goldratt.
Production & Operations is to management what an athlete is to sports.
2. Topics & Disciplines
Production Systems: Manufacturing and services
Service Delivery Process and Service Management: Operations management in service industry (ex. Everland, Korean Airlines)
Quality Management: Total Quality Management (TQM), 6-Sigma, etc.
Quantitative Analysis: Management science, Research methodologies, Game theory, Simulation
3. Recommended Curriculum Roadmap
Arrows denote sequence of courses to be taken. Specifically, the red lines represent mandatory roadmap, the blue dotted lines represent recommended roadmap.
Green boxes represent courses open in the 1st semester, yellow boxes represent courses open in the 2nd semester.
Marketing Survey Analysis in the 2nd semester is open for the Marketing major. However, it is also listed here for its relevancy.
4. Career Path following Graduation
Certifications/Licenses, International & Domestic
APICS (American Production & Inventory Control Society): CPIM (Certificates of Production & Inventory Management)
ASQ (American Society for Quality): CRE (Certified Reliability Engineer), Six Sigma Black Belt
ISL (the International Society of Logistics)
Social Survey Analyst (SSA)
Jobs
Process Consulting: LG CNS, SDS, Accenture, 12, SAP
Survey & Analysis Organizations: National Statistical Office, the Gallup
Logistics Advisor, Quality Management Professional, Service Planning Expert