Operations & Supply Chain Management
Major: Operations & Supply Chain Management
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Total Credit Hours: 180.0
Co-op Options: Three Co-op (Five years); One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.0205
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-3051; 11-3071
About the Program
The major in Operations & Supply Chain Management is designed to prepare students for eventual participation as managers or specialists in the operations activity of industrial and service systems. Today, companies worldwide are competing in very different ways and very different environments than they were in the past because of technological advances. Operations, Supply Chain Management, and Logistics are key functions through which companies can gain strategic advantage, and companies are hiring graduates to drive innovations for their new economic surroundings. In this major, courses drawing on the foundations and the state-of-the-art for both production and service industries allow students to craft a course of study that can meet industry standards.
Additional Information
For additional information about the program, students should contact the Department of Decision Sciences and MIS.
Degree Requirements
| Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Degree Requirements | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
| COM 270 [WI] | Business Communication | 3.0 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
| ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
| ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
| MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I | 4.0 |
| MATH 102 | Introduction to Analysis II | 4.0 |
| PHIL 105 | Critical Reasoning | 3.0 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3.0 |
| UNIV B101 [WI] | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
| UNIV B201 | Career Management | 1.0 |
| English literature elective ENGL 200 through ENGL 399 | 3.0 | |
| Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | |
| History (HIST) elective | 4.0 | |
| Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
| Applied Cells, Genetics & Physiology | ||
or BIO 101 | Applied Biological Diversity, Ecology & Evolution | |
| Applied Chemistry | ||
| Applied Physics | ||
| General Education Electives | ||
| Students select seven (21.0 credits) general education electives, with a minimum of one course in each of the following three categories. Students take the remaining 12.0 credits from any of the topics listed under Additional General Education Electives. | ||
| Society and Culture | ||
| Communication, English, Fine Arts, Global Studies, Language or Philosophy | 3.0 | |
| Social Science | ||
| Anthropology, History, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology | 3.0 | |
| Science | ||
| Computer Science, Information Systems, Science | 3.0 | |
| Additional General Education Electives | ||
| Twelve (12.0) credits must be earned by taking 4 courses from the following topics: Communication, English, Fine Arts, Global Studies, Language, Philosophy, Anthropology, History, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Math, Science | 12.0 | |
| Business Requirements | ||
| ACCT 115 | Financial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
| ACCT 116 | Managerial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
| BLAW 201 | Business Law I | 4.0 |
| BUSN 101 | Foundations of Business I (Online students take BUSN 111) | 4.0 |
| BUSN 102 | Foundations of Business II (Online students take BUSN 112) | 4.0 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
| FIN 301 | Introduction to Finance | 4.0 |
| INTB 200 | International Business | 4.0 |
| MGMT 450 | Strategy and Competitive Advantage | 4.0 |
| MIS 200 | Management Information Systems | 4.0 |
| MKTG 201 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 4.0 |
| OPM 200 | Operations Management | 4.0 |
| ORGB 300 [WI] | Organizational Behavior | 4.0 |
| STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
| Select one of the following: | 4.0 | |
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ||
| Business Consulting | ||
| Business Consulting for Nonprofits | ||
| Management Simulation | ||
| Business Statistics II | ||
| Major Requirements | ||
| Eight required courses (See Major Requirements list below) | 32.0 | |
| Free Electives | 18.0 | |
| Total Credits | 180.0 | |
| Operations and Supply Chain Management Major Requirements | ||
| OPM 315 | Service Operations Management | 4.0 |
| OPR 320 | Linear Models for Decision Making | 4.0 |
| OPM 321 | Planning and Control of Operations | 4.0 |
| OPM 325 | Advanced Planning and Control of Operations | 4.0 |
| OPM 341 | Supply Chain Management | 4.0 |
| Select three of the following: | 12.0 | |
| Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics | ||
| Managing Queues for Service Operations | ||
| Revenue Management | ||
| Advanced Decision Making and Simulation | ||
| Decision Models for the Public Sector | ||
| Six-Sigma Quality Implementation | ||
| Introduction to Data Mining for Business | ||
| Introduction to Experimental Design | ||
| Total Credits | 32.0 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| Term 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BUSN 101 | Foundations of Business I | 4.0 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
| MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I | 4.0 |
| UNIV B101 [WI] | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| BUSN 102 | Foundations of Business II | 4.0 |
| CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
| ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
| MATH 102 | Introduction to Analysis II | 4.0 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| ACCT 115 | Financial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
| ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3.0 |
| Social science course* | 3.0 | |
| Society and culture course* | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
| ACCT 116 | Managerial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
| History elective | 4.0 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
| Applied Cells, Genetics & Physiology Applied Biological Diversity, Ecology & Evolution | ||
| Applied Chemistry | ||
| Applied Physics | ||
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 5 | ||
| COM 270 [WI] | Business Communication | 3.0 |
| BLAW 201 | Business Law I | 4.0 |
| INTB 200 | International Business | 4.0 |
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
| Applied Cells, Genetics & Physiology Applied Biological Diversity, Ecology & Evolution | ||
| Applied Chemistry | ||
| Applied Physics | ||
| Term Credits | 14.0 | |
| Term 6 | ||
| MIS 200 | Management Information Systems | 4.0 |
| OPM 200 | Operations Management | 4.0 |
| MKTG 201 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 4.0 |
| ENGL 200 Through ENGL 399 | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 7 | ||
| FIN 301 | Introduction to Finance | 4.0 |
| ORGB 300 [WI] | Organizational Behavior | 4.0 |
| Science or Computer Science elective* | 3.0 | |
| Free elective | 4.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 8 | ||
| OPM 321 | Planning and Control of Operations | 4.0 |
| OPR 320 | Linear Models for Decision Making | 4.0 |
| PHIL 105 | Critical Reasoning | 3.0 |
| Free elective | 4.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 9 | ||
| OPM 315 | Service Operations Management | 4.0 |
| OPM 325 | Advanced Planning and Control of Operations | 4.0 |
| General Education Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Free Elective | 4.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 10 | ||
| UNIV B201 | Career Management | 1.0 |
| Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt major course | 4.0 | |
| Select one of the following: | 4.0 | |
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ||
| Business Consulting | ||
| Business Consulting for Nonprofits | ||
| Management Simulation | ||
| Business Statistics II | ||
| General education elective* | 3.0 | |
| General education elective | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 11 | ||
| Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt major course | 4.0 | |
| MGMT 450 | Strategy and Competitive Advantage | 4.0 |
| General education elective* | 3.0 | |
| Free elective | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 14.0 | |
| Term 12 | ||
| Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt major course | 4.0 | |
| OPM 341 | Supply Chain Management | 4.0 |
| Fine arts elective | 3.0 | |
| Free electives | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 14.0 | |
| Total Credit: 180.0 | ||
| * | See degree requirements. |
Co-op/Career Opportunities
Operations & Supply Chain Management students go on to work in a variety of fields, including manufacturing, product planning and research and development. The #4 and #6 on the Top 10 Best Business Jobs in the US News and World Report rankings are Operations Analysts and Logistics Analysts. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of jobs in Operations & Supply Chain Management will grow 13-22% over the next 7 years. The Operations & Supply Chain Management major is the top BSBA Major in LeBow for job placement satisfaction. The average starting salary of our graduates is $50,667.
Co-op Placements
Operations & Supply Chain Management majors land some of the most prestigious and highest paying co-op assignments. Our co-op employers include:
- Estee Lauder
- PECO Energy
- Johnson & Johnson
- Bimbo Bakeries
- Exelon Corporation
The average weekly co-op salary is $517.
Visit the Drexel Steinbright Career Development Center page for more detailed information on co-op and post-graduate opportunities. Also visit the Career Guides provided by the Steinbright Career Development Center.
Minor in Operations and Supply Chain Management
The minor in operations and supply chain management is designed to prepare students for eventual participation as managers or specialists in the operations activity of industrial and service systems. Today, companies worldwide are competing in very different ways and very different environments than they were in the past because of technological advances. Operations, Supply Chain Management, and Logistics are key functions through which companies can gain strategic advantage, and companies are hiring graduates to drive innovations for their new economic surroundings. In this minor, courses drawing on the foundations and the state-of-the-art for both production and service industries allow students to craft a course of study that can complement their existing major.
Requirements
- No more than 2 courses or 8.0 credits required by a student’s major may be counted towards this minor.
- A grade of “C” (2.0) or better must be earned for each course in this minor for it to be counted.
- No more than two transfer courses may be used to complete this minor. Transfer credits must be taken before matriculated at Drexel.
- Students should check the prerequisites of all classes when selecting electives. It is the responsibility of the student to know prerequisites.
- Business administration and business & engineering & economic students may complete any of the business minors, including: accounting, economics, finance, international economics, legal studies, management information systems, marketing, business analytics, organizational management and technology innovation management.
- Cannot do a major and a minor in the same field of study.
All prospective students should meet with an advisor from the College as soon as possible. Call 215.895.2110 to set up an appointment.
Program Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| OPM 321 | Planning and Control of Operations | 4.0 |
| OPR 320 | Linear Models for Decision Making | 4.0 |
| Select four of the following: | 16.0 | |
| Operations Management | ||
| Service Operations Management | ||
| Advanced Planning and Control of Operations | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics | ||
| Managing Queues for Service Operations | ||
| Revenue Management | ||
| Advanced Decision Making and Simulation | ||
| Decision Models for the Public Sector | ||
| Six-Sigma Quality Implementation | ||
| Total Credits | 24.0 | |
Additional Information
For additional information about the program, students should contact the Department of Decision Sciences.
Facilities
In fall 2013, LeBow College opened its 12-story, Gerri C. LeBow Hall, with a finance trading lab, behavioral studies lab and integrated teaching technology in all classrooms. The new building features two lecture halls, 15 classrooms of varying sizes and seating configurations, including case study rooms and cluster classrooms designed to facilitate group work. Other amenities consist of extensive areas of student spaces, including 12 collaboration rooms, two quiet study areas, and 3,500 square feet of student lounges. Gerri C. LeBow Hall brings together faculty, students and staff, in a state of the art building on the University City campus. Please visit the LeBow College of Business webpage to learn more about Gerri C. LeBow Hall.
