TOM Minors

The Technology and Operations Management Department offers several minors, either on its own or in cooperation with other departments in the University.  For additional information on how to enroll in the program, contact the Technology & Operations Managment Department in Building 94, Room 203, phone: (909) 869-2453.

Operations Management Minor

24 units

The Operations Management Minor was developed to allow students in other Business Administration concentrations, or students majoring in non-business programs to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively use operations management techniques in both manufacturing and service organizations. The minor in Operations Management will enable the student to meet the needs in modern organizations for people who possess the background in production, and general operations management.

The career possibilities include national and international businesses, not-for-profit institutions, and governments. Los Angeles County is the largest manufacturing county in the U.S. and has a large need for graduates knowledgeable in production/operations management techniques. Orange County is one of the fastest growing high-technology manufacturing areas in the country. Foreign competition has placed a new emphasis on manufacturing in the U.S. and therefore the demand for graduates knowledgeable in operations management techniques has significantly increased.

Students with an interest in acquiring more comprehensive operations management skills can obtain an Operations Management Minor which would be recognized as a formal educational program by prospective employers. This should enhance the students' employment opportunities, as well as improving their productivity and career growth potential.

Prerequisites (12 units):

This Minor must include at least 12 units separate and distinct from the requirements of the student's major or double major with at least 8 of these units at the upper division level.

Logistics Minor

28 Units

The Logistics Minor offered by the College of Business Administration is the only program of its kind in the California State University system. The Logistics Minor was developed to allow Business Administration concentrations or students majoring in non-business programs to gain employment in areas of physical distribution, transportation, warehousing, customer service, materials management, third-party and global logistics, systems planning, and operations and management of the supply chain. Demand greatly exceeds supply both nationally and internationally for logistics managers.

For more information, students should contact the Technology and Operations Management Department office, 94-203, or by phone at (909) 869-2453.

REQUIREMENTS:

Completion of the courses are required:

Prerequisites (16 units)

Supply Chain Design, Analysis and Representation

or E-Business Enabled Supply Chain Management

IBM 439

EBZ 304

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4 

Directed Elective Courses (8 units)

select 12 additional units  from the following list of courses: 

(Each elective must be outside the student's concentration department.)

TOTAL CORE AND ELECTIVE UNITS REQUIRED:...........................28 UNITS

Students from any major may minor in Logistics. Core courses in a student's major (column one of the Degree Requirement Evaluation worksheet) which are required in this minor must be replaced with substitute courses on the basis of individual petitions.

Quantitative Research Minor

The Quantitative Research Minor is an interdisciplinary program that can be taken by students majoring in any field other than Mathematics. It is particularly appropriate for students majoring in Business Administration with concentrations in Technology and Operations Management, or Marketing Management. The purpose of the minor is to prepare students to perform quantitative analyses in their chosen discipline by providing the working knowledge required in statistics, principles of experimental design, survey methodology, and data analysis techniques. This includes learning to understand and use some of the statistical software packages that are available on various campus computer systems. Students are expected to complete a project in their major having a significant quantitative component. The project is jointly directed by the Statistics Coordinator (currently Dr. Kamta Rai, Mathematics Department, Building 8, Room 150, Phone: (909) 869-3495) and a faculty advisor selected from the student's own department. Through such experience, graduates become more able and prepared to perform quantitative studies in their chosen field of employment.

Required Courses (8 units):

Intermeidate Courses (9 - 12 units): 

Choose one sequence from the following

Project (4 units)

The student will carry out a quantitative research project in his/her major field of study.

This minor must include at least 12 units separate and distinct from the requirements of the student's major or double major, with at least 8 of these units at the upper-division level.

Total Quality Management Minor 

The Total Quality Management (TQM) Minor may be taken by students having any major in the University. It is particularly appropriate for students having concentrations in the following areas: Technology and Operations Management, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Management and Human Resources, International Business, and Marketing. The Minors is intended to allow students to gain the knowledge and skills necessary for effective application of quality management techniques in manufacturing, service, and not-for-profit organizations. The TQM Minor will help fill the need for graduates, especially from businesses and engineering, who are trained in the concepts, techniques, tools, and methods of analysis used for the continuous improvement of product, service, and process quality. Computer-based approaches are used whenever they are available and appropriate.

For more information, students may contact any of the following faculty members: Dr. Hassan Halati, Chair, Technology and Operations Management, Dr. Kathleen Harcharik, Chair, Management and Human Resources, and Dr. Phil Rosenkrantz (Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering).

Prerequisites (12-26 units):
Completion of one of the following prerequisite options is required. In most instances, the prerequisites listed in an option package are part of the existing curriculum for the student in the indicated academic program area.

Option 1: (Business, Engineering Technology, some Science majors, and all Majors not included in Options 2 and 3 below) 

Required Courses (16 units):

Note: Business Administration majors with the TOM concentration are required to substitute a non-TOM course, with a minor advisor approval, for TOM 401. IE and MFE majors are required to substitute a course outside their major, with a minor advisor approval, for IME 415.