Open AccessFuture Directions Of Management Science And Operations Management In Business School Curricula
Author(s) -
Jack Fuller,
James W. Denton
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the international college teaching methods and styles journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2157-880X
pISSN - 1548-9566
DOI - 10.19030/ctms.v2i3.5265
Subject(s) - curriculum , dominance (genetics) , skills management , competition (biology) , supply chain management , business education , business , curriculum development , engineering management , higher education , marketing , engineering , supply chain , economics , economic growth , ecology , biochemistry , chemistry , biology , gene
The fields of Management Science (MS) and Operations Management (OM) have co-existed in business school curricula for over a half century. This paper examines five trends that point toward a bright future for Operations Management in the business curriculum. These trends include an increasing emphasis on global competition, the growth of the supply chain as a competitive weapon, more participation from the Operations function in formulating business strategies, the continued dominance of the service sector over the manufacturing sector in developed economies, and increasing demand for general management skills over technical skills for business school graduates. The de-emphasis on technical skills and the fact that MS techniques have been subsumed into other functional areas indicates that the future of Management Science in the business curriculum may not be as bright.