Marketable Skills for Master of Science: Industrial Management

 

Skill Set	Industrial Management Development - Specific Application	General Employment Application	How Delivered
Operations Management	Develop applications from  theories and practice from  operations management.  Understand concepts, models,  theories and research from  operations management.	Develop skills to effectively  prepare, communicate and  deliver effective leadership of  industrial operations.	MANA 5305 – Decision Making  in Operations Management
Effective Communication	Understand differences in  Individual and interpersonal  communication, develop  problem-solving skills,  decision-making, teamwork,  etc.	Develop skills to communicate effectively in a workplace or  team setting.	TECH 5371 - Research Internship  in Technology TECH 5306 Logistics  Management TECH 5335 Lean Management
Project Management	Describe theories, concepts and  strategies of project  management.	Develop skills to successfully  organize and promptly  complete projects required by  employers.	TECH 5331 – Project  Management
Lean Managment	Understand the lean tools to  eliminate waste and improve  operations.	Develop skills to provide  effective recommendations to  eliminate waste in a company’s  operations.	TECH 5335 – Lean Management
Improving Quality	Identify problems or issues in  processes and operations so  quality tools can be applied for  continuous improvement.	Develop skills essential to  improving quality by reducing  variation in production and  business operations.	TECH 5310 – Six Sigma Quality TECH 5320 – Total Quality  Management TECH 5390 – Advanced Lean  Six Sigma Quality Techniques
Value Stream Mapping Skills	Develop the skills to create  value stream maps to find non  value added processes that can  be eliminated.	Develop skills critical to  organizations to find value  streams and eliminate non  value added operations for cost  cutting measures to say  competitive.	TECH 5366- Value Stream  Management
Logistics and Distribution	Understanding fundamentals of  effective logistics and  distribution networks.	Develop skills necessary to  implement effective logistics  and distribution networks to  reduce costs and improve  profits.	TECH 5306 - Logistics  Management
Research	Understanding of methods and  processes of qualitative and quantitative research methods  by applying knowledge learned from the program into a  research paper.	Develop skills in scholarly  research to solve organizational  issues and propose new  strategies to an organization  and society.	TECH 5303- Research  Techniques in HRD/Technology