Have we taught our students the right stuff?

• Main Authors: Balakrishnan, Jaydeep, YANG, Kum Khiong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: Higher Education; Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2577; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/3576/viewcontent/YanyKK_TaughtourStudents_POMSChronicle_Vol13No1.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Operations Management involves managing the resources that are required to convert inputs to outputs. These resources include materials, capital and people which requires decision making within the operations function to be cross functional (Schroeder, 2000). The resulting impact is that whenever an operations manager makes a decision, he or she should be cognizant of its impact on other areas within the firm, such as finance, marketing and human resources, as well as the external partners such as suppliers and customers. Our question is whether Production and Operations Management (POM) educators are training students adequately to make the necessary cross functional decisions.