Undergraduate Academic Teaching and Manufacturing Industry Requirements: A Comparative Analysis

Shahram Taj, Amir M. Hormozi and Bahman Mirshab
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Shahram Taj: College of Business Administration, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan 48219-0900
Amir M. Hormozi: College of Business, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412
Bahman Mirshab: College of Business Administration, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan 48219-0900

Interfaces, 1996, vol. 26, issue 3, 51-57

Abstract: The United States has been losing its manufacturing base because of severe international competition. One way to help improve the US economy is to revitalize its manufacturing sector. Training workers and equipping managers with the necessary tools and competencies to help organizations improve production and operations will be vital in this effort. We conducted a study with two purposes: (1) to obtain a list of required and elective courses in operations management (OM) and industrial management (IDM) programs offered by US universities at the undergraduate level, and (2) to rank these courses in order of importance in different programs and for five proposed concentrations.

Keywords: professional: OR/MS education; education systems: operations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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