Study Business Administration with a focus on Operations Management at Western Washington University. Gain practical skills and career support. Apply now!
Program Description Western's Business Administration programs explore leadership roles in business and the community, providing students with the perceptual and analytical skills necessary to make decisions and evaluate policies in business, and develop an understanding of the social, economic, and regulatory environments in business. All students earning a degree in Business Administration develop significant understanding of management information systems and computing. Operations Management determines what equipment, labor, tools, facilities, materials, energy, and information are required, how these can best be obtained, and how they are used to satisfy the requirements of the market place. Operations managers are concerned with each step in providing a service or product — from acquisition of the raw materials and component parts to delivery to the customer. Operations managers are also responsible for critical activities such as quality management and control, capacity planning, materials management, purchasing, and scheduling. The Department of Decision Sciences opens the door to a variety of high-tech jobs. Graduates work for firms as analysts, finding flaws and creating a more efficient and streamlined approaches for their clients. Work settings can range from deep inside a datacenter server room to a system consultant overseeing production in a foreign country.
