Kick-off Meeting
Fall Semester
September 7, 2011
“Where theory meets practice.”
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Agenda
• Introductions
• Why operations?
• Upcoming Events
• 2nd Year Panel
• Get involved!
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2011-2012 Executive Board
Chris Nguyen
• President
• Previous Work: United Parcel Service
• MBA Internship: Giant Eagle, Inc.
Sylwia Dabrowka
• VP of Events and PR
• Previous Work: Philips Lighting
• MBA Internship: Tsudis Chocolate Co.
Amey Pradhan
• VP of Education
• Previous Work: Larsen & Toubro
• MBA Internship: Tsudis Chocolate Co.
Diansyah Putri Handayani
• VP of Professional Development
• Previous Work: Schlumberger
• MBA Internship: Schlumberger Business Consulting
Introductions
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operations?
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Events
2nd Year
Panel
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involved!
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Faculty Adviser and Career Services Liaison
Dr. Prakash Mirchandani
• Professor of Business Administration
• PhD, MIT Sloan School of Management | MBA, Indian Institute of Management |
ME Indian Institute of Technology
• Courses taught:
• Statistical Analysis
• Decision Technologies
• Global Supply Chain Management
• Recognized as Outstanding Teacher of the Year by the Katz FT MBA students
• 1999, 2001, 2003-2004, 2006, 2008-2011
Shaina Tsupros
• Assistant Director, Operations and Strategy at the CSC of the KGSB
• MEd, University of Pittsburgh | BS of Journalism, Ohio University
• Previous experience:
• Staffing Associate, City Staff
• Production Assistant of Larry King Live, CNN
• Library Assistant, CNN
Introductions
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operations?
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Why Operations?
“In this depressed economic climate, operations and
supply chain professionals will likely be in higher demand as
companies seek to maximize their efficiency and reduce costs.
Sectors like health care that had been less receptive to cost
reduction/operations improvement services are now
reconsidering in light of this tighter economy.”
- from Vault, industry overview
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What we bring to the table
• Strategic thinkers, tactical doers
▫ Analytical problem-solvers
▫ Objective decision-makers
▫ Ability to see both the “big picture” and “moving parts” of an
organization
• Not limited to engineers and the manufacturing industry
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Consulting
Analytics
Project management
Business development
Entrepreneurship
• The Chief Operating Officer is responsible for the daily operation of
the company. Routinely in large organizations, the COO is the heir
apparent to the CEO.
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operations?
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Salaries in Operations
Job Title
Production Scheduler
Operations Analyst
Process Engineer
Distribution Manager
Operations Manager
Logistics Manager
Supply Chain Manager
Total Quality Manager
Senior Process Engineer
Supply Chain Director
Distribution Director
Quality Assurance Director
Operations Director
VP of Total Quality
VP of Logistics Management
VP of Supply Chain Management
*** From Salary.com, 2011
Median
25th Percentile
75th Percentile
$60,065
$61,475
$74,510
$80,438
$87,307
$92,514
$96,140
$96,197
$103,810
$129,651
$130,179
$131,132
$145,009
$171,081
$180,001
$215,704
$52,140
$53,082
$67,130
$69,077
$74,268
$77,985
$82,332
$83,885
$93,377
$111,875
$111,570
$116,049
$122,264
$137,974
$146,274
$171,699
$69,995
$70,387
$82,577
$94,448
$104,778
$108,371
$111,470
$111,881
$114,993
$149,861
$150,489
$152,600
$176,033
$215,826
$229,464
$278,578
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Operations Concentration at Katz
The Operations specialty at Katz ranked 2nd among public
U.S. institutions by recruiters
- Bloomberg BusinessWeek 2010
Concentration
Average Starting Salary
Other
$81K
MIS
$79K
Operations
$78K
Finance
$67K
Marketing
$67K
Introductions
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operations?
Upcoming
Events
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Panel
* KGSB Class of 2011
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involved!
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The Importance of Defining Your Career
Path Student Engagement
Job Placement at Graduation
Focused students
78%
Unfocused students
35%
Job Placement at Graduation
Very engaged
80%
Somewhat engaged
61%
Not engaged
40%
* KGSB Class of 2011
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Mission Statement
To provide MBA candidates in the Katz
Graduate School of Business the knowledge,
skills, and resources necessary to be successful in
the operations management field.
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Goals of the Club
• Align our goals with the goals of the MBA Office and Career
Services, with the student perspective in mind
• Pool knowledge and experiences of students following similar
career paths
• Provide relevant and valuable academic and career resources
• Become the premier club at Katz
• Advance the Katz Graduate School of Business
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Benefits of the Operations Club
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Professional organizations
Conferences
Case competitions
Site visits
Networking events
Academic and career guidance
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Professional Organizations
Introductions
Organization
No. of
Members
Certifications
APICS
Association for Operations
Management
43,000
• CPIM
• CSCP
ASQ
American Society for Quality
85,000
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PMI
Project Management Institute
340,000
• CAPM
• PMP
• PgMP
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operations?
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Lean Certification
CSSGB
CSSBB
CMBB
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Conferences
Location
Dates
3rd Annual NAAMBA Leadership
Conference and Expo
New York, NY
Sep 8-10
2011 NAWMBA Conference and Career
Fair
Dallas/Fort Worth,
TX
Sep 15-17
NBMBAA 33rd Annual Conference and
Expo
Atlanta, GA
Oct 4-8
NSHMBA 22nd Conference and Career
Expo
Anaheim, CA
Oct 13-15
2011 APICS International Conference
Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 23-25
2012 ASQ Lean and Six Sigma Conference
Phoenix, AZ
Feb 27-28
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operations?
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Case Competitions
• 3rd Annual Katz Internal Case Competition
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Helps students practice analysis and presentation skills to prepare for ntl/int’l case
competitions
Co-sponsored with the Consulting Club
Late Fall Semester or early Spring Semester
• 2012 John Molson International MBA Case Competition
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Jan 3-8, 2012
Last year, 36 b-schools from around the world competed
Held in Montreal, Canada
• APICS Mid-Atlantic Case Competition
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Operations-based case competition
Middle of Spring Semester
• MIT OpsSimCom
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Simulation
Late Spring
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Site Visits
• Giant Eagle, Inc.
▫ $8 billion regional food retailer
▫ RIDC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
▫ November 4th or 11th
• Marcellus Shale
▫ Unit of marine sedimentary rock found in the Northern
Appalachian Basin
▫ Attractive site for energy development
• Honda of America
▫ The world’s largest manufacturer of internal combustion
engines
▫ Columbus, OH
▫ Spring 2012
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operations?
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Networking Events
• Alumni Breakfast for Operations
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Sept 15, 2011
7:15am – 8:45am
WPU Lower Lounge
RSVP on Career Connection > Events
• Spring networking event
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Feb 2012?
Operations alumnus
Passing the torch
University Club?
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Academic and Career Guidance
• Course Selection
▫ Lunch and learn right before registration for Spring 2012
 Global Supply Chain Certificate
 Benefits
 Course scheduling requirements
 Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
 Course Description
• Professional certifications
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CPIM (Production and Inventory Management)
CSCP (Supply Chain Professional) - Katz has books!
CAPM (Associate in Project Management)
PMP (Project Management Professional)
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David Chen
• National Chenchi University – Advertising
• Previous Work: Marketing , Chinese Gamer International Corp.
• MBA Internship: Supply Chain, Ting-Tong Logistics Co., LTD.
Iysha Evelyn
• University of Pittsburgh – Political Science | History
• Previous Work: Program Coordinator, Coro Pittsburgh
• MBA Internship: Project Management, Ariba
Samantha Renfrow
• University of Pittsburgh – Industrial Engineering
• Previous Work: UPMC, Student Fellow
• MBA Internship: Industrial Engineer, Walmart Logistics
Heather Snyder
• University of North Texas – Film Studies
• Previous Work: Aircraft Parts & Avionics Coordinator, Landmark Aviation
• MBA Internship: Operations Planning, Texas Instruments
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How to get involved
• Sign up after this meeting
• Interviews for open positions will occur next week.
▫ TBA
▫ If you are interested and willing to commit, we will have a role for
you!
▫ This is an opportunity for us to get to know you.
• We will provide thorough training while empowering you to
provide input, share ideas, and make decisions.
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Available Positions
Position
Description
What we are
looking for
Approx. time
commitment
Officer of
Communication
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Maintain meeting minutes
Send emails news and updates to Ops Club
members
Update and maintain SharePoint site and calendars
Maintain line of communication with the MBA
Office
• Organizational
skills
• Responsibility
• Dependability
1-2 hrs/wk
• Professionalism
• Networking
skills
1 hr/wk
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Update the club on upcoming news and events
Strengthen connection with professional
organizations
Establish and maintain contacts
Officer of Social
Media
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Update and maintain Facebook and LinkedIn pages
Facilitate discussions about career and academics
• Enthusiasm
1 hr/wk
Officer of
Alumni
Relations
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Strengthen connection with operations alumni
Update and maintain Operations Alumni Directory
• Networking
skills
• Professionalism
1 hr/wk
Special Projects
Committee
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Spearhead new initiatives to advance the
Operations Club and the Katz Graduate School of
Business
• Leadership
• Creativity
• Doers
TBD
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Officer of
Professional
Organizations
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operations?
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Concluding thoughts
“Help me help you!”
-- Jerry Maguire
Questions?
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The Next General Body Meeting
Thursday, Oct 27
5-6PM
117 Mervis
Sign up for the APICS PDM Next Wednesday,
 The Ops Club will pay for up to 4 APICS members to go for free!
 To become APICS student member, visit www.apics.org