Who Are We?
We
are the Operations &
Decision Technologies (ODT)
Department
We do things like Supply Chain
Management, Enterprise
Applications and e-business – stuff
that companies are implementing!!
Our Majors
Operations Management
 Often
double with Finance, Mktg, or CIS
 Business
 One
Process Management (BPM)
of the two technology majors in the
Kelley School
 Very attractive by itself or as a double
major with Marketing, Finance and CIS
The BPM major
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This concentration is designed for students who wish to
begin their careers in the broadly defined area of
business analysis that includes enterprise technologies,
supply chain management, decision support systems,
e-business, process operations and reengineering,
technology consulting and analytical modeling
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Representative job titles:
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Business Analyst
ERP or e-business Specialist
Business Consultant (In-House or External)
All types of applications
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Finance, Marketing, Operations, etc.
Non-technical to very technical
The OM Major
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The Operations Management (OM) major offers
career opportunities in consulting or in corporate
positions in specialties such as supply chain
management, operations, business processes,
materials management and quality assurance
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Operations Analyst or Consultant
Supply Chain Analyst
Plant Manager
Inventory Control Manager
Production Manager
Distribution Manager
What Do We Teach?
 Business
problem solving and analysis using
technology
 VB,
VBA, Excel, C/C++, JAVA
 Analysis
of business processes
 Process
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Charter, MS Project, SAP R/3
Enterprise Applications
 Enterprise
Applications (ERP, CRM, etc.)
 Supply Chain Management
 e-business
 Data Warehousing and Data Mining
OM Major Requirements
 Three
of the following:
 P320:
Supply Chain Mgmt - Sourcing
 P421: Supply Chain Mgmt – Materials
Mgmt and Logistics
 P429: Operations Processes
 Two
Electives from either Information
Systems, Decision Sciences, Marketing,
Accounting or Finance (for a total of five
courses)
BPM Concentration Reqts
 Core
courses:
 A201
or S205: Programming
 K317: ERP Tools (SAP)
 BPM
Electives (Three out of the following):
 K217:
Business Process Tools (K311)
 K410: Decision Support Systems
 P421: Supply Chain Management
 P429: Operations Processes
 P310: Enterprise Technologies
 Two
Non-ODT Electives
Programming
Enterprise
Systems
Operations/
Supply Chain
P421 & P429
K317 & P310
Data Analysis/
DSS/Data Mining
K217 (K311) & K410
Why Choose BPM?
 You:
 Like
to solve business problems with
technology
 Like to keep on the cutting edge
 Want to be part of a select new group of
technology professionals
 Want a challenging job
 Want to use your analytical/logical skills
 Like personal interaction with faculty
Outlook for Graduates
 Still
Very Good
 Demand
for certain technology students still greater
than supply
 Enterprise Applications and e-business are the areas
companies are investing in
 Areas such as Supply Chain Management, Customer
Relationship Management and e-business are
expected to be where the action will be
 Increasing number of internships available before
graduation
Companies are looking for
Graduates who:
 Are
eager and able to learn quickly
 Have knowledge of business processes
 Have technical abilities and competence
 Have analytical abilities
 Have “people” (communications) skills
 Students from the Kelley School have
them all!!
Who Recruits BPM/OM Majors?
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Eli Lilly
Allegiance Healthcare
Procter & Gamble
Handleman Company
General Electric
Microsoft
Intel
Sun Microsystems
Exxon Mobil
British Petroleum
Owens Corning
Hewlett Packard
IBM
Raytheon
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Deloitte Consulting
Crowe Chizek
Gibson & Associates
Inrange
Cap Gemini E & Y
EDS
PWC
Kurt Salmon & Assoc
Accenture
Braun Consulting
Arthur Anderson
Hewitt Associates
The ODT Faculty
 Operations
 Decision
& Decision Technologies
Sciences/Technologies
Professors Albright, Venkat, Soni,
Briggs, Bretthaeur, Winston, Harnett,
Akaiwa, Littlefield
 Operations Management
Professors Jacobs, Patterson,
Schultz, Mabert, Blocher, Schmenner,
Way
Where Are We?
 Decision
Technologies Faculty - BU570
 Operations Mgt Faculty - BU670
 Contacts: Professors Briggs, Mabert,
Soni (soni@indiana.edu) and Venkat
 Office phone number: 855-8440
JOIN the ODT Club
 A great
club with lots of exciting events
 Lots of corporate events
 http://www.indiana.edu/~odtclub
 President – Julee Malchow
 Look out for Upcoming Events
 Get in on the ground floor!
Our Panel:
 Alumni:
Kylie Yeiter – Crowe Chizek
Nick Weltich – Eli Lilly & Co
Pranav Mehra – Deloitte Consulting
Edward Hyden – Handleman Co