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 BoardChris 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

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Faculty Adviser and Career Services Liaison

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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

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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▫ 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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Salaries in OperationsJob Title Median 25th Percentile 75th

Percentile

Production Scheduler $60,065 $52,140 $69,995Operations Analyst $61,475 $53,082 $70,387Process Engineer $74,510 $67,130 $82,577Distribution Manager $80,438 $69,077 $94,448Operations Manager $87,307 $74,268 $104,778Logistics Manager $92,514 $77,985 $108,371Supply Chain Manager $96,140 $82,332 $111,470Total Quality Manager $96,197 $83,885 $111,881Senior Process Engineer $103,810 $93,377 $114,993Supply Chain Director $129,651 $111,875 $149,861Distribution Director $130,179 $111,570 $150,489Quality Assurance Director $131,132 $116,049 $152,600Operations Director $145,009 $122,264 $176,033VP of Total Quality $171,081 $137,974 $215,826VP of Logistics Management $180,001 $146,274 $229,464VP of Supply Chain Management $215,704 $171,699 $278,578*** From Salary.com, 2011

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Operations Concentration at KatzThe Operations specialty at Katz ranked 2nd among public U.S. institutions by recruiters

- Bloomberg BusinessWeek 2010

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Concentration

Average Starting Salary

Other $81K

MIS $79K

Operations $78K

Finance $67K

Marketing $67K* KGSB Class of 2011

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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%

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* 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

•Professional organizations•Conferences•Case competitions•Site visits•Networking events•Academic and career guidance

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Professional OrganizationsOrganization No. of

MembersCertifications

APICSAssociation for Operations Management

43,000 • CPIM• CSCP

ASQAmerican Society for Quality

85,000 • Lean Certification

• CSSGB• CSSBB• CMBB

PMIProject Management Institute

340,000 • CAPM• PMP• PgMP

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ConferencesLocation 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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Case Competitions• 3rd Annual Katz Internal Case Competition

▫ 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▫ Jan 3-8, 2012▫ Last year, 36 b-schools from around the world competed▫ Held in Montreal, Canada

• APICS Mid-Atlantic Case Competition▫ Operations-based case competition▫ Middle of Spring Semester

• MIT OpsSimCom▫ 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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Networking Events• Alumni Breakfast for Operations

▫ Sept 15, 2011▫ 7:15am – 8:45am▫ WPU Lower Lounge▫ RSVP on Career Connection > Events

• Spring networking event▫ 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▫ 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 PositionsPosition Description What we are

looking forApprox. time commitment

Officer of Communication

• 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

Officer of Professional Organizations

• Update the club on upcoming news and events

• Strengthen connection with professional organizations

• Establish and maintain contacts

• Professionalism

• Networking skills

1 hr/wk

Officer of Social Media

• Update and maintain Facebook and LinkedIn pages

• Facilitate discussions about career and academics

• Enthusiasm 1 hr/wk

Officer of Alumni Relations

• Strengthen connection with operations alumni

• Update and maintain Operations Alumni Directory

• Networking skills

• Professionalism

1 hr/wk

Special Projects Committee

• Spearhead new initiatives to advance the Operations Club and the Katz Graduate School of Business

• Leadership• Creativity• Doers

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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