Immersion Learning

Semester in Strategic Operations (SSO) (Formerly Semester in Manufacturing - SiM)

The Semester in Strategic Operations immersion learning program is ideal for anyone who will assume a profit-and-loss responsibility within a company, including positions in:

general management
operations including,
consulting

In this program, students gain a complete understanding of operations—how intent meets action on the shop floor. By visiting 15 to 20 companies throughout the semester, they'll see how these successful businesses:

align operations to support their overall strategy
link operations to other segments of the business—marketing, human resources and finance

Diversity—geographical and disciplinary—is the hallmark. Time is devoted to discussing how businesses operate in different cultural environments. More than 25 percent of the students come from outside the United States. In class discussions and group projects a continuous information flow raises students' awareness of the demands exerted by cultural norms.

Graduate students from the Johnson School, the College of Engineering, and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations all participate in this immersion and teams are composed of students from all three disciplines. For MBA students, the analysis of cases becomes more comprehensive as teammates who are engineers contribute their analytical powers and ILR students bring a deeper knowledge of human resource management philosophies and techniques.

Key Features

Required and Recommended Courses

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