Operations Management Week

2013 Operations Management Week Report
11-12 November 2013
The Logistics Field: Is it a hot career?

Three major activities were organized for the Operations Management Week. The activities related to publication, student career and competition.

The Journal Editor Workshop was led by Associate Professor Mark Goh of the National University of Singapore. He also gave a career talk on The Logistics Field: Is it a hot career? Mr. James Chin from National Instruments Sdn. Bhd. also gave a career talk on the same topic. A competition was organized for students to participate in relation to service operations improvements.

40 participants attended the Journal Editor Workshop on 11 November 2013.  They were treated to the world of publication. It was indeed an engaging and fruitful session. Prof Mark Goh spoke about  1) Academic Rankings; 2) Journal selection for submitting manuscript; 3) Journal Tiering; 4)Tips for publishing; 5) Assessing research impact and 6) Manuscript writing. (Note: Participants who would like to get a copy of Prof. Mark Goh’s notes (in pdf format) click here to download.)

During the Journal Editor Workshop

Group photo of AP Mark Goh with all the workshop participants

A token of appreciation given to AP Mark Goh by Dr Wong Wai Peng

During lunch after the workshop

The career talks by Assoc. Prof. Mark Goh and Mr. James Chin opened up the minds of students to career avenues in logistics. Students are spoilt for choices. Students were also informed about entrepreneurship in logistics. This is the much needed and value-added area in nation building – providing jobs and setting up logistics networks for the globalization of the national economy.

 

OM Week Officiated by Associate Professor Dr. Noor Hazlina Ahmad

 During the talk on "The Importance of Logistics for the School of Management" by Associate Professor Mark Goh from NUS

 

During the talk on "Career Opportunities in Logistics: More Positions than Graduates" by Mr. James Matthias Chin from National Instruments, Malaysia Sdn. Bhd

A token of appreciation given to Mr. James Matthias Chin by Dr. Noorliza Karia

 Group photo of Mr. James with all the OM students

The service operations competition organized by Dr. Nor Hasliza and participated by the students of service operations management course saw some useful and practical improvements to four business outfits in the campus. They are 1. Tuanku Fauziah Museum and Gallery, 2. USM Library, 3. USM Co-operative Bookshop Ltd., and 4. café. Professor Mark Goh also led in the judging of the competition.

 

OM students in their groups receiving certificates of participation

 OM students in their groups receiving certificates of participation

The posters that were prepared by students from the Service Operations Management class

Judging by Associate Professor Mark Goh, Dr. Nor Hasliza Mohd Saad, Dr. Teh Sin Yin and Mr. Soh Keng Lin

Winners of the Poster Competition. Congratulations!!!

Therefore the Operations Management Week has catered to both the research needs of graduate students, and student development and career information needs for undergraduates. The success of this important event is not without the effort of several people in the Operations Management section and general office. I would like to thank our Dean, Professor Fauziah Md Taib, and Dr. Noorliza Karia, Chairperson of Operations Management Section for their encouragement. I particularly wish to thank Dr. Marini Nurbanum, Dr. Nor Hasliza, Dr. Teh Sin Yin and Mr. Soh Keng Lin for their resourcefulness and selfless contribution. My thanks also go to Puan Amra, our Registrar, and her staff for facilitating to bring forth invited speakers. To all participants, thank you. 

Group photo of OM lecturers and OM students

This article is contributed by Dr. Wong Wai Peng, Organizing Chairperson, The First Operations Management Week 2013

Dated: 12 November 2013

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