SIOM is a B-School with a difference. It realizes that excellence in the management of business operations and technology provides a competitive advantage in today's fast-paced business environment. Dedicated focus on Operations Excellence is how SIOM differentiates itself from other business schools. The ideal mix of technology and management skills creates Techno-Business Managers who are equipped with technology, farsighted management practices, and leading-edge knowledge.

Operations Management as a Career

To strengthen the position in the globally competitive market, where rules are re-written every second, companies are striving to improve productivity, quality, cost and supply chain cycle times while still maintaining supreme quality standards of products and services.
In this aggressive situation, SIOM engineers have successfully created an identity in a variety of sectors such as product manufacturing and transportation industries that deliver goods as well as the service sector companies including banking, insurance and government agencies. The following is an illustrative list of sectors open for careers in Operations Management

	Manufacturing
	Retail
	Consulting Firms
	Financial Institutions
	Transportation and Logistics
	Construction
	Information Technology
	Hospitality
	Insurance

	Operations Planning, Scheduling and Control
	Purchasing and Materials Management
	Distribution and Supply Chain Management
	Customer Service Support
	Project Management
	Quality management
	Operations Process Consulting
	Forecasting
	Traffic Management
	Inventory Planning and Control
	Process and Methods Planning
	Plant Engineering Management
	Warehouse Management and Distribution
	Six Sigma
	Lean Manufacturing

	Highly advanced state-of-the-art courses
	A balanced understanding of technical-analytical, organizational-behavioral aspects of the market
	Flexible program with inter-disciplinary delivery of tracks (e.g. supply chain mgmt)
	Live industry exposure
	An over-all professional development through student club activities (e.g. APICS)
	Non-academic activities like Art of Living, Vipassana, OBLs and soft skill development

	The ability to lead and manage business processes & utilize the power of technology for all business applications
	A comprehensive knowledge of Basic, user level and consulting level competency in ERP (SAP R/3 & SCM)
	Interpersonal skills that enhances the ability to work as part of a team, strong analysis and applied learning skills
	The ability to adapt to rapid change and the ambiguity that is created by change
	Developing planning, organizing and time management skills

	Be sensitive to the of shifts in economic, technological and management trends
	Develop a matured vision to foresee the range of possibilities and a highly evolved imagination to create solutions
	Strike and confront newer challenges and be alert to adjustments required in new directions
	Develop a flexible approach towards making adjustments and being steadfast in the face of misunderstandings and mistakes
	Remain committed to the ambition that they have set out to achieve