运营管理确定所需的设备，人工，工具，设施，材料，能源和信息，如何最好地获取它们，以及如何使用它们满足市场需求。从获取原材料和零部件到交付给客户，运营经理关注提供服务或产品的每个步骤。运营经理还负责关键活动，例如质量管理和控制，产能计划，物料管理，采购和计划。西方的工商管理课程探索商业和社区中的领导角色，为学生提供必要的感知和分析能力，以制定决策和评估商业政策，并加深对社会，经济和监管环境的了解在业务。拥有工商管理学位的All’学生对’管理信息系统和计算有深入的了解。
Operations management determines what equipment, labor, tools, facilities, materials, energy, and information are required, how these can best be obtained, and how they are used to satisfy the requirements of the marketplace. Operations managers are concerned with each step in providing a service or product-from acquisition of the raw materials and component parts to delivery to the customer. Operations managers are also responsible for critical activities such as quality management and control, capacity planning, materials management, purchasing, and scheduling. Western's Business Administration programs explore leadership roles in business and the community, providing students with the perceptual and analytical skills necessary  to make decisions and evaluate policies in business, and develop an understanding of the social, economic, and regulatory environments in business. All  students earning a degree in Business Administration develop significant understanding of  management information systems and computing.<br>Operations management determines what equipment, labor, tools, facilities, materials, energy, and information are required, how these can best be obtained, and how they are used to satisfy the requirements of the marketplace.