Online B.P.S.: Organizational Operations

PROGRAM TIME TO COMPLETION: at your own pace

Help Your Organization Leverage Resources and Increase Efficiency

Organizational operations managers are an essential part of administrative teams because they aim for efficiency and quality in day-to-day processes and services. Their job descriptions are as diverse as the organizations they work for, but most include responsibilities in production, quality control, inventory management and resource allocation.

Become part of these fast-paced careers with the B.P.S. Organizational Operations concentration. You'll graduate ready to enhance operations, organizational structure, project management, supply chain, logistics and more.

Organizational Leadership Competencies

Throughout this B.P.S. concentration, you'll acquire competencies from the following courses:

  • Accounting Concepts
  • Applied Analytics and Data Visualization
  • Data Science and Statistics for Organizational Operations
  • Economics Analysis
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Operations Processes

With each competency you gain, you'll hone leadership, management and problem-solving skills in addition to field-specific knowledge. You can compile highlights from your competencies into a portfolio that will demonstrate your skills to potential employers and managers.

Concentration Learning Outcomes

In the B.P.S. Organizational Operations concentration, you'll:

  • Analyze the role and importance that operations, organizational structure, inventory, data analytics and supply chain processes play in providing economic and financial value to an organization
  • Explore and investigate concepts such as throughput, quality management, bottleneck, materials planning, inventory, supply chain coordination, analysis and management
  • Determine how technology tools, accounting processes, economics valuation and data analysis methods such as Statistical Process Control and principles of Six Sigma can be leveraged by an organization to ensure that its products and services are valuable, useful and of high quality

Concentration Courses

 

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Maximize Profit for Organizations Across Industries

Whether your ideal career is in business, finance, healthcare, retail, technology services, manufacturing or another field, the B.P.S. Organizational Operations concentration prepares you to maximize profits in several leadership roles, such as supply chain manager, logistician, production manager, general manager and organizational operations manager.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the five industries with the highest levels of employment for general and operations managers in 2023 were:1

  • Restaurants and other dining services
  • Management, scientific and technical consulting services
  • Management of companies and enterprises
  • Computer systems design and related services
  • Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

As a whole, employment for general and operations managers is steadily rising. About 147,300 job openings for these professionals are projected each year from 2022 to 2032.2 Now is a great time to expand your leadership skills and pursue roles with additional responsibilities.

Organizational Operations Management Careers

Your B.P.S. in Organizational Operations can lead to higher salary potential in several career paths. Some of these rewarding roles, along with their 2023 median annual wage, are:

  • General and operations managers: $101,280/year2
  • Industrial production managers: $116,970/year3
  • Logisticians: $79,400/year4
  • Operations research analysts: $83,640/year5
  • Operations specialties managers: $136,170/year6
  • Supply chain managers: $99,200/year7

Learn more about potential career opportunities for the online B.P.S. by visiting the Career Outlook page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to commonly asked questions about Winthrop University’s online B.P.S. in Organizational Operations. Visit the B.P.S. FAQ page for more information.

1 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. "Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023. 11-1021 General and Operations Managers." April 3, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/CURRENT/oes111021.htm.

2 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. "Top Executives." April 17, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/top-executives.htm.

3 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. "Industrial Production Managers." April 17, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/industrial-production-managers.htm.

4 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. "Logisticians." April 17, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/logisticians.htm.

5 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. "Operations Research Analysts." April 17, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/math/operations-research-analysts.htm.

6 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. "Administrative Services and Facilities Managers." April 17, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/administrative-services-managers.htm.

7 O*NET OnLine. "Supply Chain Managers: 11-3071.04." Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-3071.04.