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International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education

International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education (IJIOME)

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International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education (5 papers in press)

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  • Supply chain management and logistics education in developing countries: a study in the United Arab Emirates   Order a copy of this article
    by Darwish Abdulrahman Yousef 
    Abstract: This study explores supply chain management and logistics education in the United Arab Emirates. It provides information, including the names of supply chain management and logistics programmes offered, corresponding dates, the universities offering them, the courses, skills, and knowledge provided by these programmes, and details regarding internships, faculty, students, and graduates. Qualitative data were collected from the Ministry of Education and university websites. Additional information was collected using an open-ended questionnaire. The findings revealed that the United Arab Emirates first supply chain management and logistics programme began in 2009 at the University of Dubai, and only eight United Arab Emirates universities offered supply chain management and logistics programmes. There are significant similarities among the supply chain management and logistics programmes at United Arab Emirates universities with respect to both the required and business core courses. The focus was primarily on skills rather than knowledge, with an emphasis on business rather than supply chain management and logistics related skills. The findings offer educators valuable insights for supply chain management and logistics course development by learning from other United Arab Emirates universities.
    Keywords: supply chain management education; logistics management education; higher education; UAE; developing country.

  • Teaching operations management for students’ thinking and decision-making   Order a copy of this article
    by Bowon Kim 
    Abstract: This is an exploratory study to examine whether teaching and learning operations management (OM) can have significant effects on students’ thinking and decision-making. We postulate that such effects can be inferred by observing whether the students’ responses to actual OM issues converge with each other, i.e., become similar, after taking an OM course together. To prove the proposition, we collected and analysed survey data from Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) students who took an OM course in the same class at a university in Korea. Comparing their answers to the survey questions about actual OM issues on the first day with those on the last day of the class, we have confirmed the hypothesis that classroom teaching would make students converge in their thinking and decision-making regarding OM.
    Keywords: operations management teaching; manager’s thinking; decision-making.

  • Teaching Visual Analytics with Real-World Examples   Order a copy of this article
    by Ramakrishna Ayyagari, Jaejoo Lim 
    Abstract: Business analytics (BA) has grown over the past few years and is expected to stay relevant for years to come. This growth has created the need for students with skills in the field of business analytics. Educational institutions are creating programs and courses that teach skills in this area. One relevant area in information systems is making sense of data through visualisations. A challenge in teaching visualisations is transferring the skills learned from sample data to real-world data. Our paper provides specific examples to incorporate into visualisation or analytics courses. The examples are timely, highly relevant and were enthusiastically received by students.
    Keywords: visualisations; storytelling; tableau; analytics; education; teaching.

  • From postgraduate to undergraduate students: learning about circular economy   Order a copy of this article
    by Pedro Augusto Bertucci Lima, Ana Mariele Domingues, Thalita Lacerda Dos Santos, Fernando Bernardi De Souza, Anabela Carvalho Alves 
    Abstract: This research article presents the development and application of an elective circular economy course that aims to increase the interaction between undergraduate and postgraduate students, offering emergent content for the former group while providing teaching opportunities for the latter. The course was developed by postgraduate students and taught to production engineering undergraduate students. The authors adopted action research during course development and application. The course provided new opportunities for the postgraduate students to practise and reflect on their teaching competencies. The undergraduate students reported they had obtained professional, academic and personal development from the course in addition to interaction with the postgraduate students. This article is one of the first to present a course that was developed by postgraduate students to be taught to undergraduate students. The approach presented is an innovative way to increase the academic interaction between undergraduate and postgraduate students, thereby offering benefits for both groups.
    Keywords: teaching competences; higher education; engineering education; sustainability; circular economy.

  • Teaching time series and regression analysis using ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach data   Order a copy of this article
    by Ardavan Asef-Vaziri 
    Abstract: The combined ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (LA/LB) ports are among the worlds top ten busiest container ports. Approximately 1/3 of US waterborne containers move through the LA/LB ports. The data on the volume of containerised activities in these ports provide an excellent dataset to teach time series and regression analysis. We use 26 years of data on these ports activities to teach moving averages, exponential smoothing, trend-adjusted exponential smoothing, and regression analysis. We also use 312 monthly data for teaching seasonality-enhanced regression, multivariate seasonality regression using dummy variables, and trend and seasonality-adjusted exponential smoothing. This manuscript can be used as teaching material, or as a case study in a business analytics foundations or a supply chain management course. A set of useful Excel functions and formulas have been brought together and are fully embedded in the models.
    Keywords: freight transportation; ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach; predictive analytics; time series analysis; moving average; exponential smoothing; trend and seasonality adjusted exponential smoothing; seasonality enhanced regression.

 

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