Historical Development of OM(cont. Operations Research(Management Science) -Outgrowth of WWll needs for logistics control and weapons-systems design. -Seeks to obtain mathematically optimal(quantitative) solutions to complex problems. ·OM Emerges as a Field -1950-1960,OM moved beyond industrial engineering and operations research to the view of the production operation as a system. Operations Management 1-7 Historical Development of OM(cont.) ·OM Emerges as a Field -1950-1960,OM moved beyond industrial engineering and operations research to the view of the production operation as a system. The Marriage of OM and IT -Integrated solutions approaches Business process reengineering Supply chain management Systems integration(SAP) Operations Management 1-18 99 Operations Management 1–17 Historical Development of OM (cont.) Historical Development of OM (cont.) Historical Development of OM (cont.) • Operations Research (Management Science) –Outgrowth of WWII needs for logistics control and weapons-systems design. –Seeks to obtain mathematically optimal (quantitative) solutions to complex problems. • OM Emerges as a Field –1950–1960, OM moved beyond industrial engineering and operations research to the view of the production operation as a system. Operations Management 1–18 Historical Development of OM (cont.) Historical Development of OM (cont.) Historical Development of OM (cont.) • OM Emerges as a Field –1950–1960, OM moved beyond industrial engineering and operations research to the view of the production operation as a system. • The Marriage of OM and IT –Integrated solutions approaches • Business process reengineering • Supply chain management • Systems integration (SAP)