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OE Blog - Resources for Operational Excellence and Lean Concepts

OE Blog is the industry leading blog providing resources for operational excellence and lean concepts in manufacturing and healthcare. The Academic Program portion of OE Blog is published by our professors and students.

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Videos about our Academic Program

You can enjoy these informative videos by browsing the embedded video player below, visiting the YouTube playlist page, or by clicking on the individual topics below that you may be interested in.

• Dr. William Hisker, Professor of Management - Discussion on the 'Quantitative Analysis' course
• Dr. William Hisker, Professor of Management - Discussion on the 'Leadership and Ethics' course
• Dr. Jeff Godwin, Associate Professor of Management - Dicussion on the 'Strategic Planning' course

• Operations Management - Students present recomendations on Value Stream for local steel company
• Operations Management - Photo Slideshow of students touring the facilities of local steel company
• Toyota Culture - Undergraduate students present the components of Operational Excellence

• Why the Operational Excellence program is successful
• The academic program's connection to KCOE
• The value of learning how to coach and mentor
• Research opportunities in the Masters program
• Internship opportunities in the Masters program
• Field study opportunities in the Masters program
• International students in the program
• Minor in Operational Excellence for undergraduates
• The professors in the Masters program
• The unique value of the Master of Science in Management: Operational Excellence
• Richard Kunkle, M.D. discusses his background in healthcare and journey into Operational Excellence

• Overview of the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government
• McKenna School's key to success
• About the Master of Science in Management: Operational Excellence
• Operational Excellence in the marketplace
• The advantages of studying Operational Excellence
• International students in the program
• For those interested in visiting Saint Vincent College

• Graduate student, Kelly Yoder discusses how Operational Excellence supports her career in Healthcare
• Graduate student, Lisa Sciullo discusses topics she learned in her Quality Improvement in Healthcare course
• Graduate student, Lisa Sciullo explains why studying OE is important for healthcare providers
• Graduate student, Lisa Sciullo reflects on having a professor with a background in healthcare
• Graduate student, Robert A. Peretti discusses the Masters Program in Management: Operational Excellence
• Graduate student, Robert A. Peretti discusses why the degree can be beneficial to a wide range of careers
• Undergraduate, Ryan Dreliszak discusses the Co-Op program with KCOE
• Undergraduate, Ryan Dreliszak discusses how his work with KCOE helped him land his job
• Undergraduates, Laura Wohar & Sarah Beadling discuss their Co-Op project working with MEDRAD

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Our graduate and undergraduate program is part of the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA. Alex G. McKenna was a leading industrialist, civic leader, and philanthropist. He was the past chairman, president, chief executive officer, and a founding general partner of Kennametal Inc., a global corporation headquartered in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Throughout his life he promoted the principles of free market economics, limited constitutional government, and traditional civic values.

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