PhD in Operations Management

Quality and Operations Management

Quality and Operations Management includes a range of activities from managing quality and process strategy to human resources and supply chain management. 

At the University of Johannesburg “The Future. Reimagined.” is not simply a catchy phrase

The institution is taking the lead across Africa in the 4th Industrial Revolution Thinking, reimagining the future for all disciplines 4IR is the next wave of industrialization that we need to understand and shape in order to build the future of this country – and the Africa continent – so richly deserve. 4IR is not just about robotics and automation; it is about the advancement of society to empower people and uplift generations.

As the world moves forward into the 4th industrial revolution, so does UJ with “Education 4IR” – bringing 4IR thinking and technology into the curriculum across different courses and using innovative blended-learning technologies. This means that UJ graduates are better prepared to embrace the future of business and industry as AI and 4IR play a bigger part in the way we live and work.

At the University of Johannesburg, it is our duty to embrace and navigate the future leaders of our country proudly and boldly through the unimagined complexities of 4IR so that they may take full advantage and deliver a better tomorrow. Future leaders like you! Here we are leading courageous conversation; pushing and shaping the design of a new tomorrow. Here we are taking action and building the new world.

Career Opportunities

Employment includes opportunities in production supervision, factory management, product development, and flow and cost control.

Employment opportunities that exist within the field of Quality and Operations Management:

• Facilities Coordinator
• Industrial Production Manager
• Logistics Manager
• Materials Manager
• Operations Manager
• Operations Research Analyst
• Purchasing Manager
• Quality Assurance Manager

Admission requirements:

An approved Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a similar field. Provision is made for alternate forms of access to the qualification based on the rules and regulations of the University. 

Duration of program:

• Full-time: 2 years
• Part-time: 3 years

Contact details:

Name: Ms Dudu Kanyi / Tel: 011 559 2109 / Email: febehd@uj.ac.za