MSc Spotlight on Operations Management

Join us for this taster lecture 'Leveraging Operations for Competitive Advantage', part of our "Spotlight On" series designed for prospective MSc students interested in exploring key themes from our Master's courses.

What will you gain from attending?

A taste of the academic experience at Warwick Business School
Exposure to key themes explored in our Master's programmes
Insight into how theory connects with real-world business challenges
An opportunity to experience our teaching style and approach to learning

This session is ideal for anyone considering a Master's at Warwick Business School and wanting to experience the WBS teaching style first-hand.

With

Dr Rhian Silvestro

Associate Professor - Reader (Teaching Focussed) Operations Management Group

Rhian, teaches operations and service management on a range of under-graduate, post-graduate and executive courses. She was formerly production manager at Mitaka, a Far East translation and printing company. Subsequently she became a Research Fellow in the Operations Management Group at the University of Warwick. Rhian has conducted service management research in a number of large, leading edge organisations including retail companies, banks, transport companies and call centres. She has acted as a consultant to ward managers in NHS hospital trusts, as well as NHS Direct, in the area of nurse scheduling and the computerisation of rostering systems. She reviews and referees papers for over ten international journals and is a member of the European Operations Management Association.