Almost all global businesses need operations management. Airports need operations management. Hotels need operations management. Banks need operations management. Hospitals need operations management. Our Diploma in Industrial and Operations Management (DIOM) programme therefore, provides the vital domain knowledge of overseeing, designing, and redesigning operations that provides integrated solutions through the management and optimisation of workflow processes for businesses.
DIOM programme supports the growing needs of the engineering services and businesses across manufacturing and many other industries by also providing graduates with process know-hows that drives productivity improvements towards business excellence.
We equip students with the necessary practical skills and broad-based knowledge to optimise operations and management solutions through applications of industrial engineering (IE) and productivity concepts widely employed by organisations.
The DIOM programme aims to nurture students in becoming knowledgeable and enterprising young professionals who are sought-after by businesses across different industries.
This programme will provide students with a well-rounded education that comprises of both management and engineering modules. We offer students a broad understanding of operations and business process flow by integrating valuable knowledge in quality management, project management, human factors engineering and business process optimisation, which puts our graduates in an exceptional and unique competitive edge for any industry!
Students will enjoy state-of-the-art facilities through a well-equipped Quality Engineering Laboratory and the innovative ErgoSCAPE lab. The ErgoSCAPE lab provides students with fun and practical experience in human ergonomics, safety and workplace design. The laboratory is believed to be the first of its kind - a sound proof room furnished with variable lightings and sound, life sized human anatomical models, load simulation software, ergonomic workstations and neuro-psychological testers.
Students will acquire special skills through hands-on opportunities on useful software, for example, the Computer Aided Design (Autocad & Solidworks), Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP), Statistical Analysis (Minitab), Process Simulation (Flexsim), 3D Static Strength Prediction Program (3DSSPP), Time and Motion Study (Double E) and Reliability Analysis (BlockSim). Students will be able to attain professional software certifications highly relevant in their future careers.
This programme brings students’ learning outside classrooms and beyond Singapore! Our students are given the best opportunity to visit local and overseas companies so that they are able to learn and observe company operations and business processes, relevant to their course of study. For example, a group of DIOM students embarked on an Overseas Study Trip and visited the Coca Cola Food and Beverage (F&B) manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China to observe their daily operations, learn how company troubleshoots and resolves problems which resulted in significant improvements and increased revenue!
Students from DIOM programme have ample opportunities to work hand in hand with the industry to support the community through projects to help the mature workers and the needy. Examples of projects include implementing green initiatives in nursing homes and designing work flow processes to help the homes cope with their daily activities.
As companies work towards boosting productivity through improvements in technology, processes and strategies, an important factor that they must also take into consideration is Singapore’s ageing workforce. The median age of the resident labour force rose from 38 years to 41 years between 1999 and 2010. By 2020, compared to one in nine in 2010, about one in six Singapore residents will be 65 years or older!
The wide range of modern human factors laboratory facilities under this diploma programme will offer interesting and realistic simulation training for companies, which can be translated into better job and workplace design for the benefits of the aged or mature workers.
Good performance students with outstanding academic achievements from this programme have a chance to receive scholarships and book prizes from companies to help our students gain a good education and towards a potential full time employment! For example, our students received scholarships from Hong Leong Foundation Scholarship and NTUC FairPrice Scholarship!
This programme offers excellent exposure for students to acquaint themselves with potential future professions in the company.
DIOM students can look forward to an exciting 16 weeks internship and final year project opportunities with companies spanning across wide-ranging sectors in finance, healthcare, logistics, automotive, pharmaceutical, electronics, manufacturing, aviation and engineering services. Our students were attached to reputable and world class companies like OCBC banks, DHL, YCH, ST Kinetics, Rockwell Automation, ComfortDelgro, REC, Schlumberger,Johnson & Johnson, Bossard, NTUC and many more!
More information on our engagement with the industry can be found here.
The School believes in and advocates the pursuit of higher education beyond the polytechnic programme. Our diploma programmes are designed to meet the requirements for advanced standing in local and overseas Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL).
You can pursue a management related degree in NUS, such as the B.Sc in Project and Facilities Management (PFM). DIOM graduates are exclusively granted 2 additional module exemptions (equivalent to 8MCs) on top of the general 20 MCs (half-year exemption) for all poly students under the NUS’s PFM program!
You may also pursue a business degree from NUS or SIM University. Don’t be surprised, we have graduate enrolled in NUS under School of Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy)!
Or you can consider an engineering degree either in NUS or NTU, in areas such as Industrial, Materials, Mechanical or Bio Engineering.
If you intend to do an overseas degree, you can consider among others, University of Birmingham (UK), University of Leeds (UK), University of Liverpool (UK), University of Adelaide (Australia), University of New South Wales (Australia) and the Australian National University (Australia).
For more information about university pathways, visit RP's Further Studies.
DIOM graduates may pursue globally-recognised or local professional certification programmes after completing this diploma programme to enhance their employability after graduation!
Autodesk Associate Certification Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management SQI ISO 22000:2005 FSMS & Internal Quality Audit SQI Certified Service Quality SQI Certified Service Quality Executive SQI Certified Quality Engineer SQI Certified Quality Supervisor SQI Certified Quality Technician SQI Certified Quality Inspector
Graduates can look forward to excellent career prospects in various industries. They will have ample opportunities to begin their career in industries ranging in finance, healthcare, logistics, automotive, pharmaceutical, electronics, manufacturing, aviation and engineering services. Typical job opportunities include:
Operations Executive Customer Service Coordinator Project Engineer Logistics Team Lead Safety Executive Procurement Specialist / Planner / Buyer Industrial Engineering Specialist Product Quality Engineer Costing Associate Engineer
Find out more about your career prospects for this diploma!
To find out more about how you can apply for this diploma, visit Republic Poly's Admissions page.
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Table 1: Minimum Entry Requirements
Table 2: Aggregate Type
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The course consists of general modules, discipline modules, and specialisation modules. Year 1 covers general modules such as Cognitive Processes and Problem Solving, and Mathematics. Year 2 focuses on discipline modules such as Engineering Cost Decisions and Statistical Methods for Engineering. In year 3, you will go on to take specialisation modules and undergo the industry orientation programme.
Each module is equivalent to 4 modular credits (MC).
7 compulsory modules: A101 Science
A113 Mathematics
A207 Physics
B102 Organisational Behaviour
E114 Mathematics for Engineering
G101 Cognitive Processes and Problem Solving I
G103 Introduction to Communication Practice
10 compulsory modules: C105 Introduction to Programming
E112 Engineering Design E210 Operations Planning I
E211 Operations Planning II
E212 Facilities Planning and Design
E213 Engineering Cost Decisions
E214 Statistical Methods For Engineering
E216 Distribution and Transportation
E217 Inventory Management
E218 Manufacturing Planning and Control
5 compulsory modules: E326 Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma
E327 Human Factors Engineering
E328 Project Management
E332 Quality Control
E333 Quality Management
3 compulsory modules: G901 Creative Engagement
G301 Project
E921 Industry Immersion Programme (4 modules)
Select 1 module from the following list: E215 Warehousing and Storage
E331 Supply Chain Management E334 Reliability Engineering
A211 Advanced Mathematics I – Differential Equations
A212 Advanced Mathematics II – Linear Algebra
Select 1 module from the entire range of modules offered by the Schools and Centres in RP .
To graduate with a Diploma in Industrial and Operations Management, you must complete a total of 120 modular credits. You should be able to do this within three years of enrolment if you successfully complete on average five modules, or its equivalent, per semester.