美国硕士留学个人陈述范文Purpose-PhDManagement(SOP)IhavecompletedmyfouryearBachelorofTechnologyprogramattheIndian Instituteof Technology, Bombay.I graduated inJuly1998withadegreeinMechanical Engineering. Manyofmy coursesand research activitiesinthefinalyearwereinthefieldof Industrial Engineering and Operations Research withastrong focuson production and operations management. Iampresently workinginTata Technologies India Ltd.,an information technology firmthatisinvolvedintheareasenterprise integration andCAD/CAM. Iam applying for admission and financial aidtothePh.D. programOperations Management atthe Krannert Graduate Schoolof Management, Purdue University. Detailed information aboutmy academicrecordandmy research andother experience is attachedtothis statement.Iwas introduced to mathematicsandthe physical sciences whileatschool anditwasinhigh school thatI considered acareerinthisarea.Thedesiretostudythe applied physical sciences and mathematics prompted metotheJoint Entrance Examination (JEE)for admission totheIndian Institutesof Technology. Iwas rankedthetop0.25%ofthenearly1,00,000 studentswhotookthe examination.My undergraduate educationIIT Bombay hasnot only given mea certain setof skills buthas also helpedunderstand myfieldsofinterestandmy academic strengths and weaknesses. This understanding hasmademerealizethat thoughthe applied physical sciences appealtome,my strengthslieinapplied mathematics andin abstractions ofreality.In particular,Iam interestedinthe managerial aspectsof industrial and technologicalsystems.Thisinterest developed duringmyjunioryear seminartitled‘Productivity Management’inwhichIexploredtherelationship between manufacturing strategyand productivity improvement. Icontinued further researchinthisareathroughmyseniorproject titled‘Decision Support Systemfor Quality Control’which soughtto investigate various decision making mechanismsthequality functionandprovide corresponding computer support.Theprojectalso enabledmeto appreciate theinteraction between manufacturing andtheother functionsofthefirm especially information systems.Thereadingofcertainoutstanding booksduringthecourseofmyresearchsuchasSkinner’s‘Manufacturing intheCorporate Strategy’, Deming’s‘Outofthe Crisis’and Goldratt’s ‘The Goal’finally convinced metopursueaPh.D.in operationsmanagement andan academic career thereafter.My pastworkintheareaof industrial engineering and operationsresearch was characterised bya dichotomy of approaches. The coursesthatItookinthisareadealtwith various operational and tactical issues. Thebasicaimwasto understand a specific problem, modeltheproblem appropriately andfindanoptimalor reasonably optimal solution usingthe techniques of operations research. Thisgivenmeagood background inissues relatedto methodology, modelling, and heuristic solutions. Onthehand, my research has been oriented towards strategic issues. The basic thrust ofmy junior yearseminarandsenioryearprojecthasbeen‘integrative’. Throughmyfuture research effortsIwouldliketounderstand this dichotomy better. Initially,Iwanttostudy rigorous model-based methods anddo researchon operationaltactical topics. After gaininga thorough grounding inthese topics,Iam interested in applying themethodologies and techniquestostrategic topicsin operations management.I believethatIhavethequalitiestobeagood researcher and teacher. Iama creative person and often thinkinacontemplative wayabout various issuesofpractical importance. Beingabletoidentify patternsand relationships thatareobvious to others is perhaps my greatest strength. This will prove very valuable because an integralofbeinga researcher and teacheristo perceive the balance between theory and practice, analyticaland intuition.My communication skillsaregoodandIlike expressing ideasand conceptsbothinandwrittenform-anideal platformforthe dissemination of knowledgeinmychosenfieldspecialization.The Krannert Graduate Schoolof Management isoneofthebest schoolsof management intheworldwithastrong orientation towards research. The diversityof research interestsinthe operations managementgroupisof particular interesttome.The eminent facultyandthe individualized natureofthedoctoralprogram will definitely bring outthebestinme.Iwould liketo reiterate thatI possessbackground, theabilityandthe motivationtomakea significant contribution to Operations Management. Ihopewilltakea favorable decision regarding my admission tothePh.D. program andIlook forwardjoiningthe Krannert Graduate Schoolof Management and Purdue University.。