Operations management is a multidisciplinary field that combines business logistics with elements of supply chain management. Those in operations management programs study tactics intended to help improve company efficiency while preserving business resources.

The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates on the eastern side of the Arabian peninsula, at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. Much of the work force in the UAE are foreign expatriates - hence the country's population makeup being so diverse, with Emirati citizens being a minority in their own country.