The Athens State University student chapter of APICS (the Association for Operations and Supply Chain Management) recently sponsored a tour of United Launch Alliance to College of Business students.

Students in Operations Management and Project Management courses attended the tour, along with the Accounting Club. Attending faculty included Dr. Kim Roberts, Emily Corzine and Dr. Diann Hammon. Students received a guided tour of the 1.6-million-square-foot facility in Decatur from Cady Roeber, industrial engineer.

The tour allowed students to observe the production process of the Atlas and Delta rockets and learn about ULA’s next-generation rocket – Vulcan Centaur. ULA is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security.