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Operations and Technology Management

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GPA and percentages are weighted by recorded letter grades. UW comparisons use the same terms. Cross-listed courses count once within this department and once across UW; department totals should not be added together. Grade counts are not unique students. Offering counts reflect captured records, not a complete historical schedule.

Spring 2027

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23 courses

Covers discrete-time and continuous-time Markov chains, Poisson point processes, and renewal processes, with applications to queueing, branching, and models in science, engineering, and business.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Timo Seppalainen

Homework assignments were challenging and time-consuming, but students noted there were only about ten. The homework was significantly harder than the exams, meaning thorough homework completion often reduced the need for additional exam study.

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

This course covers fundamentals of supply chain management, focusing on strategy, product development, marketing, finance, sourcing, production, logistics, and technology in a strategic context.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Verda Blythe

One past student reported one exam and a large group project; another reported weekly quizzes and a group simulation.

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Covers procurement and supply management functions, including purchasing, cost management, negotiation, sourcing, supplier management, and outsourcing.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Xiaoyang Long

Assignments were not terribly difficult for students who attended lectures, though the instructor took a long time to grade them.

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Information Technology in Supply Chains explores using IT to manage and operate supply chains, covering ERP implementation and SAP simulations.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Global Experience: Supply Chain Management explores political, economic, historical, and cultural frameworks in global business through classroom and applied experiences.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Strategic Global Sourcing explores modern supply management (procurement), focusing on functional responsibilities and exemplary practices across major industry sectors.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Supply Chain Strategy focuses on strategic issues, current theory, and practice in supply chain management, emphasizing how effective design and management of supply chain resources drive competitive advantage.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Information Technology in Supply Chains explores using IT to manage and operate supply chains, covering ERP implementation and SAP simulations.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Covers the design, management, and improvement of systems and processes for producing and delivering goods and services, emphasizing operations excellence and competitive advantage.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Bob Batt, Amir Bahreini

The course had few homework assignments and barely any work outside of class. Students noted exams were straightforward, with one mentioning a page of notes was allowed.

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Business Process Improvement covers terminology, concepts, principles, and techniques for managing and improving business processes.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · David Dwight

There are no exams, but the course includes homework assignments and three big projects. Professor Dwight is strict about participation, requiring students to talk several times every class for full credit.

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Equips students with project management concepts and tools, emphasizing quantitative aspects alongside qualitative topics like initiation, scheduling, and agile methods.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Tom Burkard

The course was described as hard and tough, with the professor cold-calling students in lecture and pressing into them to maintain high engagement.

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Operations Analytics applies descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive methods to real industry data and case problems in operations and supply chains.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Greg DeCroix

Assignments were rated as fair, but the workload involved many group projects, which was a notable aspect of the course structure.

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Product Management covers the technical and interpersonal sides of developing and managing a product, from ideation to launch.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Develops critical thinking to assess how digitization shapes business strategy, innovation, and operations. Covers defining the digital economy and identifying emerging technologies.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Supply Chain Analytics teaches analytics methodologies and concepts applied to business problems in supply chain and operations management, covering data visualization, forecasting, and machine learning.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Examines global supply chain management strategies, techniques, and best practices through recent disruptions, covering logistics, risk, transportation, commerce terms, outsourcing, and IT systems.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sample

A graduate course on project management that equips students with broadly applicable concepts and tools for managing projects, covering qualitative and quantitative aspects.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Applies emerging Technology Strategy and Product Management topics through case studies, guest speakers, and career development workshops.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Individual reading and research in Operations and Information Management for graduate students.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2024–Spring 2024 · limited sample

Reading and Research for Operations and Information Management PhD; individual work suited to the needs of Ph.D. students may be arranged during regular sessions and intersession periods.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2024–Spring 2024 · limited sample