Hardest courses in Operations and Technology Management
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Covers the design, management, and improvement of systems and processes for producing and delivering goods and services, emphasizing operations excellence and competitive advantage.
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.
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.
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.
Strategic Global Sourcing explores modern supply management (procurement), focusing on functional responsibilities and exemplary practices across major industry sectors.
Operations Analytics applies descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive methods to real industry data and case problems in operations and supply chains.
This course covers fundamentals of supply chain management, focusing on strategy, product development, marketing, finance, sourcing, production, logistics, and technology in a strategic context.
A graduate course on project management that equips students with broadly applicable concepts and tools for managing projects, covering qualitative and quantitative aspects.
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.
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.
Equips students with project management concepts and tools, emphasizing quantitative aspects alongside qualitative topics like initiation, scheduling, and agile methods.
Develops critical thinking to assess how digitization shapes business strategy, innovation, and operations. Covers defining the digital economy and identifying emerging technologies.