Introduction to Operations Management (PI)
Graduate course, Stanford University, Department of Management Science & Engineering, 2020
Operations management focuses on the effective planning, scheduling, and control of manufacturing and service entities. Achieving operations excellence is essential to improving efficiency and effectiveness. This course introduces students to a broad range of key issues in the operations function of a firm. Topics include production planning, optimal timing and sizing of capacity expansion, inventory control, supply chain management, revenue management as well as modern operations tools that involve game theoretic considerations and machine learning.