Other Courses
DISCRETE OPTIMIZATION
BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT
MSBC
5070
The area of logistics and supply chain management is concerned with one of the oldest set of business activities. Supply chain system activities—communication, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, and facility location—have been performed since the start of commercial activity. It is difficult to think of any product that could reach a customer without the support that these activities provide. Yet it is only over the last few years that firms have started focusing on logistics and supply chain management as a source of competitive advantage. The sudden realization is that no company can do any better than its logistics system. This becomes even more important when we consider that product life cycles are shrinking and competition is intensifying. Logistics and supply chain management today represents a great challenge as well as a tremendous opportunity for most firms.
MGMT
4110
MGMT
4110
Recent Courses
The problems faced by decision makers in today’s competitive business environment are often extremely complex and can be addressed by numerous possible courses of action. Evaluating these alternatives and gaining insight from past performance is the essence of business analytics. This course is designed as an introduction to Business Analytics, an area of business administration that considers the extensive use of data, methods and fact-based management to support and improve decision making. While business intelligence focuses on data handling, queries and reports to discover patterns and generate information associated with products, services and customers, business analytics uses data and models to explain the performance of a business and how it can be improved. This course discusses the benefits of employing analytics and a structured approach to problem-solving in management situations.
Teaching
Below are brief descriptions of the most recent courses that I have taught. Syllabi can be downloaded by clicking on the course name. Information about older courses is available upon request.
MBAC 6031
Covers foundations for statistical reasoning and statistical applications in business. Topics include graduate-level treatment of descriptive statistics, probability, probability distributions, sampling theory, sampling distributions, statistical inference (estimation and hypothesis testing), and regression analysis. This course is designed to familiarize you with fundamental techniques for summarizing and analyzing data found in the business environment. It focuses on practical, hands-on experience with using and communicating your findings in a clear, concise manner. Business graduates need to be adequately trained in quantitative methods as well as have good communication skills and the ability to work in groups. Interpreting results will be a key component of this course in which statistical software will be used to perform all calculations.