Course content
Business Analytics delves into decision-making, thereby discussing business analytics from an operations management perspective. The students will receive knowledge about phenomena related to business analytics - data driven operations, and the necessary skills that help them to appraise business approaches to deal with these phenomena in an effective way. The course is structured in 3 interconnected modules, namely (i) Data Driven Operations, (ii) Learning & Predictive Approaches, and (iii) Business Analytics - Data Driven Operations. The modules are structured in a way to ensure course progression. The curriculum covered on each lectured will be used as a background for the subsequent ones. The modules cannot be seen as stand-alone pieces. Lectures aims at framing the business and operations problem areas and then, concentrate on the discussion of practical dilemmas faced by managers. Examples of management areas covered in the course include demand forecasting, inventory management, and supply chain coordination.
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