The Department of Operations in Case Western Reserve University鈥檚 Weatherhead School of Management has a rich history as a center of education and scholarship鈥攁nd a continued track record of success.
Since granting the world鈥檚 first doctorate in operations research, we鈥檝e advanced a curriculum that combines mathematics, statistics and computer modeling to assist in decision making for complex organizational problems.
Study Operations at CWRU
Earn a degree from the Department of Operations at the Weatherhead School:
Master of Supply Chain Management
In under two years, our Master of Supply Chain Management program will allow you to combine your focus on the supply chain field and the language of business with action-based learning with some of the world's top companies.
PhD in Operations Research
The intrinsic complexity of supply chain organizations and the coordination of operational and financial decisions throughout the supply chain are at the heart of our PhD in Operations Research (not currently accepting applications).
Undergraduate Programs
Expert Faculty
In the Department of Operations, our faculty members focus on areas such as supply chain management and the interface of operations and finance鈥攂ut ancillary clusters of interest surround mathematical programming, stochastic optimization, computational finance and scheduling. Areas of expertise also include outsourcing, the coordination of operations and finance, and the study of complex systems.
Our Research Approach
Our faculty are among the very best researchers and instructors in the field. We鈥檝e developed academic programs that address the intrinsic complexity of supply chain organizations and the coordination of operational and financial decisions throughout the supply chain.
In the News
Undergraduate student awards 2023
May 22, 2023The Weatherhead School of Management is pleased to recognize the following undergraduate students for their excellent work at Weatherhead:
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Weatherhead welcomes six new faculty members
August 24, 2022Weatherhead School of Management welcomes six new faculty members to the school this semester.
Alireza Fallahtafti, Michael Goulder, Jose Olavarria, Mary鈥�
Operations Curriculum
If you鈥檙e looking for a thorough and innovative education in operations, you need look no further than our department at Weatherhead School of Management.
The contains comprehensive information on course offerings. See the General Bulletin for specific degree requirements.
- BUAI鈥�400 鈥� Linear Algebra
- BUAI鈥�406A 鈥� Operations Management I
- BUAI鈥�406B 鈥� Operations Management II
- BUAI鈥�407A 鈥� Managerial Marketing I
- BUAI鈥�407B 鈥� Managerial Marketing II
- BUAI鈥�411 鈥� Operations Analytics: Deterministic
- BUAI鈥�432 鈥� Operations Analytics: Stochastic
- BUAI鈥�433 鈥� Foundations of Probability and Statistics
- BUAI鈥�434 鈥� Data Mining & Visualization
- BUAI鈥�444 鈥� Predictive Modeling
- BUAI鈥�446 鈥� Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Business Analytics
- BUAI鈥�492 鈥� Foundations of Python Programming
- BUAI鈥�499 鈥� Capstone Project in Business Analytics
- GMBA鈥�402C-1 鈥� Management Analytics III
- GMBA鈥�402C-2 鈥� Management Analytics III
- HSMC鈥�412 鈥� Lean Services Operations
- MBAC鈥�500 鈥� Probability, Statistics, and Quantitative Methods
- MBAC鈥�507 鈥� Operations and Supply Chain Management
- MBAC鈥�511 鈥� Statistics and Decision Modeling
- MBAP鈥�400 鈥� Probability, Statistics, and Quantitative Methods
- MBAP鈥�400H 鈥� Probability, Statistics, and Quantitative Methods
- MBAP鈥�403 鈥� Statistics and Decision Modeling
- MBAP鈥�403H 鈥� Statistics and Decision Modeling
- MBAP鈥�408 鈥� Operations Management
- OPMT鈥�350 鈥� Project Management
- OPMT鈥�377A 鈥� Business Forecasting
- OPMT鈥�377B 鈥� Enterprise Resource Planning in the Supply Chain
- OPMT鈥�412 鈥� Lean Services Operations
- OPMT鈥�420 鈥� Experiential Learning with Six Sigma Green Belt
- OPMT鈥�422 鈥� Lean Operations
- OPMT鈥�450 鈥� Project Management
- OPMT鈥�460 鈥� Supply Chain Strategy
- OPMT鈥�470 鈥� Supply Chain Risk Management
- OPMT鈥�475 鈥� Global Supply Chain Logistics
- OPMT鈥�476A 鈥� Strategic Sourcing in Supply Chain
- OPMT鈥�477A 鈥� Business Forecasting
- OPMT鈥�477B 鈥� Enterprise Resource Planning in the Supply Chain
- OPMT鈥�478 鈥� Operational Excellence
- OPMT鈥�480 鈥� Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain Management
- OPMT鈥�490 鈥� Independent Study in Operations Management
- OPMT鈥�491 鈥� Revenue Management
- OPMT鈥�501 鈥� Special Problems and Topics
- OPRE鈥�207 鈥� Statistics for Business and Management Science I
- OPRE鈥�301 鈥� Operations Research and Supply Chain Management
- OPRE鈥�332A 鈥� Spreadsheet and Business Process Simulation - I
- OPRE鈥�332B 鈥� Spreadsheet and Business Process Simulation - II
- OPRE鈥�345 鈥� Decision Theory
- OPRE鈥�411A 鈥� Linear Programming
- OPRE鈥�432A 鈥� Spreadsheet and Business Process Simulation - I
- OPRE鈥�432B 鈥� Spreadsheet and Business Process Simulation - II
- OPRE鈥�433 鈥� Statistical Data Analytics for Supply Chain
- OPRE鈥�602 鈥� Pre-dissertation Research
- OPRE鈥�701 鈥� Dissertation PhD
- SCMG鈥�400 鈥� Linear Algebra
- SCMG鈥�406 鈥� Operations Management
- SCMG鈥�411A 鈥� Optimization Analytics for Supply Chain
- SCMG鈥�420 鈥� Experiential Learning with Six Sigma Green Belt
- SCMG鈥�422 鈥� Lean Operations
- SCMG鈥�432A 鈥� Spreadsheet and Business Process Simulation - I
- SCMG鈥�432B 鈥� Spreadsheet and Business Process Simulation - II
- SCMG鈥�433 鈥� Statistical Data Analytics for Supply Chain
- SCMG鈥�450 鈥� Project Management
- SCMG鈥�460 鈥� Supply Chain Strategy
- SCMG鈥�470 鈥� Supply Chain Risk Management
- SCMG鈥�475 鈥� Global Supply Chain Logistics
- SCMG鈥�476A 鈥� Strategic Sourcing in Supply Chain
- SCMG鈥�477A 鈥� Business Forecasting
- SCMG鈥�477B 鈥� Enterprise Resource Planning in the Supply Chain
- SCMG鈥�478 鈥� Operational Excellence
- SCMG鈥�480 鈥� Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain Management
- SCMG鈥�491 鈥� Revenue Management
- SCMG鈥�492 鈥� Foundations of Python Programming
Get in Touch
Kamlesh Mathur
Professor and ChairOperations DepartmentWeatherhead School of ManagementCo-DirectorMaster of Business Analytics and IntelligenceWeatherhead School of ManagementCo-DirectorMaster of Engineering and ManagementWeatherhead School of ManagementEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 216.368.3857