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MS&E 260: Introduction to Operations Management

Operations management focuses on the effective planning, scheduling, and control of manufacturing and service entities. This course introduces students to a broad range of key issues in operations management. Topics include determination of optimal facility location, production planning, optimal timing and sizing of capacity expansion, and inventory control. Prerequisites: basic knowledge of Excel spreadsheets, probability.
Terms: Win | Units: 3

MS&E 262: Topics in Service and Supply Chain Management

This course will focus on topics in management of supply chains and services. The course will first discuss individual trade-offs and decisions faced by business such warehousing, transportation, revenue, and network design with emphasis on how to accommodate uncertainty. Next, it will explore decisions involved in supply chains and their impact on supply chain resiliency and performance. Finally, the course will discuss operational decisions faced by marketplaces such as controlling choice and managing revenue. The course will combine analytics to address trade-offs and discussions of practical cases. There will be some overlap with MS&E 260. There is no requirement to take MS&E 260.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3
Instructors: Ashlagi, I. (PI)

MS&E 263: Healthcare Operations Management

US health care spending is approximately 18% of GDP, growing rapidly, and driven in large part by prices and waste rather than quality and access. New approaches for improving health care delivery are urgently needed. This class focuses on the use of analytical tools to support efficient health care delivery. Topics include case studies on capacity planning, resource allocation, and scheduling. Methods include queueing, optimization, and simulation. Prerequisites: basic knowledge of Excel, probability, and optimization. For students in the Schools of Medicine, Business, and Law the course includes a variant of the curriculum with less emphasis on the technical material.
Terms: Win | Units: 3

MS&E 264: Healthcare Engineering

The healthcare industry, accounting for over 17% of the US GDP, stands at the forefront of rapid growth and innovation, offering vast opportunities and challenges for engineers. This course is specifically designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in healthcare engineering and healthcare management, focusing on the pivotal role of data and management engineers in revolutionizing healthcare systems through the integration of advanced mathematical, economic, and managerial principles. The course covers innovative methods for designing experiments, modeling healthcare systems, leveraging big data amidst uncertainty, and specifically, delve into advanced techniques for anomaly detection in healthcare settings, identifying outliers that may indicate critical health trends or emergent crises. Through exploring these methodologies with applications from recent research to illustrate each concept, this course is structured to foster a collaborative learning environment, encouraging participants to contribute to the advancement of personalized medicine, evidence-based practices, and informed healthcare policymaking.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3

MS&E 265: Introduction to Product Management

Product Managers define a product's functional requirements and lead cross functional teams responsible for development, launch, and ongoing improvement. Uses a learning-by-doing approach covering the following topics: changing role of a PM at different stages of the product life cycle; techniques to understand customer needs and validate demand; user experience design and testing; role of detailed product specifications; waterfall and agile methods of software development. Group projects involve the specification of a technology product though the skills taught are useful for a variety of product roles. No prior knowledge of design, engineering, or computer science required. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Win | Units: 3

MS&E 267: Service Operations and the Design of Marketplaces

The service sector accounts for approximately 80% of GDP and employment in the US. It is therefore imperative to develop efficient and effective operations of services. The management of service operations can require quite different constraints and objectives than manufacturing operations. The course examines both traditional and new approaches for achieving operational competitiveness in service businesses including (online) marketplaces. Topics include the service concept and operations strategy, the design of effective service delivery systems, capacity management, queuing, quality, revenue management as well as concepts from the design of marketplaces such as matching, congestion and auctions.
Last offered: Winter 2021

MS&E 270: Strategy in Technology-Based Companies

For graduate students only. Introduction to the basic concepts of strategy, with emphasis on high technology firms. Topics: competitive positioning, resource-based perspectives, co-opetition and standards setting, and complexity/evolutionary perspectives. Limited enrollment. Students must attendnand complete an application at the first class session.
Last offered: Autumn 2022

MS&E 271: Global Entrepreneurial Marketing

Introduces core marketing concepts to bring a new product or service to market and build for its success. Geared to both entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs alike who have a passion for innovation. Course themes include: Identifying markets and opportunities, defining the offering and customer experience, creating demand, generating revenue, and measuring success. The team-based final focuses on developing a go-to-market strategy based on concepts from the course. Learn about managing self, building culture and teams, strategically think about your contribution as entrepreneur or intrapreuneur to an organization, community or society at large. Highly experiential and project based. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-4

MS&E 272: Entrepreneurship without Borders

How and why does access to entrepreneurial opportunities vary by geographic borders, racial/gender borders, or other barriers created by where or who you are? What kinds of inequalities are created by limited access to capital or education and what role does entrepreneurship play in upward mobility in societies globally? What are the unique issues involved in creating a successful startup in Europe, Latin America, Africa, China or India? What is entrepreneurial leadership in a venture that spans country borders? Is Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurship possible in other places? How does an entrepreneur act differently when creating a company in a less-developed institutional environment? Learn through forming teams, a mentor-guided startup project focused on developing students' startups in international markets, case studies, research on the unequal access to wealth creation and innovation via entrepreneurship, while also networking with top entrepreneurs and venture capitalists who work across borders.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-4

MS&E 273: Venture Creation for the Real Economy (CEE 246)

CEE 246 is a unique course geared toward developing entrepreneurial businesses (both start-ups and internal ventures). This team, project-based class teaches students how to exploit emerging materials science, engineering and IT technologies to radically apply innovation to the real economy e.g., new products and services that produce real economic value for society as well as for the entrepreneurs. Areas of focus include: Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure, Digital Cities and Communities, Clean Energy, Transportation and Logistics, Advanced Manufacturing, Digital Health Care, Web3.0, and Education. With one-on-one support from seasoned industry mentors and influential guest speakers, the course guides students through the three key elements of new venture creation: identifying opportunities, developing business plans, and determining funding sources. The class culminates with business presentations to industry experts, VCs and other investors. The goal is to equip students with the knowledge and network to create impactful business ideas, many of which have been launched from this class. To apply for this limited enrollment course, students must submit an application. Please visit the course website for additional information: https://cee.stanford.edu/venture-creation
Terms: Win | Units: 3-4
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