The Department of Operations in Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management has a rich history as a center of education and scholarship—and a continued track record of success.
Since granting the world’s first doctorate in operations research, we’ve 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—but 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’ve 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:
Accounting…
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…
Operations Curriculum
If you’re looking for a thorough and innovative education in operations, you need look no further than our department at Weatherhead School of Management.
The schedule of classes contains comprehensive information on course offerings. See the General Bulletin for specific degree requirements.
- BUAI 400 – Linear Algebra
- BUAI 406A – Operations Management I
- BUAI 406B – Operations Management II
- BUAI 407A – Managerial Marketing I
- BUAI 407B – Managerial Marketing II
- BUAI 411 – Operations Analytics: Deterministic
- BUAI 432 – Operations Analytics: Stochastic
- BUAI 433 – Foundations of Probability and Statistics
- BUAI 434 – Data Mining & Visualization
- BUAI 444 – Predictive Modeling
- BUAI 446 – Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Business Analytics
- BUAI 492 – Foundations of Python Programming
- BUAI 499 – Capstone Project in Business Analytics
- GMBA 402C-1 – Management Analytics III
- GMBA 402C-2 – Management Analytics III
- HSMC 412 – Lean Services Operations
- MBAC 500 – Probability, Statistics, and Quantitative Methods
- MBAC 507 – Operations and Supply Chain Management
- MBAC 511 – Statistics and Decision Modeling
- MBAP 400 – Probability, Statistics, and Quantitative Methods
- MBAP 400H – Probability, Statistics, and Quantitative Methods
- MBAP 403 – Statistics and Decision Modeling
- MBAP 403H – Statistics and Decision Modeling
- MBAP 408 – Operations Management
- OPMT 350 – Project Management
- OPMT 377A – Business Forecasting
- OPMT 377B – Enterprise Resource Planning in the Supply Chain
- OPMT 412 – Lean Services Operations
- OPMT 420 – Experiential Learning with Six Sigma Green Belt
- OPMT 422 – Lean Operations
- OPMT 450 – Project Management
- OPMT 460 – Supply Chain Strategy
- OPMT 470 – Supply Chain Risk Management
- OPMT 475 – Global Supply Chain Logistics
- OPMT 476A – Strategic Sourcing in Supply Chain
- OPMT 477A – Business Forecasting
- OPMT 477B – Enterprise Resource Planning in the Supply Chain
- OPMT 478 – Operational Excellence
- OPMT 480 – Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain Management
- OPMT 490 – Independent Study in Operations Management
- OPMT 491 – Revenue Management
- OPMT 501 – Special Problems and Topics
- OPRE 207 – Statistics for Business and Management Science I
- OPRE 301 – Operations Research and Supply Chain Management
- OPRE 332A – Spreadsheet and Business Process Simulation - I
- OPRE 332B – Spreadsheet and Business Process Simulation - II
- OPRE 345 – Decision Theory
- OPRE 411A – Linear Programming
- OPRE 432A – Spreadsheet and Business Process Simulation - I
- OPRE 432B – Spreadsheet and Business Process Simulation - II
- OPRE 433 – Statistical Data Analytics for Supply Chain
- OPRE 602 – Pre-dissertation Research
- OPRE 701 – Dissertation PhD
- SCMG 400 – Linear Algebra
- SCMG 406 – Operations Management
- SCMG 411A – Optimization Analytics for Supply Chain
- SCMG 420 – Experiential Learning with Six Sigma Green Belt
- SCMG 422 – Lean Operations
- SCMG 432A – Spreadsheet and Business Process Simulation - I
- SCMG 432B – Spreadsheet and Business Process Simulation - II
- SCMG 433 – Statistical Data Analytics for Supply Chain
- SCMG 450 – Project Management
- SCMG 460 – Supply Chain Strategy
- SCMG 470 – Supply Chain Risk Management
- SCMG 475 – Global Supply Chain Logistics
- SCMG 476A – Strategic Sourcing in Supply Chain
- SCMG 477A – Business Forecasting
- SCMG 477B – Enterprise Resource Planning in the Supply Chain
- SCMG 478 – Operational Excellence
- SCMG 480 – Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain Management
- SCMG 491 – Revenue Management
- SCMG 492 – 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: kamlesh.mathur@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3857