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      Illinois Tech

      Managerial Economics: Buyer and Seller Behavior

      Skills you'll gain: Market Dynamics, Supply And Demand, Game Theory, Economics, Market Trend, Business Economics, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Operating Cost, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Cost Management, Business Strategies, Strategic Decision-Making, Decision Making

      Build toward a degree

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      University of London

      Consumption, Marketing and Culture

      Skills you'll gain: Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Psychology, Marketing, Culture, Sustainable Business, Marketing Analytics, Environmental Issue, Sociology, Sustainable Development, Information Privacy, Digital Communications, Social Media

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      What is Procure to Pay

      Skills you'll gain: Purchasing, Process Improvement, Accounts Payable, Process Optimization, Operational Efficiency, Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Vendor Management, Cost Management, Compliance Management, Automation

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      University of Cape Town

      Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics

      Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Statistical Methods, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Clinical Research, Statistical Analysis, Quantitative Research, Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, Data Collection, Probability

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Customer Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Analytics, Marketing, Data Collection, Marketing Strategies, Market Research, Regression Analysis, Consumer Behaviour

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      University of Cape Town

      Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries

      Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Environmental Policy, Policy Development, Mathematical Modeling, Systems Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Research, Innovation, Stakeholder Engagement

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      587 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Machine Learning in Retail

      Skills you'll gain: Customer Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Customer Insights, Marketing Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Web Analytics, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Retail Store Operations, Machine Learning, Histogram, Decision Tree Learning, Pandas (Python Package), Jupyter, Matplotlib

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      University at Buffalo

      Digital Manufacturing & Design

      Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing Operations, Automation Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business Transformation, Production Process, Digital Design, Supply Chain Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Market Dynamics, Workforce Development, Cybersecurity

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      Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

      Sourcing Excellence

      Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Management, Strategic Sourcing, Forecasting, Supply Chain Planning, Materials Management, Procurement, Supplier Management, Inventory Management System, Cash Management, Business Process Reengineering, Payment Processing, Product Quality (QA/QC)

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      Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

      Strategic Procurement and Sourcing Conclusions

      Skills you'll gain: Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Supply Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Risk Management

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      Rice University

      Engineering Project Management: Risk, Quality, Teams, and Procurement

      Skills you'll gain: Team Management, Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Procurement, Project Risk Management, People Management, Project Management, Quality Management, Cost Management, Project Planning, Resource Management

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Finance of Mergers and Acquisitions: Designing an M&A Deal

      Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Business Valuation, Investment Banking, Price Negotiation, Capital Markets, Accounting, Corporate Tax, Corporate Strategy, Financial Modeling, Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Strategic Planning, Financial Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    • Managerial Economics: Buyer and Seller Behavior: Illinois Tech
    • Consumption, Marketing and Culture: University of London
    • What is Procure to Pay: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics: University of Cape Town
    • Customer Analytics: University of Pennsylvania
    • Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries: University of Cape Town
    • Machine Learning in Retail: Coursera Project Network
    • Digital Manufacturing & Design: University at Buffalo
    • Sourcing Excellence: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
    • Strategic Procurement and Sourcing Conclusions: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

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