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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Sustainable and Resilient Operations Management

      Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Technologies, Operations Management, Manufacturing Operations, Environmental Engineering, Corporate Sustainability, Business Leadership, Industrial Engineering, Climate Change Mitigation, Product Design, Environmental Resource Management, Waste Minimization, Systems Thinking, Digital Transformation, Emerging Technologies

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      4.8
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Xbox

      Market Research and Competitive Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Market Research, Consumer Behaviour, Market Analysis, Target Market, Market Opportunities, User Research, Product Strategy, Customer Insights, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Strategy, Innovation, Critical Thinking

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      West Virginia University

      Forecasting, Budgeting, Territories, Evaluation and Legal/Ethical Issues

      Skills you'll gain: Sales Territory Management, Sales Management, Sales, Marketing Budgets, Business Ethics, Sales Strategy, Legal Risk, Forecasting, Budgeting, Performance Analysis, Pareto Chart, Market Analysis

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      58 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Data Driven Decision Making

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, R (Software), Data Visualization, Statistical Inference, Variance Analysis, Sampling (Statistics)

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      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      28 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Minnesota

      Advanced Models for Decision Making

      Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Supply Chain, Workforce Management, Business Analytics, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Process Optimization, Manufacturing Operations, Operations Management, Workforce Planning, Financial Modeling, Business Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Resource Allocation, Finance, Analytics, Production Planning, Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Decision Making

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      53 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Amsterdam

      Methods and Statistics in Social Science - Final Research Project

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Research, Research Reports, Data Analysis, Research Design, Data Collection, Research Methodologies, Surveys, Qualitative Research, Experimentation, Descriptive Statistics, Survey Creation

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      63 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Northeastern University

      Navigating Healthcare Supply Chain Operations

      Skills you'll gain: Process Improvement, Operational Efficiency, Inventory Control, Inventory Management System, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Capacity Planning, Materials Management, Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Vendor Management, Change Management, Supplier Management, Information Technology, Forecasting, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Problem Solving

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      New York University

      MOST from a Conceptual Perspective

      Skills you'll gain: Research Design, Experimentation, Clinical Trials, Clinical Research Ethics, Scientific Methods, Program Evaluation, Statistical Methods, Sample Size Determination, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Data Analysis

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Financial Analytics in RStudio: Identify Profit Drivers

      Skills you'll gain: Operational Analysis, Performance Analysis, Performance Improvement, Data Import/Export, Variance Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Financial Analysis, Operations Management, Operating Expense, Plot (Graphics), Waterfall Methodology

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Northeastern University

      Foundations of Statistical Learning & Algorithms

      Skills you'll gain: Linear Algebra, Statistical Machine Learning, Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Probability, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Bayesian Statistics, Probability Distribution, Mathematical Modeling, General Mathematics, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, Statistical Inference, Algebra

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Palo Alto Networks

      Palo Alto Networks Security Operations Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Operations, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Cybersecurity, Security Management, Endpoint Security, Zero Trust Network Access, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Strategy, Continuous Monitoring, Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards, Incident Response, Threat Detection, Malware Protection, IT Automation, Data Lakes

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Demand Planning in RStudio: Create Demand Forecast

      Skills you'll gain: Demand Planning, Customer Demand Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Production Planning, Forecasting, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Trend Analysis, Inventory Management System, Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, R Programming, Data Visualization

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular operations research courses

    • Sustainable and Resilient Operations Management: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Market Research and Competitive Analysis: Xbox
    • Forecasting, Budgeting, Territories, Evaluation and Legal/Ethical Issues: West Virginia University
    • Data Driven Decision Making: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Advanced Models for Decision Making: University of Minnesota
    • Methods and Statistics in Social Science - Final Research Project: University of Amsterdam
    • Navigating Healthcare Supply Chain Operations: Northeastern University
    • MOST from a Conceptual Perspective: New York University
    • Financial Analytics in RStudio: Identify Profit Drivers: Coursera Project Network
    • Foundations of Statistical Learning & Algorithms: Northeastern University

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