New Course !
Fall 2012
USC Marshall School of Business
 This course is about “How to get things done
more efficiently.”
 Totally experiential learning!
 Almost every Tuesday, we play some game, to
experience firsthand the challenges in business
operations:
o “Beer” game
o “OGEL” game
o “Matching” game
o “The News Vendor” game, etc.
 On Thursdays, we discuss solutions and
underlying theory.
IOM499: Basics of
Project and Operations Management
for non-majors
Topics:
IOM-499
Fall 2012
TTh (first half semester)
6:00 – 7:50 pm
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Decision making under uncertainty
Dynamics in supply chains
Managing variety
Resource allocation
Project Management
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Professor Hiroshi Ochiumi
BRI 401M
ochiumi@marshall.usc.edu
213-740-9918