RSM270 · Operations Management · Fall 2026
Weekly lecture companions
Each companion helps you revisit a key idea, work through the calculation, examine its assumptions, and interpret the result in the context of an operating decision.
- Week 1: Introduction & Overview Suggested reading: Chapters 1 and 2 Week of September 7
- Week 2: Process Analysis Optional textbook reference: Chapter 11 Week of September 14
- Week 3: Little’s Law and Inventory Build-up Optional textbook reference: Chapter 11 Week of September 21
- Week 4: Single-Server Queueing Models Coming soon Week of September 28
- Week 5: Multi-Server Queueing Models Coming soon Week of October 5
- Week 6: Demand Forecasting Coming soon Week of October 19
- Week 7: Inventory Management I Coming soon Week of November 2
- Week 8: Inventory Management II Coming soon Week of November 9
- Week 9: Inventory Management III Coming soon Week of November 16
- Week 10: Linear Programming I Coming soon Week of November 23
- Week 11: Linear Programming II Coming soon Week of November 30