
Alkis Vazacopoulos
Prof. Vazacopoulos is a highly sought expert in supply chains and business analytics who consults with the Fortune 500.
While operations and supply chain best practices are well-developed disciplines, few could have anticipated the cascade effect of geopolitical confrontation, trade conflicts and global pandemic. Businesses are reconsidering their own assumptions and investments in infrastructure, processes, people and education. Technology, in particular, is playing an outsized role, as the ability to use predictive analytics, machine learning and data visualization has become a requirement for professionals working in supply-chain management.
The Stevens graduate certificate in Operational Excellence is a flexible, four-course program that teaches you the advanced quantitative and analytical techniques required to assess, create and improve corporate operations. Courses emphasize the learning and application of tools and methods to specific problems in operations management. Examples and cases covered in the certificate emphasize physical product supply chains, but the concepts taught are equally applicable to digital operations.
Upon completion of this certificate, students will be able to:
This certificate is ideal for professionals who directly manage, support or service corporate operations. Familiarity with calculus and statistics (especially undergraduate coursework in both areas) is required.
To earn this multidisciplinary certificate, students must complete any four of the following five courses.
In this program, you'll learn from faculty whose combination of research insights and real-world experience ensures you learn the latest techniques and how to apply them at work.
Prof. Vazacopoulos is a highly sought expert in supply chains and business analytics who consults with the Fortune 500.
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