Description: Lecture, three hours. Designed for M.B.A. and Ph.D. students. Studies of advanced subjects of current interest in decisions, operations, and technology management. Emphasis on recent developments and application of specialized knowledge. Topics vary each term and have included strategy for information intensive industries, empirical research in operations management, analytical methods of operation research, introduction to management in information economy, and models for medical management. May be repeated for credit with topic change. S/U or letter grading.

Units: 4.0