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Introduction | Required
Core Courses | Popular Electives
In addition to the required courses, MLOG students must take at least
18 course units of electives. Most students end up taking between 30
to 50 elective course units across all of MIT's different programs. Some
of the most popular electives for MLOG students are:
| ESD.201 |
Transportation Systems |
| ESD.204 |
Carrier Systems |
| ESD.205 |
Transportation Flow Systems |
| ESD.269 |
Advanced Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies |
| ESD.71 |
Engineering Systems Analysis for Design |
| 15.057 |
Systems Optimization |
| 15.062 |
Data Mining: Algorithms and Applications |
| 15.067 |
Competitive Decision-Making and Negotiation |
| 15.220 |
International Management |
| 15.356 |
How to Develop "Breakthrough" Products
and Services |
| 15.390 |
New Enterprises |
| 15.665 |
Power and Negotiation |
| 15.760 |
Introduction to Operations Management |
| 15.762 |
Supply Chain Planning |
| 15.764 |
The Theory of Operations Management |
| 15.769 |
Operations Strategy |
| 15.812 |
Marketing Management |
| 15.912 |
Technology Strategy |
ESD.201J Transportation Systems
(Fall)
Introduces transportation as a large-scale, integrated system that interacts
directly with the social, political, and economic aspects of contemporary
society. Fundamental elements and issues shaping passenger and freight
transportation systems. Underlying principles governing transportation
planning, investment, operations, and maintenance. System performance
and level-of-service metrics and the determinants of transportation travel
demand. Design of transportation services and facilities for various modes
and intermodal operations. Half-term subject offered in first half of
term. (J.
Sussman)
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ESD.204J Carrier Systems (Fall)
Carrier systems involve the design, operation, and management of transportation
networks, assets, personnel, freight, and passengers. A number of different
carrier systems are contrasted while models and tools for analyzing, optimizing,
planning, managing, and controlling these systems are presented. Half-term
subject offered second half of term. (C.
Barnhart, N.
Wilson)
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ESD.205 Transportation Flow Systems
Design, operation, and management of traffic flows over complex transportation
networks. Covers two major topics: traffic flow modeling and traffic flow
operations. Deterministic and probabilistic models, elements of queueing
theory, and traffic assignment. Concepts are illustrated through various
applications and case studies. Half-term subject offered second half of
term. (I. Chabini)
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ESD.269J Advanced Logistics and
Supply Chain Strategies (Spring)
A review of state-of-the-art planning models and practical tools for supply
chain design, inventory and distribution management, and multi-plant coordination.
Emphasis on the integration of supply chain components into a coordinated
system to increase service level and reduce system-wide cost. Explores
robust tools and off-the-shelf software packages that have proven effective
in many industries; these include decision support systems, enterprise
resource planning systems and e-commerce based strategies. (D.
Simchi-Levi, S.
Graves)
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ESD.71 Engineering Systems Analysis
for Design
Engineering systems design must have the flexibility to take advantage
of new opportunities while avoiding disasters. Subject develops "real
options" analysis to create design flexibility and measure its value
so that it can be incorporated into system optimization. Subject builds
on essential concepts of system models; mathematical optimization; decision
and utility anaylsis. Special attention given to efficient analysis and
practical applications. (R.
de Neufville, J.
P. Clarke , F. Field)
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1.224 Carrier Systems
Carrier systems involve the design, operation, and management of transportation
networks, assets, personnel, freight, and passengers. A number of different
carrier systems are contrasted while models and tools for analyzing, optimizing,
planning, managing, and controlling these systems are presented. Half-term
subject offered second half of term. (C.
Barnhart, N.
Wilson)
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15.057 Systems Optimization
Application-oriented introduction to systems optimization focusing on
understanding system tradeoffs. Introduces modeling methodology (linear,
network, integer, nonlinear programming, and heuristics), modeling tools
(sensitivity and postoptimality analysis), software, and applications
in production planning and scheduling, inventory planning, supply network
optimization, project scheduling, telecommunications, facility sizing
and capacity expansion, product development, yield management, electronic
trading, and finance. Consult R. M. Freund.
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15.062 Data Mining: Algorithms and
Applications
Introduces students to a class of methods known as data mining that assists
managers in recognizing patterns and making intelligent use of massive
amounts of electronic data collected via the internet, e-commerce, electronic
banking, point-of-sale devices, bar-code readers, and intelligent machines.
Topics covered: subset selection in regression; collaborative filtering;
tree-structured classification and regression; cluster analysis; and neural
network methods. Examples of successful applications in areas such as
credit ratings, fraud detection, database marketing, customer relationship
management, and investments and logistics are covered. Hands-on experimentation
with data-mining software is used. (D. Bertsimas, N. Patel)
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15.067 Competitive Decision-Making
and Negotiation
Students learn tools to achieve negotiation objectives fairly and
responsibly. Negotiation skills are developed by active participation
in a variety of negotiation settings to include a repetitive negotiation,
fair division of assets, and a series of integrative bargaining
cases between two and more than two parties over multiple issues.
Additionally, students will participate in several complex team negotiations.
(G. Kaufman)
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15.220 International Management
Focuses on the international dimensions of strategy and organization,
and provides a framework for formulating strategies in an increasingly
complex world economy, and for making those strategies work effectively.
Topics include the globalization of industries, the continuing role of
country factors in competition, organization of multinational enterprises,
building global networks, and the changing managerial tasks under conditions
of globalization. Half-term subject.
(D. R. Lessard, D. E. Westney)
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15.356 How to Develop "Breakthrough"
Products and Services
Firms must develop major innovations to prosper but they don't know how.
Recent research into the innovation process has made it possible to develop
"breakthroughs" systematically. Subject presents several practical
concept development methods, explains how and why each works, and the
conditions under which each is effective. First-term half subject. (E.
A. von Hippel)
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15.390 New Enterprises
Subject covers the process of identifying and quantifying market opportunities,
then conceptualizing, planning, and starting a new, technology-based enterprise.
Topics include: opportunity assessment; the value proposition; the entrepreneur;
legal issues; entrepreneurial ethics; the business plan; the founding
team; seeking customers and raising funds. Each student develops a detailed
business plan for a startup. Subject intended for students who want to
start their own business, further develop an existing business, be a member
of a management team in a new enterprise, or better understand the entrepreneur
and the entrepreneurial process. (N. Afeyan, H. Anderson, K. Zolot)
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15.665 Power and Negotiation
Provides understanding of the theory and processes of negotiation as practiced
in a variety of settings. Designed for relevance to the broad spectrum
of bargaining problems faced by the manager and professional. Allows students
an opportunity to develop negotiation skills experientially and to understand
negotiation in useful analytical frameworks. Emphasizes simulations, exercises,
role playing, and cases. (Fall: J. Curhan/Spring: M. Williams)
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15.760 Introduction to Operations
Management
Introduces students to problems and analysis related to the design, planning,
control, and improvement of manufacturing and service operations. Includes
process analysis, project analysis, materials management, production planning
and scheduling, quality management, supply chain management, reengineering,
design for manufacturing, capacity and facilities planning, and operations
strategy. 15.760 primarily for graduate students in Sloan School of Management.
Course 15 undergraduates must have 6.041, 15.053, and 15.501 as prerequisites.
(T. Roemer)
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15.762 Operations Management Models
and Applications
Builds upon concepts developed in 15.760 and 15.761. Focuses on models
and techniques that operations managers use to diagnose and evaluate operational
performance, and make short-term and long-term decisions. Introduces,
through lectures, computer exercises, and case discussions, various descriptive
and decision-support models and methods for inventory management, production
planning and scheduling, supply chain optimization, capacity planning,
manufacturing systems design. Strongly recommended for Operations Management
concentrators. (S.
Graves)
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15.764 The Theory of Operations Management
Focus on theoretical work for studying operations planning and control
problems. Topics vary from year to year, and include inventory theory,
sequencing theory, aggregate production planning, production scheduling,
multistage production/distribution systems, performance evaluation, and
flexible manufacturing systems. (J. Gallien)
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15.769 Manufacturing Policy
Provides unifying framework for analyzing strategic issues in manufacturing.
Analyzes relationships between manufacturing managers and their suppliers,
customers, competitors, senior management, and hourly workers. Also covers
decisions in technology, facilities, global markets vertical integration
and other strategic areas. Explores means of competition such as cost
and quality, and innovativeness. (G. Bitran, D. Rosenfield)
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15.812 Marketing Management
Provides an overview of the major areas in marketing, including the assessment
of consumer needs, market segmentation, targeting and positioning, product
design and branding, pricing, advertising, forecasting demand, survey
design, and consumer psychology. Coverage includes lectures, case studies,
and class demonstrations. Not open to Sloan graduate students. (S. Frederick)
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15.912 Technology Strategy
Outlines tools for formulating and evaluating technology strategy, including
an introduction to the economics of technical change, models of technological
evolution, and models of organizational dynamics and innovation. Topics
covered include: making money from innovation; competition between technologies
and the selection of standards; optimal licensing policies; joint ventures;
organization of R&D; and theories of diffusion and adoption. Taught
using a combination of readings and case studies. (R. M. Henderson, P.
Moser)
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Complete course descriptions can be found at:
http://student.mit.edu/@6824951.26828/catalog/index.cgi
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