1. Course Overviews
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1.1. Operations Management
This course delves into fundamental concepts and advanced techniques in managing operations effectively. Key topics include operations strategy, game theory for competitive analysis, demand forecasting, service operations, process design, process flow analysis, inventory management, and project management.
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1.2. AI and Analytics
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of Big Data, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. You will learn how to leverage data to gain insights and inform decision-making through theoretical concepts, practical examples, and interactive exercises.
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2. Artificial Intelligence and Decision Science
This section focuses on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and decision-making processes, exploring the technologies and frameworks that enable intelligent agents and generative capabilities.
2.1. Understanding the Technology Behind Generative AI
Gain insight into how machines process and generate human language, exploring the core technologies that power Generative AI models.
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2.2. AI Agent Systems and Frameworks
Learn about the characteristics of autonomous AI agents and explore two prominent open-source frameworks designed for building and orchestrating them.
2.2.1. CAMEL-AI
An open-source framework dedicated to studying and understanding the scaling laws and behaviors of AI agents.
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2.2.2. CrewAI
A powerful Python framework specifically designed for orchestrating collaborative, role-playing autonomous AI agents.
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3. Applications and Learning Games
Engage with practical applications and interactive games designed to facilitate learning in complex decision-making scenarios.
3.1. Triple Bottom Line Optimization Game
This game provides a platform to learn about balancing economic, social, and environmental objectives while optimizing an assembly line.
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3.2. BedGame
A simulation game that challenges you to allocate medical and surgical specialties to hospital nursing wards, considering capacity, demand, and specialty-specific needs.
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4. Book Review and Behavioral Insights
This section explores insights from literature regarding human behavior and decision-making, starting with a review of "Freud on Madison Avenue."
We begin with a review of Laurens Samuel's book, "Freud on Madison Avenue," which examines the fascinating intersection of psychoanalysis and advertising in the mid-20th century. The book highlights the shift in advertising strategy from a focus on the traditional "four Ps" (product, price, promotion, packaging) to a deeper exploration of consumers' unconscious motivations. Pioneering figures like Ernest Dichter utilized psychoanalytic techniques, such as in-depth interviews, to uncover hidden desires related to fundamental human needs like survival, sex, security, and status. Dichter argued that these subconscious drives were more influential in purchasing decisions than purely rational considerations.
More book reviews and reflections on human behavior will be added to this section later.