Optimization courses can help you learn techniques for improving performance, resource allocation, and decision-making processes. You can build skills in linear programming, heuristic methods, and simulation modeling, that support analyzing complex systems. Many courses introduce tools like Excel Solver, MATLAB, and Python libraries such as SciPy, enabling you to apply optimization methods to real-world problems in logistics, finance, and operations management.

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Mathematical Modeling, Business Modeling, Business Analytics, Analytics, Business Mathematics, Process Optimization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft Excel, Solution Design, Decision Making, Linear Algebra, Resource Allocation, Graphing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management System, Process Optimization, Operations Management, Demand Planning, Resource Allocation, Capacity Management, Microsoft Excel, Cost Reduction, Simulation and Simulation Software, Mathematical Modeling, Probability Distribution
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Mathematical Modeling, Operations Research, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Algorithms, Geometry, Data Structures
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Software, Operational Analysis, Linear Algebra, Mathematical Modeling, Process Optimization, Business Modeling, Complex Problem Solving
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Resource Allocation, Simulation and Simulation Software, Microsoft Excel, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Transportation Operations, Analytics, Risk Analysis, Process Optimization, Business Analysis, Analysis, Business Modeling, Decision Making, Logistics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Asset Management, Market Liquidity, Risk Management, Financial Market, Financial Modeling, Financial Trading, Equities, Statistical Methods, Risk Analysis, Securities Trading, Market Dynamics, Financial Analysis, Statistical Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, Data Quality, Responsible AI, Data Cleansing, Data Processing, Data Synthesis, Data Transformation, Data Integrity, Feature Engineering, Data Validation, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Theoretical Computer Science, Algorithms, Data Structures, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Science, Advanced Mathematics, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Python Programming, Program Development, Analysis, Data Analysis
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Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

National Taiwan University
Skills you'll gain: Report Writing, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Algorithms, Business Modeling, Engineering Calculations, Project Design, Data Visualization, Presentations, Complex Problem Solving, Decision Making, Business Analytics
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Computational Logic, Advanced Mathematics, Combinatorics, Algorithms, Applied Mathematics, Graph Theory, Mathematical Modeling, Mathematical Software, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Theoretical Computer Science, Program Development, Performance Tuning, Linear Algebra
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Inventory Management System, Inventory Control, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Generative AI, Operational Efficiency, Supply Chain Planning, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Customer Demand Planning, Case Studies, Business Ethics, Operations, Forecasting, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, Predictive Analytics, Automation, Systems Integration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Text Mining, Large Language Modeling, Performance Tuning, Generative AI
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours