AY
5.0
Reviewed Jul 21, 2024This course provided deep insight about Inventory management. Thank you for detailed explanation.
Excellent Course. Great Concepts delivered. The quiz is well-balanced.
Inventory Management
This course is for business professionals, operations managers, supply chain analysts, and anyone looking to optimize inventory processes. Inventory is a strategic asset for organizations. Effective inventory management can minimize a company’s spending while dramatically increasing its profit. In this course, you will learn to leverage data science and Microsoft Excel to manage inventory in uncertain environments, set optimal inventory levels based on customer service requirements, and calculate inventory for products with short sales cycles. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Apply data science techniques to manage inventory effectively. - Utilize Microsoft Excel for inventory analysis and forecasting. - Determine optimal inventory levels to meet customer service goals. - Calculate inventory for products with varying demand cycles. To be successful in this course, you should have a basic understanding of business operations and familiarity with spreadsheet software.
Status: Operations
Status: Operations Management
IntermediateCourse5 hours
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TH
5.0
Reviewed Jul 21, 2025This course taught me a lot of different tools used within the supply chain field. I would recommend this course to my peers as it is very helpful.
JD
5.0
Reviewed Sep 5, 2025Great introduction to IM, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
AS
4.0
Reviewed May 27, 2024great Learning, I really appreciate efforts put by the team to compile the course and sharing knowledge.
MK
5.0
Reviewed Sep 28, 2023Excellent Course. Great Concepts delivered. The quiz is well-balanced.
TW
5.0
Reviewed Sep 25, 2024Very clear lecture material and relevant reading material. I learned a lot.
CB
4.0
Reviewed Oct 13, 2024Had to search for others showing the formulas used in this course. I felt the instructor was all over the place and didn't stick to what we were learning.
AS
4.0
Reviewed Aug 18, 2023Was wondering if there are more parts to htis course and more complex itmes discussed such as ergonomics of inventory movement.
DS
5.0
Reviewed Nov 29, 2022i like this course and it is very knowledgeable thanks coursera
MA
4.0
Reviewed Oct 1, 2024Very good class. Some of the test questions were confusing.
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Muhammad
5.0
Reviewed Sep 29, 2023Timothy
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Reviewed Sep 26, 2024Very clear lecture material and relevant reading material. I learned a lot.
dipendra
5.0
Reviewed Nov 30, 2022i like this course and it is very knowledgeable thanks coursera
Fredy
5.0
Reviewed Aug 20, 2023excellent course with hand on explanation
Deepan
5.0
Reviewed Jun 3, 2023Good Course to learn and implement.
OGUNNUBI
5.0
Reviewed Dec 6, 2022Very Good
mohamed
5.0
Reviewed Apr 16, 2023thanx
Ahmed
5.0
Reviewed Oct 2, 2024I thank the professors and those in charge of this valuable course, as I benefited and gained the knowledge of analyzing demand, working on the level of customer service, and future forecasting of inventory, which contribزutes to avoiding inventory accumulations, maximizing revenues, and gaining customer satisfaction, thus maximizing the achievement of the organization’s goals.
minhajul
5.0
Reviewed Mar 15, 2026I recently completed this course on Inventory Management. It provides a great balance of theory and practice! especially regarding the Newsvendor Model and Safety Stock calculations. The course effectively explains how to use data and Excel to optimize inventory and maximize profit. Highly recommended for anyone interested in supply chain analytics! 📈📈
Nikos
5.0
Reviewed Nov 3, 2023The best introduction to advanced mathematical models of Inventory and Supply Chain Management. The course provides an applied read of statistics and probability by using Excel spreadsheets. Thank you Coursera and UoC-Irvine.
Taukarri
5.0
Reviewed Jul 22, 2025This course taught me a lot of different tools used within the supply chain field. I would recommend this course to my peers as it is very helpful.
Mario
5.0
Reviewed May 4, 2025Although my professional experience in these subjects, I have learned new tools that will help me in my professional activities.
Atul
5.0
Reviewed Jul 22, 2024This course provided deep insight about Inventory management. Thank you for detailed explanation.
John
5.0
Reviewed Sep 6, 2025Great introduction to IM, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Luis
5.0
Reviewed Aug 10, 2025Great course for generating knowledge about inventory and how to manage it.
RENDIZ
5.0
Reviewed Jul 8, 2026Interesante, pero debería haber una versión en español
Muhammad
5.0
Reviewed Jul 10, 2023Its an awesome experience to learn from here.
Mayra
5.0
Reviewed Sep 3, 2024I was very helpful, I learned new things.
Dashrath
5.0
Reviewed Aug 21, 2024best to upgrade the knowledge