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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Construction, Grading (Landscape), Land Management, Property Maintenance, Facility Management and Maintenance, Facility Management, Traffic Flow Optimization, Environment and Resource Management, Safety Standards
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Stakeholder Engagement, AI Enablement, Stakeholder Management, Team Performance Management, Project Management, Data Ethics, Workforce Management, Risk Mitigation, Project Management Life Cycle, Agile Methodology, Risk Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Team Management, Team Building, Scalability, Budget Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain, Inventory Management System, Demand Planning, Supply Chain Systems, Materials Management, Forecasting, Customer Demand Planning, AI Enablement, Supplier Management, Risk Mitigation, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Risk Analysis, Business Risk Management, Automation, Risk Management, Business Process Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, Automation, AI Enablement, AI Orchestration, Performance Measurement, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Process Optimization, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: LangGraph, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, AI Workflows, OpenAI API, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI), Prompt Engineering, Natural Language Processing, Python Programming, Context Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Microsoft Power Platform, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power Apps Component Framework, Power BI, Microsoft Azure, Dashboard, Workflow Management, Process Analysis, Microsoft Copilot, Process Mapping, AI Workflows, Business Process Automation, Microsoft 365, Process Optimization, Automation, Microsoft Visual Studio, Restful API, Application Lifecycle Management, JSON
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Business Analytics, Risk Analysis, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Business Modeling, Trend Analysis, Process Optimization, Simulation and Simulation Software, Market Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Unsupervised Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Traffic Flow Optimization, Stormwater Management, Public Works, Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Development, Health Equity, Architectural Design, Water Resources, Sustainable Design, Community Development, Environmental Issue
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Manufacturing and Production, Automation, Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing Processes, Production Process, Lean Manufacturing, Programmable Logic Controllers, Workforce Development, Business Process Automation, Robotics, Safety Standards, Safety Assurance, Sustainable Technologies, Human Machine Interfaces, Sustainability Standards, Internet Of Things, Scalability, Cost Benefit Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Large Language Modeling, Decision Tree Learning, AI Security, Regression Analysis, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, AI Product Strategy, Statistical Modeling, Python Programming, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Logistic Regression, Deep Learning, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Plot (Graphics), Artificial Neural Networks
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Unilever
Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Systems, Supply Chain Management, Data Management, Data Lakes, Supply Chain Planning, Data Analysis Software, Real Time Data, Business Technologies, Inventory Management System, Forecasting, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, AI Enablement, Problem Solving, Interviewing Skills
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Strategic Planning, Search Engine Optimization, Competitive Analysis, Business Modeling, Web Analytics and SEO, Business Strategy, Paid media, Content Marketing, Market Analysis, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Email Marketing, Digital Marketing, Google Ads, Innovation, Product Development, Video Production
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months