Natalia Santamaría teaches classes in project management and operations management for non-business graduate students. Her research, which focuses on competitive bidding and decision making under competition and uncertainty, has been published in Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and Production and Operations Management. Prior to joining Johnson in 2014, she was an assistant professor in the industrial engineering school at Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia. She earned a BS and an MSc in industrial engineering from Universidad de Los Andes, an MSc in operations research from Rutgers University, and a Ph.D. in supply chain management and operations research from the Pennsylvania State University.
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Format
All Online
Time Commitment
2 months with 5-8 hours of study per week
Cost
$0
Learn From Top Minds
Courses are developed by Cornell faculty.
Power Your Career
Gain today’s most in-demand skills to stand apart.
Flexibility Fits Your Life
Learn on your schedule without stepping out of your job.
Small-class Experience
Participate in facilitated discussions and live sessions with industry peers.
Real-world Projects
Apply learnings and insights to your work to make an impact right away.
Personalized Feedback
Enjoy meaningful feedback on assignments from expert facilitators.
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Faculty Author
Natalia Santamaría
Visiting Senior Lecturer
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Visiting Senior Lecturer of Operations Management
Key Course Takeaways
- Improve process efficiency by identifying bottlenecks and analyzing the impact of proposed corrective actions
- Analyze operations with variability in arrival and service times by determining the appropriate performance metrics
- Identify the appropriate inventory policy for a given product or service
- Design Microsoft Excel-based decision support tools for operations settings

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