Globalization, technology trends, innovation, and reliance on information are raising new types of operational challenges in a variety of industries. Students in this seminar survey classic operations and technology strategy frameworks. Research themes address the linkage and consistency in operations and strategic decisions; productivity and performance measures; sourcing, staffing and learning strategies; investments in capacity, flexibility, time-based competition, and new product development; product and process architecture; technological and organizational disruptions; simultaneous management of product, process and supply chain technologies. Implementation issues are explored with tasks, projects, processes or firms as the unit of analysis. OM920 is open, with faculty member's consent, to any MBA student who has taken OM725/726 (OTM Core course). It is suitable for MBA students who wish to get into supply chain/ product portfolio management related consulting practice based on use of analytical tools.