BA-982
INVENTORY THEORY
Not in Fall 2026
Term
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students generally rate the course well. Difficulty runs on the high side even without a single dominant complaint theme. Best for students who can handle a demanding pace without needing constant hand-holding. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
DepartmentFUQUA
Terms offeredFall
Typical enrollment7–7
Semesters of data1
7.6
Hrs / week
5
Responses
7
Enrollment
71%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.6
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.6
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.6
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
4.0
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysislow
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 14 comments across 1 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that students generally rate the course well. Difficulty runs on the high side even without a single dominant complaint theme. Best for students who can handle a demanding pace without needing constant hand-holding. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
Student Reports
How hard is the A?
Hard to get an A
Students repeatedly frame high grades as something you have to earn. This reads as hard to ace rather than casually easy, especially once the course pace or grading standards ramp up.
Homework Load
Heavy homework load
Homework load is one of the clearest friction points. Students repeatedly describe assignments, readings, or problem sets as time-consuming.
Lecture Load
Thin lecture signal
There is not much direct evidence on lecture load, so this remains a weak read rather than a strong course-wide claim.
Student Responses
Inventory theory basic, data driven problem
Fall 2025 · Shang, Kevin
The basic understand of inventory management
Fall 2025 · Shang, Kevin
Learned the academic stream of Inventory Theory
Fall 2025 · Shang, Kevin
We learned fundamental knowledge of inventory systems, how to think about their structures and creating solutions to new systems where tractable solutions are not readily available.
Fall 2025 · Shang, Kevin
This class provides a detailed review of inventory models. I learned how to construct an abstract model on supply chain and then be able to do the analysis. For data-driven topics, it is good to know different ways to deal with the stochastic demand, from offline to online and RL.
Fall 2025 · Shang, Kevin
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Shang, Kevin | 4.6 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 7 |