The course demonstrates the knowledge of fundamental concepts, theories, methodology, and application of business optimization in operations management and supply chain management. The insights cover business process optimization with the integration of various techniques and modelling approaches. With the case study and group projects, students can understand the crucial problems in business operations and the key influencing factors for business optimization. The course also explores how business optimization can be diverse within e-business and how the implementation of business optimization can be improved by the application of big data.