Master

On this page, you find an overview of our courses for students in the Master's (graduate) program.

Lectures

Course description

The course explores the key issues associated with the management of industrial supply chains. The scope of supply chain management goes beyond the activities of an individual firm and considers the flows of material, information and money from suppliers to final customers. Throughout the course, typical issues regarding the efficient interaction of these players are discussed and approaches to maximize total supply chain profitability are developed. The lecture is supported by classroom discussions and case studies.

Organization

Language: English
Cycle: annual, winter term
Time/Room: Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 01:00 p.m., SN 19.2
Start date: 28.10.2025
Lecturer: Dr. Kerstin Schmidt

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Course description

The course considers typical planning tasks and current trends of production and operations management in the automotive industry. The relevance of planning tasks is motivated with many practical examples. The application of the discussed planning methods is demonstrated on the basis of case studies. The students apply their knowledge in practice units.

Organization

Language: Englisch
Cycle: annual, winter term
Time/Room: Tuesdays, 4:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m., SN 22.1
Start date: 28.10.2025
Lecturer: Dr. Yannik Graupner
Teaching assistant: Patrick Schumacher

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Course description

The aim of the course is the structuring and understanding of central questions of plant management. The focus is on the knowledge of quantitative and qualitative planning methods and models. The methods and models presented will be combined with practical examples that are strongly related to the process industry. The lecture focuses on project management of plant projects, investment and cost planning, as well as capacity planning, plant configuration and maintenance.

Organization

Language: German
Cycle: annual, summer term
Time/Room: Tuesdays, 9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m., PK 11.1
Start date: 15th April, 2025
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Thomas S. Spengler
Teaching assistant: Leonard Dietz

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Course description

The importance of sustainability in production and logistics will be discussed in the lecture. First, framework conditions and options for the design of sustainable production and logistics are explained before tools and methods for material and energy flow modelling are introduced. Finally, the modeled material and energy flows are analyzed and evaluated with regard to sustainability aspects using methods of multi-criteria decision making. In the course of the lecture, the students should get an overall understanding of sustainability in production and logistics and learn to understand and apply the presented methods. The lectures will be supported by case studies and excursions.

Organization

Language: German
Cycle: annual, summer term
Time/Room: Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., PK 11.1
Start date: TBD
Lecturer: Dr. Alexander Barke
Teaching assistant: Moritz Proff

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Modules

We offer two modules in the Master's study programs Industrial Engineering (Mechanical Engineering/ Electrical Engineering/ Civil Engineering), Business IT, Mathematics in Finance and Industry, and Technology-oriented Management. These modules are composed of the following courses:

Module Production and Logistics A (5 ECTS, winter term, in English):

Supply Chain Management
Operations Management in the Automotive Industry

Module Production and Logistics B (5 ECTS, summer term, in German):

Production Facility Management
Sustainability in Production and Logistics

In addition, we offer modules in the Master's study programs Sustainable Energy Engineering and Social Sciences.

Seminars

Each semester we offer seminars with a focus on the application of relevant standard software in the field of production and logistics. More information on the seminars can be found at Seminars.

Master thesis, study thesis, project theses, and research project

We supervise Master theses, study theses and project theses addressing various topics in the field of production and logistics. An overview of current topics can be found at Student Theses.

Furthermore, we supervise research projects for Master students studying Technology-oriented Management. If interested, please contact our scientific staff directly.

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