Operations and Logistics Management

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Summary

Products and materials have to be produced, procured, distributed and returned. In industrial companies, many processes take place in this context that need to be planned and controlled. "Operations and Logistics Management", which is located at the interface to technical subjects, deals with how to successfully design internal and cross-company material, goods and information flows.

Typical Questions

• How can customers spread across different locations be supplied cost-efficiently?
• How does a company forecast future requirements and plan order quantities?
• How do you calculate production batches from a cost perspective?
• How can risk management and sustainability be implemented in the supply chain?
• Which software supports the planning and control of processes?

Modules (Selection)

Introductory Level

• Distributionslogistik (Prof. Dr. Lasch)
• Einführung in Management Science (Prof. Dr. Buscher)
• Operatives Produktionsmanagement (Prof. Dr. Buscher)
• Produktionslogistik (Prof. Dr. Lasch)
• Supply Chain Management – Grundlagen (Prof. Dr. Lasch)

Advanced Level

• Beschaffungsmanagement (Prof. Dr. Lasch)
• Inventory Management (Prof. Dr. Buscher)
• Supply Chain Management – Vertiefung (Prof. Dr. Lasch)
• Prescriptive Analytics (Jun.-Prof. Dr. Becker)
• Scheduling (Jun.-Prof. Dr. Becker)
• Umweltorientierte Produktionsplanung (Prof. Dr. Buscher)

Career Prospects

As a graduate of "Operations and Logistics Management" you can take on leading positions in purchasing, production and logistics departments in industrial and commercial companies, at logistics service providers and in management consultancy.