Operations Research
Summary
Simply making decisions based on gut instinct - the method that can be helpful for small everyday decisions is unfortunately not reliable enough for decisions in business. In "Operations Research" you will learn to provide mathematically sound answers to business management questions, such as the optimization of location decisions or the flow of production processes.
Typical Questions
- How can business management problems be formally described and solved using quantitative methods?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of discrete-event simulation methods compared to analytical methods?
- How can optimization problems be solved with the help of special software?
Modules (Selection)
- Simulation und Modellierung (Prof. Dr. Buscher)
- Operations Research Vertiefung (Prof. Dr. Buscher)
- Aktuelle Forschungsfragen des Operations Research (Prof. Dr. Buscher)
Career Prospects
With "Operations Research" you have the opportunity to work in industrial and commercial companies, with logistics service providers as well as in management consulting and with software companies.