Advanced Seminar Operations & Supply Chain Management: Operations Management

What it is about

In the main seminar Operations Management you engage with current research questions on topics such as after-sales services or procurement. In the end you will be able to read scientific contributions independently, classify them, and create and defend a seminar-based research paper including presentation.

What you will be able to do

• Read and understand current research contributions
• Follow interesting research questions
• Conduct literature studies, numerical studies or implementations
• Structure and organize research methods and results
• Write a scientific seminar paper
• Present and discuss/defend research results

What the module consists of

• EinführungsveranstaltungIntroduction of the module topic, the available seminar topics and relevant literature
• Selbstständige BearbeitungIndependent literature research, modeling, programming and analysis by the students
• Präsentation/DiskussionFinal presentations and discussions of all seminar papers to train presentation and discussion skills

Teaching method

• VorlesungseinführungExplanation of the seminar topic and provision of relevant literature
• Selbststudium mit BetreuungApplication of research, modeling and analysis skills under supervision
• Meilensteine mit FeedbackDefined intermediate submissions (outline, initial results, final paper) to structure the workflow
• Präsentationen und ModerationTraining of presentation, moderation and discussion skills through colloquium sessions