Advanced Seminar Operations & Supply Chain Management: Digital Operations

What it is about

In the seminar on Advanced Operations & Supply Chain Management – Digital Operations you will engage with current research issues in Operations Management (e.g., After Sales Service or purchasing). You will learn to read research contributions, independently conduct a literature or numerical study, and present and defend results in writing and orally.

What you will be able to do

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

What the module consists of

• EinführungsveranstaltungIntroduction of the topic, the available seminar topics, and relevant literature
• Selbstständige ArbeitIndependent work on the topic using literature research, modeling, programming, and analysis
• Präsentationen und DiskussionenPresentation and defense of the seminar paper; training of presentation and discussion skills

Teaching method

• Dozentengeleitete Einführungintroduces topic, seminar focus, and relevant literature
• Selbststudium mit BetreuungApplication of research, modeling and analysis skills to create the seminar paper; supervision by instructors
• Meilensteine/TermineStructuring the progress of work (e.g., outline, first results, final paper)
• Präsentation und ModerationTraining of presentation, moderation and discussion skills in the context of the final presentations